Brabo Leone

Places, people, shoulders, fleeting moments can all feel like home, can become home for a second, a few days, or a lifetime.

In her search for true belonging, Sarah Janneh always felt stuck between two extremes: black and white. Brabant and Sierra Leone. Singer and actress. Loud and quiet. Full of life and afraid to die. Happy and grieving.

“Why is it that I feel most at home in a car? Always moving. Not daring to stand still.”

With her solo show Brabo Leone, she embraces the richness of these dualities, rather than choosing just one. Through musical storytelling, reflection, resilience, and redefining how the different phases of her life have influenced her, NITE ensemble member Sarah Janneh creates a musical narrative from diverse influences in an attempt to offer a more fluid and inclusive view of what it means to be home.

Her quest to find and redefine what it truly means to belong takes her from carnival in Brabant to the suburbs of Johannesburg and finally to her father's house in Sierra Leone.

Expect a signature NITE production: hyper-musical, intimate, and urgent—where each song feels like a letter from a different chapter of life. The music evokes warmth, loss, growth, and transformation. Brabo Leone is a heartfelt tribute to the search for belonging.

Dutch spoken. No English surtitles.

Brabo Leone is directed by Floor Houwink ten Cate.