In Fongbe, “kancícà” means “link”. Produced by MansA – Maison des Mondes Africains and Dream Feel Factory, this immersive experience, developed between Benin, Brazil, and France, takes the form of a dome projection and an augmented exhibition.
Its artistic approach is both narrative and memorial, as “Kancícà” is a modern tale centered on the figure of Na Agontimé, Queen Mother of the Kingdom of Danxomè, who was enslaved and deported to Brazil. Through immersion, audiences are taken into a physical, cultural, and spiritual journey connecting Africa to the Americas, magnifying traditions and the intangible, and reactivating hidden memories in a new way.
But “Kancícà” must also be seen as a practical case study to talk about the challenges and issues of developing an innovative multicultural project: from artistic design to fundraising, from international coordination to itinerant exhibition.
Between opportunities and constraints, this conference offers a concrete perspective on how to make a multicultural immersive project and focuses on how “Kancícà” — between Benin, Brazil and France — can be considered as an emblematic project highlighting the challenges of immersive production, international cooperation and heritage transmission.
Speakers
- Laeïla ADJOVI
- Autrice et réalisatrice | Author and director (BEN)
- Michaël SWIERCZYNSKI, Co-founder et producer, Dream Feel Factory | Co-founder and Executive Producer, Dream Feel Factory (FR)
- Elisabeth GOMIS, Directrice générale de MansA | MansA General Director (FR)
Moderator : Séraphine ANGOULA, Attachée audiovisuelle régionale (Senegal)
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Capacity: 200 people
