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#yodo - you only die once (GER)
As part of Moving Identities, dancers Michi Maxi Schulz, Luana Àsiba Madikera and Virginnia Ogechi Krämer develop immersive artistic formats that invite people to come into contact with (their own) death, dying, grief and the understanding of care work.
Since their collaboration for the #yodo -you only die once residency at Heizhaus Berlin in autumn 2023, they have formed a unique trio. With different backgrounds and interests such as traditional and urban African dance, drama, political organisation, end-of-life care, dance education and poetic research, the three want to develop immersive artistic formats that invite people to come into contact with death, dying, mourning and the understanding of care work. They curate spaces in a unique way to open up, share and learn together about these topics that are otherwise culturally marginalised in Western contexts. Part of their emerging research consists of visiting dying people in local hospices, inviting experts on death and grief to share and question different artistic practices and scores.
In an Open Studio they shared insights into their research and artistic practice.
#yodo -you only die once was selected for the Moving Identities Residency Programm 2024-2025 as the German artist collective.
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Luana Naquin alias Luana Madikera
Luana Naquin aka Luana Madikera (she/her) is a multidisciplinary dancer who uses poetry, words, images, music and performance in her practice. Luana specializes in modern and urban African dances as well as traditional Afro-Caribbean dances. She uses different improvisation techniques and dance techniques (contemporary dance, pole dance...). Luana is currently researching the African heritage of the Afro-Caribbean population.
Virginnia Ogechi Krämer
Virginnia Ogechi Krämer is a performer, facilitator, interdisciplinary artist and parent. Their interests range from embodied social justice and Afrofuturism to cultural identity-based artistic research and ritual. In spring 2023, Virginnia was Artist in Residence at Emerging Change/Tanzfabrik Berlin, which resulted in their solo work ‘hair pulling’ (WT). As part of the FemBlack Performance Collective, Virginnia premiered their first production “another space/memory” at Berlin's Ringtheater in fall 2023.
Michi Maxi Schulz
Michi Maxi Schulz (she/her) is a performance artist and project manager in the Berlin performing arts scene. Her projects combine the themes of intersectional feminism, anti-Ableism and critical whiteness. Her work consists of artistic, performative and political formats. Since 2016, Michi has been working intensively on the topics of dying, death, grief and care work (STTS) and initiated the project “#yodo - you only die once.” in 2017.
