Alesandra Seutin’s MIMI’S SHEBEEN Selected by Jury for Het Theatre Fest 2023
Uprise Rebel are pleased to announce that Alesandra Seutin’s new work MIMI’S SHEBEEN has been selected by a jury as one of the most impactful theatre shows of the moment in Belgium. After a seccessful run in March 2023, the show will now return to KVS Brussels for two special shows as part of the Het Theatre Festival in September 2023.
From the jury report:
“Together with a superb ensemble full of her own signatures, Seutin's choreographic vocabulary manages to infuse the 'collective individuality' of African heritage into a multidimensional discourse anchored in the local and contemporary performing arts field.”
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MIMI’S SHEBEEN takes its inspiration from the life and legacy of South-African singer Miriam Makeba and her exile from her own country, Seutin uses the legacy of Makeba’s work as a political activist to convey stories of exile, immigration and human rights.
