Searching for a dance language: embodying the penguin

Searching for a dance language

Inspired by the performance Tous sur la banquise, this workshop invites participants to explore the movement world of the penguin and discover how animal movement can become the foundation for a unique dance language.
Participants will begin by learning fundamental movement qualities and physical principles inspired by the penguin. Building on these foundations, they will be encouraged to explore and develop their own movement vocabulary through improvisation, embodied awareness, and playful experimentation. The workshop offers space to discover individual forms of expression and expand personal movement possibilities.
In the second part of the workshop, participants will learn and perform short choreographic sequences from the production, exploring how these movements are transformed into a performative dance language. Open to people with and without dance experience, the workshop embraces the diversity of bodies and movement practices as a valuable artistic resource. Curiosity, shared learning, and the joy of movement are at the heart of the experience.

2 Stunden

An event as part of the KUYUM Tanzplattform 2026, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.Facilitator: Yahi Nestor Gahe

Next date:

• Date Saturday, 19/September/2026 16:30
• Venue Uferstudios
• Address Uferstraße 23, 13357 Berlin-Wedding