UNEXPECTED LESSONS 3: LA PALABRE Space
Tea, Reading & Resting Room with jee chan, Cheng-jung Tsai
Lecture Performance Workshop
The LA PALABRE Space at the KUBUS accompanies the programme of UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of the Body and Sound, which explores the plural knowledge of dance, body, and sound. Interdisciplinary perspectives and practitioners from the African continent, the diaspora, and beyond will engage in dialogue with Berlin’s dynamic dance scene. “La palabre” refers to the social practice of public discourse, gathering, and collective conflict resolution found in many countries across the African continent. The themes of each UNEXPECTED LESSONS edition are further explored and discussed through conversations, artistic interventions, and reading sessions. Guests are invited to spend time in the LA PALABRE Space, to pause, listen, participate, browse the library, drink tea, or simply linger
Programme
UNEXPECTED LESSON 3: Rethinking Dance in Academia
Fri, 11 September 2026
18 – 19.30 h
„Beyond Academia? How Dance Rewrites Research”
Lecture performance with Prof. Dr. Mariama Diagne, Dr. Sandra Noeth, and interventions by artist Isabel Kwarteng-Acheampong
14 – 21 h
LA PALABRE Space – Tea, Reading & Resting Room
with jee chan and Cheng-jung Tsai
Cast
With
jee chan
Cheng-jung Tsai
Cast
With
jee chan
Cheng-jung Tsai
Programme
UNEXPECTED LESSON 3: Rethinking Dance in Academia
Fri, 11 September 2026
18 – 19.30 h
„Beyond Academia? How Dance Rewrites Research”
Lecture performance with Prof. Dr. Mariama Diagne, Dr. Sandra Noeth, and interventions by artist Isabel Kwarteng-Acheampong
14 – 21 h
LA PALABRE Space – Tea, Reading & Resting Room
with jee chan and Cheng-jung Tsai
Credits
“LA PALABRE” was developed by Isabel Raabe and Celina Baljeet Basra as part of the TALKING OBJECTS LAB. “LA PALABRE Space” at the Radialsystem is curated by Arantxa Ciafrino.
Radialsystem media partners: The Berliner, tip Berlin, taz – die tageszeitung, Radio 3.
Credits
“LA PALABRE” was developed by Isabel Raabe and Celina Baljeet Basra as part of the TALKING OBJECTS LAB. “LA PALABRE Space” at the Radialsystem is curated by Arantxa Ciafrino.
Radialsystem media partners: The Berliner, tip Berlin, taz – die tageszeitung, Radio 3.
The LA PALABRE Space at the KUBUS accompanies the programme of UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of the Body and Sound, which explores the plural knowledge of dance, body, and sound. Interdisciplinary perspectives and practitioners from the African continent, the diaspora, and beyond will engage in dialogue with Berlin’s dynamic dance scene. “La palabre” refers to the social practice of public discourse, gathering, and collective conflict resolution found in many countries across the African continent. The themes of each UNEXPECTED LESSONS edition are further explored and discussed through conversations, artistic interventions, and reading sessions. Guests are invited to spend time in the LA PALABRE Space, to pause, listen, participate, browse the library, drink tea, or simply linger
Cast
With
jee chan
Cheng-jung Tsai
