Dance & Community: Raphael Moussa Hillebrand – A Voice for Change: Fighting for the Arts, Panafricanism and Radical Change towards Solidarity
Monday, April 4, 2022 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm CEST/GMT+2Hybrid Lecture Series
7:30 pm CET, the Factory and Online
Raphael Moussa Hillebrand will talk about his unusual background and education as a dancer in hip hop, about his choreography, working with children and difficult groups, his international projects, and about his work as a politician. Raphael is the first person of color to receive the prestigious German Dance Award (2020) recognizing his unique contributions in the fields of hip-hop, choreographic innovation, and community integration. Born in Hong Kong to German and West African parents, raised in Berlin, Raphael came to dance through B-Boy battles (Winner of Battle of the Year, 2006) and hip hop practice. He has a masters in choreography from the Ernst Busch Hochschule (HZT) and works regularly with/for the German Goethe Institute on international projects. He has choreographed “Der Rap des Niebelungen”, toured extensively, and is deeply engaged with Die Urbane — the political party in Germany intent upon using the positive energy in hip hop to help foster a culture that supports the best in each individual, to challenge high vs low culture, and to redefine freedom in the context of urban spaces.
This event is part of the lecture series: "Dance and Community Building: Utopian Practice in the 21st Century" which is funded by the Mellon Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement and Education.
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