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The Drummers and Their Drumbeats: Qudus Onikeku

Qudus Onikeku is an artist working in various mediums, such as performance, film, installation, curation, and community work. Onikeku's international artistic research follows his interest in bodily memory and new vocabularies for performances, pursuing an artistic vision that respects and challenges both Yoruba culture and contemporary dance. He has created an extensive, critically acclaimed body of work, ranging from solos to group pieces, including collaborations with visual artists, architects, musicians, and writers. Qudus Onikeku participated in major exhibitions and festivals in 56 countries, including the Venice Biennale, the Biennale de Lyon, the Festival d’Avignon, and many others. He is a Visiting Professor of Dance at the University of California and Columbia College Chicago, as well as a Maker in Residence and Research Professor at the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida from 2019-2022. Onikeku lives and works in Lagos, NG, and in Gainesville, USA. __ Culturescapes 2023 Sahara picks up from the Amazonian edition of the festival and introduces some of participating artists with their video portraits done by Anita Afonu, an award-winning Ghanaian documentary film director. In 2023, the three themes—borders, resilience, and futures—that structure the narrative of the festival program can be experienced through the stories of the invited artists. This series of video portraits, The Drummers and Their Drumbeats, enable a broader understanding of the socio-political and cultural context of the Saharan region. Each portrait allows a look behind the scenes into the artists' real life beyond the black box, the white cube, or the concert venue. Artists reveal essential inspirations for their practices and discuss critical questions of our time that influx their work. Anita Afonu has over a decade of experience directing and producing films exploring the hidden histories and everyday lives of people in West Africa. She belongs to a new generation of African artists who are creatively reckoning with their nations’ pasts to understand the present political and social realities. __ For more information on Culturescapes, visit www.culturescapes.ch.