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Muisi-kongo Malonga

  • October 28, 2014

    Tuesday Testimonial

    1:33 PM ByMuisi-kongo Malonga
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    Last week marked the 7th annual Breaking the Silence Congo Week, a global week of awareness and a call to action in the struggle for human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am reminded that centuries later descendants of the Kongo Kingdom are still struggling to rise up from the ashes. Mama Kimpa Vita’s mission […]

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  • October 3, 2014

    Kimpa, Laura, Marie, Amy…

    3:56 PM ByMuisi-kongo Malonga
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    As a woman of African descent, born to an African American mother and a Central African father, I believe this project reflects the uniqueness of my journey and addresses many of the questions that permeate my existence, as I seek God, and wrestle with womanhood, motherhood, Africanity, AfricanAmericanity and all of the ‘anities’ and ‘isms’ that come […]

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  • August 21, 2013

    Their Names Must Be Spoken #KimpaVita!

    10:25 AM ByMuisi-kongo Malonga
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    Their lives were stolen,                     Their memory remains,                                          So long as we speak and toil,                       […]

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  • August 15, 2013

    Reflections on the journey…Kimpa Vita!

    6:03 PM ByMuisi-kongo Malonga
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    Mama Kimpa Vita The greatest lesson I’ve learned through this creative process is to be still and listen, not be chained solely to my words, my thoughts, and my perspective but to get quiet enough for spirit to speak and be heard. When approaching Mama Kimpa Vita’s story, I asked myself many questions… Why is […]

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  • February 11, 2013

    Journey to the Kongo — The Creation of Kimpa Vita! A Solo ChoreOpera — Blog #1

    4:20 AM ByMuisi-kongo Malonga
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    I am not sure I can ever recall feeling such an urgent and bone-deep calling to tell a story, or a desire to delve deeply into myself in order to craft a new work in dance, music and theater. Of course, like any other artist, I have experienced both sudden shudders and slow simmers of […]

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