Waacking Dance Workshop with Habibitch | Maghreb* alike

*** Update 2.11.: Registration only possible until 18:30 p.m. After that box office! ***

By focusing on the specific training techniques for this dance, we can discover the cultural and political history of Waacking. In doing so, Habibitch directs our attention to the communities, affects, and beliefs that make up this practice.

The Waacking Dance Workshops stem from the desire to collectively discover, embody and question training techniques in performance. These sessions aim to situate the warm up as a vital step in the creation of performance pieces. Thus, training is understood as a starting point for choreographic, dramaturgical or performative productions, both a process of sharing and reflecting. Based upon inclusive invitations, the Sessions seek to deconstruct silos between movement and thought. This session offers a space to practice and discuss, open to all, and conceived in close partnership with artists. In this experimental terrain, audience members become active participants, giving birth to an ephemeral event.

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*** Limited spots ***

Doors open: 18:30 h
Start: 19:00 h
Duration: 2 hours
Language(s): English/French

Registration via email: rebecca@oyoun.de
Tickets (box office): €5 (soli), €10 (regular), €15 (support)

If you don’t have the financial means to pay the ticket, please send us an email to hallo@oyoun.de and we'll put your name on the guest list.

At a exhibition tour On November 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th at 18:00 p.m. you have the opportunity to get to know the artists personally and get an impression of their work and the project.

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BIOGRAPHIES 

Habibitch

Habibitch is an Algerian-born Paris-based, non-binary, queer, femme, boss, dancer, choreographer and activist. They invest spaces from the Ballroom Scene to feminist and institutional stages to express themselves creatively and politically. They frequently comment on social and political debates related to race, gender, immigration, and marginalized groups in France and beyond. Their performances and analyses are always intersectional as they decolonize the dance-floor everywhere they go.

This workshop takes place as part of the project "Moudjahidate* – women*, resistance, queer alliance"In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Algeria's independence from France, “Moudjahidate* - women*, resistance, queer alliance” honours the commitment of women* fighters in the struggle for freedom and autonomy for their people and themselves. The  exhibitionand the associated series of events create a space for all women* who have contributed to the liberation of the country with their body, their mind and their strength.

Moudjahidate* – women*, resistance, queer alliance” is part of Oyoun's curatorial focus MIGHTIER THAN A TRAMPLED FLOWER.

CREDITS

This event is part of "Moudjahidate* – women*, resistance, queer alliance" with the associated discourse program "Maghreb* alike" as well as part of Oyoun's curatorial focus Mightier than a Trampled Flower.

Featuring Habibitch, Badiaa Bouhrizi, Kenza Mala Badi, Leila Moon, Aïda Salander, Out of Time Embassy, ​​Liaam Iman, Louna Sbou and exhibiting artists Nadja Makhlouf, Maya Inès Touam and Sarah El Hamed

Artistic direction: Louna Sbou
Curatorial team: Dami Choi, Rebecca Odewole
Co-curation: Nadja Makhlouf
Project design: Tewa Barnosa
Communication: Tariq Bajwa, Giséle Moro, Nicola Reißer
Photo Habibitch: © Teresa Suarez

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