Shango

At the time of a ceremony of sacrifice voodoo in tribute to Shango, god of the thunder of the people yoruba, a white cock is sacrificed; the part refers here to the human sacrifices which survived in the islands of the Caribbean.

At the time of a ceremony of sacrifice voodoo in tribute to Shango, god of the thunder of the people yoruba, a white cock is sacrificed; the part refers here to the human sacrifices which survived in the islands of the Caribbean. The boy who kills the cock is suddenly had by Damballa, the god snake. The priest protects it by incantations and draws aside the evil of the community. Shango is the African god of the lightning and justice and is very present in the afro-caribéenne culture that Katherine Dunham studied in Haiti, Cuba, Trinidad and Jamaica.CREDITS Creation: 1945Choreographer: Katherine DunhamFrontier runners: Emilio Lastaria, Jacky WalcootSupervision: Marie-Christine Dunham-PrattDuration: 12 minInterpreters: 12 dancers and 3 musicians