This body that remembers

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  This body that remembers

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  This body that remembers

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  This body that remembers

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  This body that remembers

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  This body that remembers

What does a language become when it turns into movement? What does a
language become when it is no longer the colonizer’s?
In This Body That Remembers, acclaimed choreographer and dancer Kettly Noël embarks on a poetic journey through African colonial memory, mixed identities, and the many languages that shape our sense of self. Through bodies that resist, adapt, and continually transform themselves, the work explores the traces that language leaves behind. Across the vast landscapes of the Sahara, colonial and local languages encounter one another through gesture, rhythm, breath, and silence.
Languages drift, dissolve, and return. Bodies become living archives, carrying stories of displacement, resilience, and transformation. Movement speaks where words fall short. The body becomes memory. It dances what cannot be spoken.
Through a compelling interplay of dance, sound, and presence, the performance invites audiences into a world where language is felt as much as it is spoken. Because a language is more than words. It is a body that remembers.

35 Minuten

An event as part of the KUYUM Tanzplattform 2026, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Concept, Texte, Choreography, Dance, Performance: Kettly NoëlLive Music: Kojack KossakamvweVideo, Scenography, Art Direction: Michel MeyerRecorded Voice: Garance ClavelPhotography: Michel Meyer, Culturescape CS K.B.

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• Date Friday, 18/September/2026 19:00
• Venue Uferstudios - Uferstudio 14
• Address Uferstraße 23, 13357 Berlin-Wedding
• Price from €12.00

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