The dancer and choreographer Koffi Kôkô is considered one of the most important co-founders of the modern African dance scene. In his home country of Benin, he is a high dignitary of the Voudou religion. His workshop, La Cérémonie, focuses on the relationship to one's own body, on personality and individual expressiveness, as well as on the symbolism of gestures in African dance. The repetition of steps and movements in interaction with the music allows for a holistic, lived experience of dance. Dancing outside in the direct and actual experience of nature – earth and stones underfoot, trees as resonators of music, the sound of the wind – opens a space for new experiences. Space for reflection as well as exchange with each other and with Koffi support the process of understanding. Dance as a physical and spiritual experience and as communication with oneself, with nature, the gods and society.

Thur 27.07.2023 –Talk with Koffi Kôkô after the workshop

Please note: The workshop will take place outdoors

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.

Accessibility Note  

The workshop will be held in spoken English, follow up questions and clarification can also be asked in French. The workshop is accompanied by live percussion and is open for all with some previous experience in movement/dance. The venue is around 10-15min walking distance on uneven field path away from the next public transport and there are no wheelchair accessible toilet on site. For questions or more information, please contact Zoé Duflot & Elisabeth Leopold at workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de.