{"id":116535,"date":"2026-01-05T14:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressactu.com\/?p=116535"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:56:09","slug":"qudus-onikeku-choregraphe-nigerian-je-ne-cherche-pas-a-construire-un-avenir-culturel-contre-loccident-je-ne-demande-pas-sa-permission-non-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressactu.com\/?p=116535","title":{"rendered":"Qudus Onikeku, chor\u00e9graphe nig\u00e9rian\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Je ne cherche pas \u00e0 construire un avenir culturel contre l\u2019Occident, je ne demande pas sa permission non plus\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div auto_robot_readability=\"58.429951690821\">\n                              <!-- partials\/article\/hook_media--standard.volt --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"hook-media--standard \" auto_robot_readability=\"-21\">\n    <picture class=\"hook-media_picture pb-8\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" 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Ce danseur et chor\u00e9graphe nig\u00e9rian s\u2019est install\u00e9 en France \u00e0 20\u00a0ans, a fond\u00e9 sa propre compagnie \u00e0 25\u00a0ans et, en quelques ann\u00e9es, a collectionn\u00e9 prix et \u00e9loges, tourn\u00e9 dans une vingtaine de pays et pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Qaddish\u00a0\u00bb au Festival d\u2019Avignon. Puis, un jour, il a tout abandonn\u00e9. En\u00a02014, il est rentr\u00e9 \u00e0 Lagos, sa ville natale. Il l\u2019a choisie alors qu\u2019il n\u2019y avait rien\u00a0l\u00e0-bas\u00a0: pas de sc\u00e8ne de th\u00e9\u00e2tre o\u00f9 danser, pas d\u2019\u00e9clairage pour sublimer ses chor\u00e9graphies, pas m\u00eame de technicien pour les faire exister. Mais c\u2019est l\u00e0, au c\u0153ur du chaos de la ville, sur cette terre vibrante, qu\u2019il s\u2019est senti le plus artiste. L\u00e0 o\u00f9 il a renou\u00e9 avec ses racines yoruba, ce peuple qui pense le temps en cycles et en r\u00e9incarnations. 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