Open Call for workshop with Cherish Menzo

Performance artist Cherish Menzo works with electronic music, techniques from hip-hop music (‘chopped and screwed’) and rap. For her new production “D̶A̶R̶K̶MATTER” she explores the use of movement and voice, as a tool to look more closely at how we perceive ourselves and others. She looks at questions of the African diaspora and possible futures, apart from common western philosophy around ‘the human’.

Having the desire to bring multiple voices to the audience, Cherish works with the Distorted Rap Choir: a locally formed choir of non-professional participants. In a two day workshop, participants will get to know the ‘chopped and screwed’ methodology and learn a rap anthem by Cherish Menzo and vocal coach Daniel Bonsu. At the end of the workshop there will be an audio recording that will then be integrated into the performances during Tanz im August.

As a part of the search of the project “D̶A̶R̶K̶MATTER”, the team looks into opening an on- going dialogue about representation of the Black body in the performing arts with the local participants of the Distorted Rap Choirs. Therefore we invite a variety of people from the African diaspora with different backgrounds and ages (16+) who are interested in joining the search for other stories and embodiments. We highly encourage for people without an artistic profession or background to apply.

More details and information can be found here.