Qudus Onikeku | The QDance Company

Dance Consortium

UK PREMIERE TOUR

Nigeria’s celebrated QDance Company explode onto the stage with their exuberant Re:INCARNATION.

An ode to the riches of Nigerian culture, this dance, music, fashion and visual art fusion mixes ancient Yoruba philosophy with the rhythm and spirit of the country’s hyper-vibrant youth culture.

Bursting with pure and uncompromising joy, ten young dancers and two musicians perform the cycle of life with explosive energy, marked by the urban chaos of the Nigerian city of Lagos.

Paying homage to the wealth and profusion of Nigerian music, the show draws on Afrobeats, born
of an explosive cocktail of jazz, soul, funk, and traditional African music. In this mix of urban cultures, a reincarnation of the personal journeys of each of the dancers comes to the fore, marked by their individual signatures.

★★★★
'Could there be a livelier, more unpredictable and mysterious dance production visiting the UK this autumn than this one by the Nigerian choreographer Qudus Onikeku?'
The Times

'A textured piece full of striking images and deep thought....driven by a magnificent soundtrack by Olatunde Obajeun and two superb onstage musicians, it’s ambitious, engrossing and fresh'
The Observer

★★★★
'A beast of a work with incredible ambition…The entire work was an overwhelming assault on the senses in every aspect…An incredible tour-de-force'
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Qudus Onikeku | The QDance Company