Past Production.
Ayibobo III: Little Dollhouse on the Prairie
An Experimental Dance Performance
By Mother Elle Barbara
A frank theatre company co-production
Co-produced by Danse-Cité, and the House of Barbara
Presented by Queer Arts Festival
Tickets: Pay-What-You-Wish
Syana O. Barbara and Rony F. 007 in Ayibobo III. Photo by Chris Randle.
Christen M. Barbara in Ayibobo III. Photo by Chris Randle.
Elle Barbara in Ayibobo III. Photo by Chris Randle.
Presenter
Co-Producer
Co-producer
Sponsor
June 15 & 16, 2024 at 7pm
Roundhouse Performance Hall, Vancouver, BC
From avant-garde creator and Mother of the Idiosyncratic House of Barbara comes Ayibobo III, a work of high-octane performance art merging dance with experimental soundscapes. Drawing audiences into a kinetic and spiritual vortex of pop culture and Haitian Voodoo, Ayibobo III explores the intersections of Black and queer identity. Ballroom performers embody a dizzying range of figures, from Tyra Banks to loas from Haitian spirituality, bridging contemporary and ancestral understandings of gender and sexuality.
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Artistic Team
Directed by Elle Barbara
Starring - Christen M. Barbara, Syana O. Barbara
Special guests - Kim Ninkuru, Rony F. 007
Jon Cleveland - Lighting design + Technical direction
Markus Lake - Sound design
Marilène Bastien - Costumes
Micaela Alleyne - Makeup
Daniela Rojas-Vizcaino - Make-up Assistant
Emile Pineault - Danse-cite Producer
Alexa Fraser - Props Coordinator
Adonis Critter King, Anais West, Maria Zarrillo - frank theatre Producers
Creation team (2021) including: Sabrina Miller (Set Design), Stina Baudin (Set Design Assistant), Dorian Nuskind-Oder (Production), Vladimir Cara (Technical Director), Yuriko Maki (Technical Assistant), Jordan Brown (Directorial Support), Nathalie Martin (Seamstress), Michael Slack (Costume Assistant), Sophie Guillaume (Makeup Assistant)
Jeffrey Torgerson, Cuto Reed - Photographs
Ayibobo™III: Little Dollhouse on the Prairie by Mother Elle Barbara was presented by Danse-Cité, in collaboration with La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines (2021), funded by Conseil des arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and Conseil des arts de Montréal.
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Special Thanks To…
Sandman Hotels, Kaden O'Reilly, The Cultch, The Birdhouse (Paige, Ryn and Em), Dice Smith, Dominique Wakeland, Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Mimi Horta and the Richmond Arts Coalition.
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Accessibility
The Roundhouse Performance Hall is a fully wheelchair accessible venue with gender-neutral washrooms. Scent reduction is encouraged.