A name, a body, a story that won’t let go.
reste(s) is a ritual. A tribute to Alphonse Kanimba—the maker’s uncle—who was killed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
What remains of a person? And what do we carry with us, even when we don’t choose to?
reste(s) explores the legacy of loss, trauma, and the silence passed on through generations. Through dance, voice, and whispers, a conversation unfolds—with the dead, with ghosts that refuse to fade.
A solo performance about heritage and family ties that can both support and suffocate. About memories that root themselves in the body.
What do we inherit, and what do we release?
And most of all: who do we mean when we say “we”?
Concept, text, performance Alphonse Eklou Uwantege
Dramaturgy & co-writer Alice Jumelle
Sound design Ashley Martin
Lighting Mariana Blanc Moya
Supported by ISAC, Bâtard festival, La Bellone, Garage29, Les Rencontres à l’échelle, WIPCOOP, Le BAMP, Africa is in the future, Atelier 210, AnAku, Habemus Papam
