UNEXPECTED LESSONS 4: LA PALABRE Space
Tea, Reading & Resting Room the dance project Coole Kinder
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 4: Decolonizing the Body in Dance
Fri, 11 September 2026
13 –15 h
„Cuerpos de Tierra - Earth Bodies“
Workshop with Martha Hincapié Charry
15.30 – 17.30 h
„The Cosmic Body“
Workshop with Dr. Rajyashree Ramesh
Sat, 12 September 2026
14 – 21 h
LA PALABRE Space – Tea, Reading & Resting Room
with the dance project Coole Kinder
16 – 18 h
„Amazonia 2040“
Lecture-Performance by Martha Hincapié Charry
„The Cosmic Body“
Lecture-Performance by Dr. Rajyashree Ramesh
18.30 – 19.15 h
„On Unarriving“
Performance by Sage Ni‘Ja Whitson
Cast
With
Tanzprojekt Coole Kinder
Cast
With
Tanzprojekt Coole Kinder
Programme
UNEXPECTED LESSON 4: Decolonizing the Body in Dance
Fri, 11 September 2026
13 –15 h
„Cuerpos de Tierra - Earth Bodies“
Workshop with Martha Hincapié Charry
15.30 – 17.30 h
„The Cosmic Body“
Workshop with Dr. Rajyashree Ramesh
Sat, 12 September 2026
14 – 21 h
LA PALABRE Space – Tea, Reading & Resting Room
with the dance project Coole Kinder
16 – 18 h
„Amazonia 2040“
Lecture-Performance by Martha Hincapié Charry
„The Cosmic Body“
Lecture-Performance by Dr. Rajyashree Ramesh
18.30 – 19.15 h
„On Unarriving“
Performance by Sage Ni‘Ja Whitson
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
Tanzprojekt Coole Kinder
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