Deus Nos Acudi - God Helps Us

Deus Nos Acudi - God Helps Us is a contemporary dance piece by Pak Ndjamena from Mozambique. The work explores local and global spaces, examining consumer societies and the body's role today through a cultural lens. It highlights how secular religiosity, beliefs, rituals, and myths are intertwined in daily life and used for social control, impacting bodies and society. The performance questions whether the contemporary body is free or controlled; original or imitated; and how cultural patterns influence bodily experiences. Tradition, through various forms, evokes societal ancestry. The piece captures moments of deep emotion and chaos, reflecting on the unconscious experiences that shape us, with the physicality of the body in motion creating moments of doubt, choice, and opinion.

Pak Ndjamena is a multifaceted artist: dancer, choreographer, contemporary dance teacher, actor, director of contemporary dance films, a musician.