Living the Dance
Workshop
with
Koffi Kôkô
In the frame of Sommer Tanz 2022
The dancer and choreographer Koffi Kôkô has been known as one of the initiators and most prominent representatives of the modern African dance scene. In this workshop he focuses on the participant‘s relation to her/his own body, personal expression and the symbolism of the gestures used in African dances. Repetition of the dances in correlation with the music will allow for a more holistic, a lived experience of the dance. Koffi Kôkô is a dignitary of the Voodoo religion in his homeland Benin. Coming from the ritual tradition, he understands his dance at the same time as a contemporary movement language, thereby creating a connection and translation of spiritual and artistic expression.
Workshop-Extension: Moving On – Moving Further
Space for reflection and exchange with each other as well as conversations by and with Koffi support the process of understanding.
Live Music: Koami Vignon Antonini, Janos Crecelius
Thu 28.07.22 ↪ Talk around the campfire with Koffi Kôkô after the workshop from 20.30h
Please note: The workshop will take place outdoors with the kind support of the association 'Neue urbane Welten'.
Workshop-Extension: Moving On – Moving Further
Space for reflection and exchange with each other as well as conversations by and with Koffi support the process of understanding.
Live Music: Koami Vignon Antonini, Janos Crecelius
Thu 28.07.22 ↪ Talk around the campfire with Koffi Kôkô after the workshop from 20.30h
Please note: The workshop will take place outdoors with the kind support of the association 'Neue urbane Welten'.
WHERE: HaselHorst13 - venue for live music in Berlin
DIRECTION: U-Bahn 7 to Haselhorst, 500m on foot
Please provide enough of your own drinks and snacks. No running water on site, toilet facilities available.
Koffi Kôkô
Koffi Kôkô (FR/BJ) was born in Benin, West Africa, where he grew up in close contact with the animist religion of his home. In 2004 and 2005 he was curator and together with Johannes Odenthal artistic director of the festival In Transit (HKW, Berlin). With Ismael Ivo he choreographed and danced the play »The Maids« under the direction of Yoshi Oida. In addition to Koffi Kôkôs most important work u. a. »Passage«, »D’une rive à l'autre«, »Terre rougeâtre«, »Ça« and »Les feuilles qui résistent au vent«. He choreographed a.o. at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Barbican Center in London, Tanztheater Verena Weiss, Lucerne.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in the NEUSTART KULTUR program, the DIS-TANZEN aid program of the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland.
