IKPIRIKPI – The Warrior Within with Micheal Chijioke Ejinkeonye & Nadine Freisleben – 2 Days Workshop in the frame of HerbstTanz 2025.
Where: Tanzfabrik Berlin, Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin, Germany
When: 01.-02.11.25 // 10:00-14:00
Between ritual and presence – the Ohafia Warrior Dance in a contemporary context Tradition meets contemporary: in this dance workshop, Michael Ejinkeonye (dancer and cultural mediator from Nigeria) and Nadine Freisleben (contemporary dancer and choreographer) combine the powerful Ohafia Warrior Dance with modern bodywork. The Ohafia Dance (Ikpirikpi Ogu) is deeply rooted in the history and identity of the Ohafia people in Nigeria. It celebrates courage, resilience, and physical presence—embodied through powerful gestures, rhythmic patterns, and ritual dynamics. Michael Ejinkeonye conveys its traditional elements, embedded in cultural context, oral history, and the Ohafia’s self-image as a warrior community. In the second part of the workshop, Nadine Freisleben invites participants to activate their own strength through precise movement and conscious body control. Targeted training of the spine, spatial awareness, and movement control creates a powerful and fluid flow of movement. The joint workshop opens up a space for experience between ritual and contemporary improvisation—in which a new physical and cultural language can emerge.
Bio
Micheal Chijioke Ejinkeonye is a Nigerian dance teacher, choreographer, and entertainment producer.
Nadine Freisleben is a choreographer, performer, and production manager for the free performing arts.
Further information on our website:
https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/workshop_programm
How to apply / register:
Sign up on our website:
https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/workshop_programm or send an
email to workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
Costs for participants:
140/110€*
*early bird until 10.10.2025
Contact details: workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
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