Cypher & Utopia – Tanz als gel... Jul 23, 2026 Cypher & Utopia – Tanz als gelebte Utopie with Raphael Moussa Hillebrand – 5 days workshop in the frame of Summer/ing 2026 Where: Tanzfabrik Berlin, Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin, Germany When: 24.-28.08.26 // 12:00-15:00 Deadline for applications: until fully booked This workshop combines two artistic explorations: hip-hop cypher as the original form of collective movement practice, and dance as a lived utopia in the here and now. Cypher is a form of collective dancing in a circle. Based on improvisation, and independent of dance styles, the focus is on the creation of community. Ubuntu (I am through you) illustrates that community forms the basis of individual development, and that exchange is more important than virtuosity. What happens in the circle? What emerges when bodies start moving, encounter one another, listen and respond? Starting with somatic exercises, we explore body awareness and presence, with a focus on the spine as the engine of our movements. From there, we develop a groove and work out specific dance steps from urban and contemporary movement languages, for example Kick Ball Change and Fresno. Together we ask: What does it mean not just to perform dance, but to understand it as an act of resistance and of shaping the future? We will translate these questions into group improvisations – through which dance becomes a lived utopia for self-empowerment in the here and now. Beginners, professionals and all age groups are warmly invited. Further information & registration on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/workshop_programm How to register: Sign up on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/workshop_programm or send an email to workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de Costs for participants: 250/220€*  *early bird until 02.08.2026 Contact details: workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de For further information, please visit https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/schule# For more dance WORKSHOPS, visit https://dancingopportunities.com/category/workshop/