Afro Light is not a folk festival with traditional music and dance, but a contemporary art and culture festival. The focus is on local and international artists with a focus on Afro music, dance, spoken word and art. We give them a platform where they can present themselves, develop and network. Under the artistic direction of the Urban Arts division of Theater Oberhausen, the festival opens up with various participatory formats and invites people in Oberhausen and the Ruhr region to exchange ideas and celebrate.
From Scratch & Beatbox explores the diversity of movements rooted in different cultures and skillfully interweaves them with musical sounds and the art of painting. The fusion of dance and painting is seen as the key to the "performative turn": How can the invisible lines of a choreography be visualized? To what extent can urban dance and painting contribute to opening up fresh perspectives?
The focus is on the transformation of basic steps into an individual signature image, with the exploration, refinement and further development of new paths, basic steps and forms taking center stage.
The aim is to make the invisible lines of the choreography visible by transferring the resulting work onto paper or canvas coated with color pigments.
Sun. 13.10.24 15:00 - Afro Light Festival: From Scratch & Beatbox
Wed. 16.10.24 18:30 - Dance Camp: Afro Dance Workshop with Damiano
Thu. 17.10.24 18:30 - Dance camp: Afro Dance Workshop with Damiano
Fri. 18.10.24 18:30 - Dance camp: Afro Dance Workshop with Damiano
Sat. 19.10.24 12:30 - Dance camp: HipHop Dance with PDOG
Sat. 19.10.24 14:00 - Dance camp: Afro Dance Workshop with Damiano
Sat. 19.10.24 15:30 - Dance camp: HipHop Dance with PDOG
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