Jolie Ngemi

Jolie Ngemi (born 16 April 1989) is a dancer and performance artist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Jolie Ngemi
Born16 April 1989
Kinshasa
CitizenshipDemocratic Republic of the Congo
OccupationDancer & choreographer
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/joellielapanthere/?hl=en

Biography
Dance in the Crossroads 2 - Ngemi is on the left
Poster - Dance in the Crossroads

Ngemi was born on 16 April 1989.[1] She has danced from an early age: she first began to dance in Kinshasa at the Protestant church there.[2] She also took part in hip-hop dance battles in the streets of Kinshasa with the group, Rue Des Danses Urbains Hip-hop.[1] She moved to Brussels to study at The Performing Arts and Research Training School (P.A.R.T.S.).[2] She studied there for two years.[3]

Career

Ngemi is a well-known dancer and choreographer from the DRC.[4][5] Her style of dance fuses Congolese dances from the streets and clubs with European traditions of dance.[2] The style is described it as Chakamadesu A U C - Afro, Urban & Contemporary (chaka madesu is a Congolese stew, cooked in a variety of ways).[1] In 2006 she worked with the choreographer Jacques Banayang, who introduced her to contemporary dance.[1] In 2008 she toured Africa and Europe as part of a work created by the choreographer Thomas Styeart.[1] She has worked with Ula Sickle on a project entitled Jolie and on other projects well-known choreographers.[2] She has worked with Boris Charmatz on several projects.[3]

Ngemi's work can be political and in 2015 she collaborated with rapper and producer Baloji on a work that criticised the influence that cellphone and alcohol industries have on society in the DRC.[6] One venue for this performance was at the Fondation Cartier in Paris.[7] The work Jolie has been performed around the world, including at the Reykjavik Dance Festival.[8] It too is political, questioning where the profit from its mineral wealth in diamonds, coltan and tin ends up.[9] Her 2018 work Identity n’a ngai collaborated with composer Yann Leguay, who used field recordings from Kinshasa at night to inform to piece.[10] In 2019 she performed in the ensemble for Ligia Lewis' production Water Mill.[11][12]

References
  1. centre, TicTac art (2019-11-11). "CHAKAMADESU AUC.by Jolie Ngemi February 17-21". TicTac art centre. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. "JOLIE NGEMI Identity n'a ngai". beursschouwburg.be. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. "Caravan production » jolie-ngemi". Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2016-10-24). KINSHASA ET KONGO-CENTRAL 2017/2018 Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 979-10-331-4336-9.
  5. Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2015-06-10). Congo Rdc 2015 Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 978-2-7469-9447-8.
  6. "Soukous & Politics: Baloji's Beautiful Kinshasa Dance Video". OkayAfrica. 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  7. Komono. "Baloji & Komono at Fondation Cartier, Paris | Blog". Komono. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  8. "Solid Gold & Jolie". REYKJAVÍK DANCE FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  9. "Ula Sickle 'Jolie'". www.pianofabriek.be. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  10. "Details | Centre for African Studies". zasb.unibas.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  11. "Catherine Damman on Ligia Lewis". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  12. Kan, George (2019-07-09). "Ligia Lewis: Water Will (in Melody)". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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