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
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.