Agbedidi: Beginnings
Agbedidi translates from the Ewe language as “long life”
-agbe meaning “life” and -didi meaning “long”.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - December 2021
Directed - Rujeko Dumbutshena and Trent D. Williams, Jr.
Beginnings Choreography - Rujeko Dumbutshena
Scenic Design - Grace Korsmo and Laura Swarner
Lighting Design - Mason Schmidt
Projection Design - Michael Clark and Amy Trylor
Sound Design - Jing Zhao
Production Stage Manager - Jordan Lindquist
Photos - Maggie Dong
Base costume
The Stream
Vegetation
The pool & stars
The Hut
The Moon dances with the Stream and the Stars
The Stream
The Villagers
The Stream, Pool, and Stars dance before the Moon
The Pool
Vegetation celebrates life
Vegetation
Vegetation
The first villagers
The first villagers
The villagers celebrate
Predators
In the pool of the beginning
Predators