Hypnagogia Glossolalia
(2021)

Released: 2021-08-01

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Hypnagogia Glossolalia is composed of several spoken word poetry pieces narrated in both Gaelic and Shona (zezuru dialect) with dance performance by dancer and choreographer Divine Tasinda. Working with the image of the Bateleur Eagle, a now endangered species, defined as the original inspiration for the Zimbabwe bird. The bird is a symbol, a soapstone totem, a spiritual artefact. the national emblem of Zimbabwe it is endemic to Africa and small parts of Arabia. "Bateleur" is French for "street performer”. This work traverses the personal and universal interrogating the notion of self and romantic ideas of the incorporeal Other.

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Divine Tasinda

as Dance/Choreography/Performance

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Sekai Machache

as Narration English

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Cass Ejeki

as Narration Gaelic

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Gillian F Mutanga

as Narration Shona (Zezuru)

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