Kyle Shepherd / XamissaA musical portrait of Cape

This year Paris Festival d’Automne has dedicated an important part of its program to South-African artists in order to mark the cross-season project initiated by France and South Africa.  The shows that will take place at Bouffes du Nord propose an astonishing trip across South-African culture that combines tradition and modernity ranging from Zulu choirs of KwaZulu-Natal (with the White Birds male choir and that of the women from Ngono village – first time on stage in Europe), to the music of a young jazzman Kyle Shepherd, who explores the spirit of his city Cape town, to Nelisiwe Xaba, a choreographer who questions the subversion of a cultural heritage with her Reed Dance, celebrating the preservation of young girls’ virginity.

Commissionned by Festival d’Automne à Paris
Coproduction C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord ; Festival d’Automne à Paris
Event presented within the Season France-South Africa 2012-2013 / www.france-southafrica.com
With support from the Mécénat Musical Société Générale
For each ticket bought for this  concert, you will be granted a preferential rate for the rest of the program
of South-Arfican music at Festival d’Automne in Paris (information : +33 1 53 45 17 17 / www.festival-automne.com)