[Character]
[Description]
DIMANCHE
A performance with a focus on the history of the traditional carnival character jab jab (jab molasses/devil ) and its contemporary presence in Hip Hop today. Of recent this character has been enacted through - Doja Cat, Lil Nas x, Playboy Carti, Lil Uzi Vert and in previous years - Three 6 Mafia, DMX, Geto Boys, NWA DIMANCHE engages with carnival’s temporality and shifting forms—exploring the intersection of the street, the set, the runway, the music video, live performance, and costuming. The performance featured five dancers, each embodying a hybrid character—a fusion of a traditional carnival figure and its contemporary cultural counterpart. This approach emphasized the continuity of Caribbean storytelling traditions while highlighting their global and modern-day resonances.
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[Description]
DIMANCHE
A performance with a focus on the history of the traditional carnival character jab jab (jab molasses/devil ) and its contemporary presence in Hip Hop today. Of recent this character has been enacted through - Doja Cat, Lil Nas x, Playboy Carti, Lil Uzi Vert and in previous years - Three 6 Mafia, DMX, Geto Boys, NWA DIMANCHE engages with carnival’s temporality and shifting forms—exploring the intersection of the street, the set, the runway, the music video, live performance, and costuming. The performance featured five dancers, each embodying a hybrid character—a fusion of a traditional carnival figure and its contemporary cultural counterpart. This approach emphasized the continuity of Caribbean storytelling traditions while highlighting their global and modern-day resonances.
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