LUMA Live

Interview with William Kentridge

"How does one understand colonialism?"

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Through this interview, William Kentridge talks about 'The Great Yes, The Great No,' a musical theater piece inspired by the history of the ship Capitaine-Paul-Lemerle, which in 1941 transported refugees from Marseille to Martinique to escape the Vichy regime, including famous intellectuals such as André Breton and Claude Lévi-Strauss.

How does he turn this historical event into a contemporary debate? What symbolism lies behind his choice of putting the boat as the main stage of his play? Why did he use cardboard masks to represent the people on the boat?

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The LUMA project by Maja Hoffmann

The ambition to produce visionary and experimental artistic projects lies at the heart of the LUMA project.
Maja Hoffmann discusses the beginning of LUMA's development and its evolution, unfolding at the same time as her personal connection to Arles, the region of the Camargue, and the cultural and natural context of which LUMA is a part.

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