LUSINGA SONG – MWIMBO YA LUSINGA

The film LUSINGA SONG – MWIMBO YA LUSINGA chronicles the creation and development of the performance *Lusinga Song* in Lubumbashi, from the initial research and rehearsals through to its stage presentation. Through a cinematic style that blends images of the creative process with performance footage, it tells the story of how a long-buried history gradually becomes a work of art.

The artistic team’s collective work plays a central role in this narrative. The camera records rehearsals, historical research, dramaturgical discussions, musical composition, the design of video projections and mapping, as well as the creation of the performance’s visual and scenic world.

The editing creates a dialogue between two temporalities: those of creation and performance. The rehearsed movements during the residency are extended onto the stage; the processed archival footage becomes projected images; the sound experiments become live music; and the staging, developed step by step, gradually comes to life before the audience. The movie reveals not only the behind-the-scenes process of a show but also the sensitive, collective process that leads to the work’s creation.

Through this movie, LUSINGA SONG becomes the memory of its own creation: a film about the making of a performance in which slam poetry, music, visuals, and set design come together to explore memory, transmission, and history.

LUSINGA SONG – MWIMBO YA LUSINGA will be presented as a creative documentary film for the 2026 Lubumbashi Biennale.