Physical Days 2022:
Shafiki Sseggayi
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Location
TANZhAUS Bern
Dalmaziquai 69, 3005 Bern
Daten und Zeiten/dates and times
17./18.12.2022
11:00–16:30
Kosten/cost
(Barzahlung am Anfang des Workshops/cash payment at the beginning of the workshop)
160 CHF
› Anmeldung/registration
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About the Workshop
The class is developed is a rich and
powerful fusion between traditional
african dance and my own personal
style. m
My aim is to dig deep
into the power-house of movement
and to uncover the strength within
the locomotion of the body as well
as making full use of the undulations
of the spine. after having established
our base strength, the class
progresses into the rhythmical section
in order to fuse the grounding
actions, readying us for rapid movement –
as fast as we can get but also
as slow as we wish it to be.
The
class combines elements of floor
work, coreplay, basic acrobatics
and rythmic footwork patterns.
About Shafiki
Originally born in a small village in Uganda, Shafiki learned to play traditional African music and at the age of 15 he moved to the big city of Kampala, where he was exposed to African contemporary dance. Contemporary dance taught him so much about him-self and his character – creating in him power, energy and devotion. In Uganda he became a member of several different companies, including Mutumizi Dance Company, Keiga Dance Company and Latin Flavor Uganda where he both performed and choreographed his own pieces. Bringing aspects of himself, African culture and mentality to anyone interested in the dance world is very important to him. Shafiki later moved to the Netherlands in 2011 in order to attend the Amsterdam high school for the arts; he graduated four years later with a degree from the Urban Contemporary department.
In 2013, he worked with Ultima Vez under Wim Vandekeybus and from 2014 to 2020 he has been a fixed company member with Johannes Wieland Dance company at Staatstheater Kassel.
He has now embarked on a new journey with the newly created Tanz theatre assemble by Staatstheater Kassel under the new Artistic direction of Thorston Teubl.