Black
by Oulouy (Spain)
21:00 – Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi Gorizia
Black is a reflection on the violence and emancipation of blackness in today’s world, through a body that challenges and disturbs, a body that is both wounded and celebrated. Using a set devoid of artifice and brimming with symbolism, choreographer and performer Oulouy hints at recent history such as the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the murder of George Floyd to rethink the Black African body in the Western world.
Black is a dance, a visual and musical chronicle, narrated through street dance styles of the African continent and its diaspora in the USA, such as Coupé-Décalé, Ndomboló, Afrohouse or Krump.
Biography:
Born in Ivory Coast and based in Spain, Oulouy combines his role as choreographer, dancer and artistic director with teaching masterclasses worldwide. His work has been presented internationally in venues such as Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York, Bluma Appel in Toronto, Fabrik Potsdam in Germany, Dansens Hus Oslo, La Briqueterie, among others. Black was selected for the Danza a Escena 2024 catalogue to tour within Spain. Black is also part of AECID’s catalogue 2025-2026 Excenario, which supports the touring of the piece worldwide. Oulouy is also the founder and curator of the festival oyofe dedicated to street dances.
Notes:
It can be adapted to site-specific or outdoors settings.
Oulouy leads afro street dance workshops. He is fluent in Spanish, French and English.
Contact:
Gerard Casas, distribution manager
+34616994509
hola@africamoment.org
@enfantdesbois, @africamoment
africamoment.org
Credits:
Choreography and performance: Oulouy
Produced and distributed: by Africa Moment
Pictures: Brava Studio and Javier Sánchez Salcedo
+ performances
