Fay van Baar / Kossi S. Aholou-Wokawui: Where We Stand / Ezan Kélé
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With OCN, Dutch choreographer Fay van Baar looks at key moments in social cohesion and our desire for solidarity. What favors or hinders the decision to help strangers? OCN is also showing a work from the repertoire of Kossi S. Aholou-Wokawui. "Ezan Kélé" describes dawn as a half-awake state in which the subconscious of the night, hidden in the pale semi-darkness, threatens to tip over into the real.
About the artists
Fay van Baar was a dancer at the Netherlands Dance Theatre in The Hague for many years and previously realized her first choreographic works for the NDT, Mir Tanzgala and Korzo Den Haag, among others. She was awarded the Dansersfonds prize for her "mature, unforced performance, subtle musicality and clear affinity with the atmosphere and energy that a choreography wants to evoke". Just like OCN, Fay van Baar is interested in issues that fester in society but are not easy to grasp or put into words. "I have always been drawn to storytelling, be it through writing, drawing, film, music, theater or dance. It has the power to connect people and help us navigate complex social realities, emotions and identities." (Fay van Baar)
Kossi Sebastien Aholou-Wokawui grew up in Togo and studied traditional and contemporary African dance as well as modern and jazz dance in various ensembles. He completed further training with Stephanie Thiersch and at the École des Sables, Senegal, among others, and worked as a workshop leader at the Théâtre National d'Haïti. Aholou-Wokawui has been working continuously with steptext dance project since 2012 and has since danced in numerous productions by Helge Letonja, including Of Curious Nature in Germany and abroad since 2019. His choreographic works include Dans La Peau de l'autre together with Tom Bünger, several solos including Be-Greifen, as well as Ezan-Kélé with the ensemble Of Curious Nature 2023. His works combine the dance language he developed in Togo with contemporary European dance, which he has been practicing for years, to create new and fresh interweavings. In various collaborations, Aholou-Wokawui also leads workshops in Contemporary Afro and designs transcultural youth dance theater projects.
Information on accessibility
Duration: approx. 60 min.
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are at ground level and accessible without steps.
There are three different toilets: a barrier-free toilet that can also be used by wheelchair users, a toilet with 3 toilet cubicles and a toilet with urinals and a toilet cubicle.
The public area is generally seated.
The wheelchair spaces are located in the front row and can be reserved in advance by telephone on 0421 520 80 70, by email at ticket@schwankhalle.de or by entering them in the ticket store.
Individual requirements such as specific seats, early boarding or an additional ticket for an accompanying person can also be specified when purchasing or reserving tickets.
Further information on the accessibility of our premises can be found here: Accessibility. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.
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Price information:
20 € / 12 € reduced Bremen Pass: 3 € 20 € / 12 € reduced Bremen Pass: 3 € School event: 6 € Cultural semester ticket: free of charge (limited contingent) Cultural semester ticket: free of charge (limited contingent)
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