An AK-47, called Kalash, tells its own story as a weapon, as an instrument of war, greed and exploitation in the east of the DR Congo. Together with their accomplice Le Boy, a young man under the spell of violence, they devise a sinister plan: they want to spread violence and misery, especially in the Kivu region, and support global capitalism by plundering the natural resources. In the midst of this tragic story, a female figure rises up through dance and becomes a symbol of hope and resistance. Kalash Story, created in Goma (DR Congo), questions the devastating effects of weapons and praises culture as a tool of struggle and resilience. The production combines theater, movement and post-colonial memory and raises questions about the links between technology, capitalism and armed conflict.
DIRECTOR Yves Ndagano TEXT Jean-Luis SONOGOT WITH Dessa GANDA, Étienne EBEN, Gentill LIRONDEE, Jean-Luis SONOGOT CO-PRODUCTION africologneFESTIVAL & Theater im Bauturm (Cologne) SUPPORTED BY Transkulturelle Impulse – NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste