Location: Alte Feuerwache Köln
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
19.09.2026: INSTANT STORIES Performance night based on instant composition and improvisation created by 15 artists followed by a Dj set
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 Performance night based on instant composition and improvisation created by 15 artists followed by a Dj set.
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 Stark
Choreography, 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, Zainab Lax, Kelvin Kilonzo, Pablo Gīw, Fallon Mayanja
NEXUS rendez-vous celebrates the transformative potential of collaboration when artists create together in the present moment.
WILLIE STARK 