“A qui le tour” or How to Mourn with Your Body and “Henrietta Lacks” – A Theatrical Take on Practical Ethics. Agathe Djokan Tamo’s Solo, “A qui le tour”, Cameroun, Festival Sens Interdits, Lyon, 2019 ; and “Henrietta Lacks”, Nowy Teatr and Copernicus Science Center, after a text by Anna Smolar, Marta Malikowska and Maciej Pesta, directed by Adnna Smolar

Abstract

Agathe Djokan Tamo’s solo, “A qui le tour”, was not only an encounter with a different theatrical culture, the one from Cameroun, but also a chance for the Sens Interdits Festival audience to rediscover the strength of a bodily performance. Using dance, movement, music and silence, a voice over, and a few other elements, the artist takes us on her journey of mourning and loss. From the street to the theatre hall, we watch unrevalling in front of us the most intimate experiences of the human soul.