With Tadhi Alawi
Chuma Chuma is a dance practice that combines different dance styles with movements inspired by Tanzanian dance traditions. The class focuses on helping participants explore movements that come from their own personal identity rather than simply copying choreography.
“Chuma” means iron or to pick in Swahili. These meanings reflect the metaphor of the class: breaking movement boundaries, becoming flexible, and transforming movements by exploring and selecting them during the creative process.
In this workshop, we will combine and explore different movement qualities—shaping them, questioning them, playing with them, and blending them together. The goal is to push our bodies toward discovering new movements and personal stories through dance.
The class also includes short reflection moments for checking in and out, as well as sharing stories about dance movements from Dar es Salaam. A short Q&A at the end allows participants to reflect on their experience.
Dates:
24.04.2026 18h – 20h pm
25.04.2026 14h – 16h pm
Language: English
Music: live (With Moussa Coulibaly and Janos Crecelius)
Dance level: open to all dance enthusiasts
The exact studio where the workshop will take place will be announced on the first day.
Location:
Theaterhaus Berlin | Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH
Neue Jakobstraße 9, 10179 Berlin
Cost:
€40 – One-day workshop
€70 – Two-day booking (discounted rate)
Payment:
Please transfer the fee (for one or two days) by 17.04.2026 to the bank account of Kuyum Arts gemeinnützige gUG:
IBAN: DE40 4306 0967 1289 0039 01
Alternatively, you can pay via PayPal at: kuyumarts@gmail.com
Reference: Please include “WS Tadhi Alawi” in your payment description.
Please fill out the form below to register for the workshop
Dear participant of the Chuma Chuma workshop with Tadhi Alawi,
We are excited to welcome you!
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Address:
theaterhaus berlin | Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH
Neue Jakobstraße 9, 10179 Berlin
How to get there:
Wallstraße 32 – House C
U-Bahn: U2 Märkisches Museum | U8 Heinrich-Heine-Straße
Bus: 147, 165, 265
Contact:
workshops@kuyumarts.de
A refund of the participation fee is not possible. However, a replacement person is allowed. Please contact the email address provided above and submit the name and contact details of the replacement person.
As part of the workshop photos and videos may be taken. By participating, you agree that these may be used and stored for public relations purposes (e.g. website, print media, social media).
You acknowledge that, in the case of publication on the internet, access by third parties is possible and that full control over further use cannot be guaranteed.
This consent is given voluntarily and can be revoked at any time.
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