Too Black for the theater world, too white for my mother, I chose the stage as an escape. “Report on My Past Life as a Black Woman” is a hybrid one-woman show blending dance, DJing, and storytelling. Behind the turntables, I deconstruct Afro-electronic sounds, from Amapiano to Gqom, to tell the story of a dual existence and explore the contradictions that run through it.
Massandje Sanogo is a performance artist, writer, and director. Her work lies at the intersection of the body, sound, and image, drawing on bodily memory and improvisation. Drawing on intimate narratives tied to Black and Afro-descendant identities, she creates spaces of resonance between individual experiences and shared narratives.ählungen, die mit schwarzen und afro-stämmigen Identitäten verwoben sind, verbindet sie individuelle Erfahrungen und gemeinsame Erzählungen.
After the show on 04.10. Marilyn Nova White will perform »You are hired #3«, a solo short drag show about work, identity and empowerment in late capitalism.
»Rapport sur ma vie antérieure de femme noire« is part of Le Lampenfieber 2026 festival »Are We A Thing?«.
