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La Estampida – The animal kingdom takes back the streets

Amir Nizar Zuabi

A collaboration of the National Dance Company with The Walk Productions.

  • Premiere by The Walk Productions and Compañía Nacional de Danza : at the Centro de Danza Matadero, Madrid (Spain) on June 7, 2025
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The Stampede is a public art project on a scale never before realized. In the spring of 2025, cities along a route from West Africa to Norway will be overrun by a stampede of life-sized puppet animals fleeing north to escape climate disaster.

Información

  • Artistic Director:
    Amir Nizar Zuabi
  • Producer in Spain:
    Monica Hamill
  • Executive Producer:
    Sarah Loader
  • Development Director:
    Hanaa Skalli
  • Producers:
    David Lan & Tracey Seaward
  • Education Producer:
    Alice Evans
  • Puppets Creators:
    Ukwanda Puppets & Design Art Collective (Luyanda Nogodlwana, Siphokazi Mpofu, Sipho Ngxola), Craig Leo, Simon Dunckley, Hansie Visagie, Tundra Dunckley y Amir Nizar Zuabi).
  • Running time:
    1h.