Mahmud y no solo Mahmud

Puntocero Company

Madrid

Mahmud y no solo Mahmud tells a true story through words, acrobatics, and live music.

It follows a young Senegalese man who leaves his hometown in search of work in a neighboring country, where a civil war breaks out.

What was supposed to be a relatively simple journey turns into a nightmare due to the consequences of colonialism, the lack of legal pathways for safe mobility—caused by European funding to countries like Niger and Morocco to control migration—labor exploitation, and racism.

Credits

Based on the book Partir para contar by Mahmud Traoré and Bruno le Dantec

Direction: Zenaida Alcalde Alcalde
Text: Silvia Albert Sopale
Dramaturgy: Silvia Albert Sopale and Zenaida Alcalde Alcalde
Other texts: Zenaida Alcalde Alcalde (based on conversations with Dnoe Lamiss, Chumo Mata, and various sources of documentation)
Performers: Thomas King (actor), Dnoe Lamiss (actress/singer), Elvis Kyengo Kakiti (circus artist), Colins Ouna Opiyo (circus artist), Joel Bwana Anabaka (circus artist)
Circus cover artists: Dennis Wafula Wanjala, Abdoulaye Bah, and Mohamed Keita
Lighting design: Jesús Díaz Cortés
Original sound creation and design: Dnoe Lamiss and ISOF (Shango Records and Paranoise Gallery)
Original songs: Dnoe Lamiss, ISOF, Dj Phet, CredaSound, Dave Alna (Univack Creative), Digitano
Scenography design: Zenaida Alcalde Alcalde
Audiovisual content: Miguel Muñoz Segura
Costume design: TheFreakLab/LeFreakOlé (Gelsomina Torelli and Anabela Lubisse) and Dnoé Lamiss
Props design: TheFreakLab/LeFreakOlé (Gelsomina Torelli and Anabela Lubisse)
Acrobatic technique work: Mohamed Keita
Agent for Kenyan circus artists: Mighty Jambo Trust
Advisory: Mahmud Traoré
Advisory on migration and African policies: Sani Ladan
Production management: Zenaida Alcalde Alcalde
Production: Paula Semprún and Zenaida Alcalde
Distribution: Paula Semprún
Production assistant: Irene García