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DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube Join us every Wednesday as we take over the pavilion at Dammweg 216 for two hours to dance together! The “Own Your Block” dance sessions are open to the whole community and are accompanied by different dancers every week. So come by and own your block! Funded through: Projektflyer […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube Welcome to the streets! We are taking to the streets for a special cause! Over the next few months, there will be a dance session with workshops and live DJs at a different location every month. With these dance sessions we want to take up space and consciously use […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube The dance theater piece “AkzepTanz” was created in collaboration between the German-Ghanaian artist ensemble M.I.K. Family and the Iconic House of St Laurent and premiered in December 2021. The piece focuses primarily on acceptance and empowerment. On one hand the piece is about addressing the ideals of the Western […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube Over the course of eight months we offered a group of young dancers a diverse program with practical and theoretical input from professional instructors. The Black dance cultures Hip Hop, Modern African Dances, Dancehall and Krump, as well as topics critical of discrimination were introduced to the group of […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube After the great success of “Alkebu-Lan” in 2021 with over 600 participants, we again ensured a stronger visibility of the African, Afrodiasporic, Afro-German and Black community in the Berlin cityscape in 2022. The summer festival in the “Weißen Siedlung” took place repeatedly on the Dammweg campus and featured live […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube CDC Festival, known throughout Europe for its authenticity, original concept and unique atmosphere, took place again in 2022 from May 25 to 29 in Berlin. The festival included 19 dance workshops, a show contest and a culture clash dance battle with international guest dancers. In addition, there was a […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube Over a period of three months, the program offered various workshops for children and young people aged 6-21. Divided into age-appropriate groups, we were able to create a safer space and playfully introduce dance, poetry and music to Neukölln’s children and youth.  In cooperation with: Oyoun – KulturNeuDenken, Outreach […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube On the Dammweg campus, we celebrated African and afrodiasporic culture with the Akebu-Lan Black Culture Fest in September 2021. The fest featured a family-friendly program that included music, dance, poetry, drinks, food, and various activities for young and old. With Alkebu-Lan, we succeeded in increasing the visibility of Black […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube Real change starts from within. We took this to heart and used this project to challenge our own ways of thinking. Over several months, we organised digital and analog events that centred Black and PoC voices and critiqued whiteness in a dance context. Within this project, we drafted our […]

DE EN DE EN Instagram Youtube Despite the pandemic, we came together on two days in August and danced (after being tested, of course). This time all invited workshop lecturers, battle jurors and panel guests were female – which made CDC Weekender 2021 a particularly valuable edition. Six workshops, two battle categories, showcases and a […]