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Ubuntu
Philosophy

In 2020/21 people from Ubuntuhuis, neighbours and artists of the neighbourhood make a dance-theater performance at cultural center Het Wilde Westen to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ubuntuhuis.
Ubuntu comes from the Zulu saying: “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” and means “I am what I am because of who we all are.”
We explore this theme together and find beside other that improvisation performances reflects the ubuntu philosophy nicely: Joining a field where you can enter and participate in an own way as leader, follower or witness.
We develop a common language by dancing, playing, performing, and celebrating together,

Ubuntu_Garten.jpg

Corona
Obstructions

How to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ubuntuhuis with a dance theater performance during the pandemic.
By Susi Rosenfeld & Susan Bink, Utrecht, NL

Presented on December 2nd 2020 at the online symposium
“Reconnect Participative Dance” by AktionTanz, Germany

Link to the article

Stick
Around

Video by Culturele Zondag

Video by Tessel Schmidt, Music Amara Tiabate, Performance by Susan Bink, Tessel Schmidt, Susi Rosenfeld

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