Impasse is a compelling exploration of ethnicity, identity and the experience of the Black diaspora.

In this powerful duet, choreographer and performer Mufuatu Yusuf – along with co-performer Lukah Katangila – confronts the biased narratives etched onto Black bodies throughout history. These narratives, steeped in cultural imperialism, violence, exploitation, marginalisation, and powerlessness, are laid bare with raw physicality and emotional intensity.

By challenging the historical racial projections of blackness – its crudeness, threat, sexuality, rage, and immorality – the performance unveils its power, grace, sensuality, tenderness, intelligence, and love. 

★★★★★ “I was knocked out by Impasse… Original and impressive, it marks Yusuf as a choreographer to watch” – The Observer

★★★★ “Impasse has a theatricality that leaps off the stage” – The Scotsman

“Striking, symbolic stage imagery... a measure of joyous kinetic amplitude” – The Times

Impasse Tour produced by Luail, Ireland's National Dance Company.

Funded by The Arts Council and commissioned by Liz Roche Company, Impasse is supported by Solstice Arts Centre, Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Irish Arts Centre, Ultima Vez, Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre, Dublin Dance Festival, Maison de la Danse, Lyon – Pôle européen de creation, and Centre National de la Danse.