Ewa Bami'Jo THE BODY

Ewa Bami'jo (which literally translates to “Come dance with me”) is a bi-annual convention for art practitioners; scholars, students, writers and cultural operators from the African world, both on the continent and the African Diaspora. Calling on other art forms to come join forces with us, under the umbrella of Dance, with the purpose of updating our collective codes and discourse. Being part of the growing network of similar initiatives in Nigeria such as Trufesta, Dance Africana, Dance meets Danse festival, Lagos Photo Fest, Aresuva, Takes 2, Muson festival, Lagos Book Fest, Nafest, just to mention a few.

Ewa Bami'jo seeks to be a support and intellectual backing for the growing art network for Africans, rather than replicate or compete with other big events already existing on the continent.

The scenes of Ewa Bami'jo is a platform for round-table conferences, mutual exchange, film screening and performances, which lead to a documentation of the reviews of our past and structuring the present which then defines what our archives will look like in the future.

It is a time for creators and performers to question their act of creativity and their existence as performers and social players, confront and exchange views with the aim of tending towards the creation of a system that goes well with the growing local and global audience for contemporary creations.