Alice Diop and Angel Bat Dawid collaborate on 'Black Venus' performance at Banlieues Bleues festival

Filmmaker Alice Diop and musician Angel Bat Dawid have created a collaborative performance titled 'Black Venus' for the Banlieues Bleues festival. Their work centers on poet Robin Coste Lewis's text, which addresses the historical erasure of Black bodies in Western narratives. Diop and Dawid combine film and music to give voice to this critical examination of invisibility. The performance was presented on April 13, 2026, as part of the festival's programming. This artistic partnership merges cinematic and musical disciplines to confront issues of representation and historical omission. The collaboration represents a significant intersection of contemporary film, music, and poetry focused on social commentary.