Workshop with Idio Chichava
Uploading the Rhythm
- 18.11 2026
- Workshops
- Other Gatherings
- Espaço Alkantara
- Free upon registration
- 10H
- 6h
In this workshop, for professionals and students in performing arts, Idio Chichava explores technical elements for expanding bodily awareness, bringing together dance language, aesthetic appreciation, and the development of creativity.
Elements such as energy, repetition, and rhythm, based on the foundations of traditional Mozambican dances such as Makwaela, Xigubo, and Mapiko, are used to propose a dialogue between the choreographer and the body. Through floor-to-jump level transitions, the relationship between bodies and space, and the exploration of participants’ physical resistance, practical exercises in spontaneous composition and performance will be developed.
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In Portuguese.
Accessibility
Accesible for people with reduced mobility.
Idio Chichava is a Mozambican dancer, choreographer, and artistic director. He began dancing in 2000 in a traditional Mozambican dance group and later dedicated himself to contemporary dance through Culturarte—the first contemporary dance company in Mozambique—and the Danças na Cidade programs. In 2005, he moved to France to join the Kubilai Khan Company. After returning to Mozambique in 2012, he founded the Converge+ company, through which he promotes artistic exchanges, dance education in various communities, and performative interventions in public spaces. He...
