Location: Alte Feuerwache Köln / Next edition: 15.09 to 19.09.2027
NEXUS rendez-vous is a platform that connects people from different disciplines, cultural backgrounds and dance traditions, through exchange, collaboration, and shared artistic practice. It is a space where dance, music, and performance converge.
18.09.2026: Le monde nous regarde Practice unfolding / Company Stark
Practice unfolding is a preview of the performance that offers a glimpse into the initial phase of the creative process and traces the work’s development leading up to its premiere. Directed and choreographed by Willie Stark, this piece is a physical exploration of the concept of resistance against erasure, silencing, and control.
Artistic Direction, Choreography, Dance: Willie Stark
Choreographic Input, Dance: Laura Schönlau
Artistic Consultant: Khadidiatou Bangoura
Music Composition: Fallon Mayanja
Visual and Video Material: Paula Schür
Costumes: Kora Hamm with Willie Stark
19.09.2026: INSTANT STORIES Première
Instant composition and improvisation form the core artistic practice of INSTANT STORIES. Rather than working toward fixed choreographic outcomes, performers and musicians engage in a process of real-time creation, responding to one another, to the space, and to the unfolding moment.
In this way, improvisation becomes both a creative tool and a shared language that connects them across disciplines, cultures, and artistic traditions. INSTANT STORIES embraces the creative potential of the unknown, it is more than a gathering or performance platform; it is a living laboratory for experimentation. Individual expression is continuously shaped by interaction, making each artistic contribution part of a larger, evolving ecosystem.
Artistic Direction, Choreography, Dance: Willie StarkChoreography, Dance: Laura Schönlau, Conny Alogbleto, Romi Okewu, Bernd-Michel Pierre Louis, Valentina Restrepo Giraldo, Jesse le maquisard Bantu, Thor Galileo Axé, Yasmine Calasse, David Mendez, Paul Damiano, Wendel Lima de Alcantara, Kelvin Kilonzo
Live music, music composition: Zainab Lax, Pablo Gīw, Fallon Mayanja
NEXUS rendez-vous celebrates the transformative potential of collaboration when artists create together in the present moment.
