Peur de la couleur (Fear of color)

A black woman from a modest family gives birth to a baby girl with albinism. It confronts widespread beliefs about albinos. She is afraid of losing her daughter, who on the one hand is rejected by society and on the other attracts people who will do anything to sacrifice her.

Despite everything, the girl grows up facing all the difficulties.

Peur de la couleur (Fear of color) It is a puppet and dance show, aimed at children from 8 years old, performed by young people.

A poetic fable that talks about fear and love, whose protagonist is an albino girl.

Note of intent- Mamby Mawinee

My daughter Ramata was born with albinism and grew up in a society where people like her are discriminated against and marginalized for being different.

With this show, we want to show how even supposedly “normal” people can be cruel towards those with disabilities or considered different. We also seek to raise awareness among children, adolescents and adults about the problems that albino people must face.

We have chosen to use masks and puppets in this show because of their sacred and ritual dimension. Puppets offer possibilities of representation that cannot be achieved with realism alone. In this show, we have also chosen not to use text, but rather let the body speak through movement. Sometimes a gesture towards someone can do more harm than an insult or a slap. A look can hurt like a gun bullet. This story is also told through music, which is an integral part of the performance

Note of intent – Alicia Soto

Talking about the problem of albinos seemed more than necessary to us and the best way to raise awareness and show this injustice was to create a piece for children.

And although the theme is tough, and the research on the topic helped us build a dramaturgy, decide what we wanted to tell and how; The work is built like a fable, full of poetry, where the puppets help us recreate fantastic characters. The masks, the comedy of art, give us a pinch of humor, and the body, the dance, tells us the story from emotion, because our story speaks of fear and love.

From the fear of what is different, of everything that goes beyond the established or mostly existing norms, shapes and colors, and only with love can we accept it.

albinism

Albinism is an anomaly and a hereditary genetic mutation that affects pigmentation and is characterized by a deficit in the production of melanin, responsible for skin color in humans.
In humans, regardless of the ethnic origin of the individual, the skin tone is waxy white or slightly pinkish. The hair is white or red, as are the hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. People with albinism are particularly sensitive to light (photophobia) and the effects of ultraviolet rays, so they have a higher risk of burns and even skin cancer when exposed to the sun. The ocular and skin manifestations can be severe.

Albino people around the world are often victims of discrimination due to their different appearance, but the discrimination faced by albinos living in sub-Saharan Africa is much greater than in the rest of the world. The forms of witchcraft practiced in sub-Saharan countries are an inexhaustible source of prejudice and fear for albino people living in Africa, where magic and superstitions are widespread practices.

Although nearly 700 attacks have been recorded in the sub-Saharan region in the last decade, the real number is estimated to be much higher.