MOZONGI
…an unforgettable contemporary African dance.”
“Mozongi is a dance of tremendous strength and purpose”
“In this immensely powerful performance, a mother four dancers manage to suggest the presence of thousands.
Linde-Howe-Beck, The Gazette, 2001
MOZONGI
Group piece, 1997, revival in 2014
Mozongi (Return) acts as a physics of time: step is weight and weight is time. Not repetition, as we like to believe, but persistence.
Group piece : 4 to 6 dancers
Duration: 50 mins
Year of creation : 1997
Choreography
Zab Maboungou
2024
Dancers
Jeanne Maugenest, Marie Denise Bettez, Kristina Brown, Aichatou Erna Labarang, Mona El Husseini, Daniel Felipe Diaz
Musicians
Elli Miller-Maboungou, Bruno Martinez
2015
Dancers
Luis Cabanzo, Karla Etienne, Gama Fonseca, Mithra Rabel, George Stamos
Musicians
Elli Miller-Maboungou, Bruno Martinez
2000-2002
Dancers
Karla Etienne, Marion Landers, Claudine Malard
Musicians
Dominic Donkor, Georges Rodriguez
𝘔𝘰𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦́𝘮𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 Choreographic Toolkit (book)
In October 2025, Zab Maboungou collaborated with Espace Perreault on the creation of the Mozongi Traces et Mémoires Choreographic Toolkit, coordinated by Katya Montaignac.
This multifaceted toolkit aims to capture the creative process behind the work, its meaning, and its essence. It includes texts by Zab Maboungou and Katya Montaignac, as well as testimonies from twelve dancers and two drummers.
*This publication is available in French only.*
The Mozongi Traces et Mémoires Choreographic Toolkit set is now available at the Centre Création Danse Nyata Nyata.
4231b boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC
Opening hours : Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
