In Swahili, a language spoken in Tanzania, cheza can mean ‘to play,’ ‘to dance,’ or ‘to gamble,’ depending on the context. In southern Mozambique, it is primarily used by groups performing traditional dances to encourage and support one another while maintaining the rhythm.
This short solo is a rhythmic game that aims to evoke the memory of a lived and forgotten past residing in the body, often without its owner being fully aware of it, by creating possibilities for communication, transformation, and representation. The past does not need to be recovered; it is enough to acknowledge that it existed and use it to move forward with all possible rhythmic force.

This performance is the result of the BorGO LIVE ACADEMY advanced course for contemporary theatre and dance authors, promoted by ArtistiAssociati and curated by Roberto Castello.