Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come in
by and with Koleka Putumaby and with Koleka Putuma
No break
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«By writing how it was, how it is, we dig up their bodies again and give them names.»
Images and sentences by queer black artists stream out of loudspeakers and projectors into the theatre space like a hot search engine. In the multimedia stage adaptation of the poetry book «Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come in» by theatre maker, poet and spoken word artist Koleka Putuma, she turns herself into a projection screen and plays with the names, memories and legacies of Black women who have been made invisible in art and society.
In a densely woven dialogue between past and present, Putuma also addresses her own experiences in white institutions and questions the lines of vision between spectators and performers: When does visibility become appropriation? When are people absorbed instead of perceived?
«Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come In» was commissioned by and debuted at WienerFestWochen in 2021.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Text, performance and costumeKoleka Putuma
Visual design Inka Kendzia
Music and sound design Mr. Sakitumi
Dramaturgy Jason Jacobs
Vocals Odwa Bongo
Lighting Bamanye Yeko, Dara Kometz
Set design Koleka Putuma, Robyn-Lee Pretorius
Production management Dara Kometz
Company and tour manager Robyn-Lee Pretorius
