Black is a dance, a visual and musical chronicle. Black is a piece about violence and emancipation – the emancipation of a black body that is challenged and disturbed, injured and celebrated.
The choreographer and dancer Oulouy makes symbolic references to events in recent history, such as the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. He uses various media – music, texts and videos – as well as a diverse range of urban dances from the African continent and its diaspora in the USA, including Coupé-Décalé, Ndomboló, Afrohouse, and Krump. He creates a poignant and combative solo that denounces racism and injustice – and thus rethinks the identity of the black African body. A piece that moves, provokes and touches deeply.
Recommended from age of 13.
Selected by Aerowaves 2024 and awarded 2nd prize at the 19th International Choreography Competition in Burgos and in New York in the Urban Dance category.
School performance on Tuesday 13 May, 10:00. Afterwards talk with the artist.
Workshop: African Street Dances
With Oulouy
Wed 14–Fri 16 Mai 2025 | 14:00–15:30
Afterwards on Tue 13 May, 21:00: concert by Lua Preta (admission free)
