SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT // nora chipaumire & Wouter Vanhaelemeesch

In February 2019, Ghent will welcome a new festival: Same Same But Different, an international festival focusing on the universal issues of colonization and decolonization, identity, and geopolitical economics. The festival will open with African choreographer nora chipaumire. Her triptych “#PUNK 100% POP *N!GGA” — a performance featuring dance, song, beats, and spoken word —… Continue reading SAME SAME...

Conversation with nora chipaumire

Conversation with nora chipaumire after ‘portrait of myself as my father‘ performed by nora chipaumire, Pape Ibrahima N’diaye, and Shamar Watt at the Beursschouwburg Brussels (16 & 17.02.2018). “When those bodies are constantly put at risk, constantly alienated, we have to find another way to hold the material, the knowledge. So this knowledge needs to… Continue reading Conversation with...

Minded Podcast

In a riveting episode of the MINDED podcast, artist nora chipaumire delved into her life, work, and philosophy, providing listeners with a profound glimpse into the mind of a woman who defies conventional labels. Born in Zimbabwe and now a self-proclaimed citizen of the world, chipaumire’s work transcends boundaries, utilizing the body as a powerful… Continue reading Minded Podcast

Seeds | Llupe & nora chipaumire

Llupe invites multidisciplinary dance artist nora chipaumire to talk about her ongoing projects, her approach to music in her practice, and the connection between Harare, New York, and Berlin, where she lives and works.

Tanz im August – Eröffnungswochenende

Im stickig-heißen Bühnenhaus der Alten Münze in Berlin-Mitte, zum ersten Mal ein Spielort des Tanzfestivals, hat die Choreografin nora chipaumire ihr Stück “Dambudzo” – “Ärger” – gezeigt, ein Stück voller Lebenslust und Lebensfreude.

Frühkritik RBB Kultur: Tanz im August – nora chipaumire: „#Punk 100 Prozent Pop *N!gga“

Punk-Musik von Patti Smith, Pop-Musik von Grace Jones und Musik aus Simbabwe und dem Kongo – das waren einige der Inspirationsquellen für die Choreographin nora chipaumire aus Simbabwe und New York. Ihr Stück mit dem schwierigen Titel „# Punk 100 Prozent Pop *N!gga“ („Hash Tag Hundred Percent Star Nigga“) hatte gestern Premiere beim Tanz im… Continue reading Frühkritik RBB Kultur: Tanz im August –...

Tanz im August – Eröffnungswochenende

In the stuffy-hot stage house of the Alte Münze in Berlin-Mitte, a venue for the dance festival for the first time, choreographer nora chipaumire presented her piece “Dambudzo” – “Trouble” – a piece full of zest for life and joy of living. Frank Schmidt