In this 3-hour workshop, we will collectively address sexualized violence and abuse of power
within the context of the Berlin dance scene. The focus lies on sharing knowledge, legal
foundations, awareness-raising, and empowerment strategies for those affected as well as
their allies. In addition to dialogue and reflection formats, we will use body-based methods—particularly movement approaches from the Afro-diasporic dance style Krump—to strengthen safety and self-determination within our own bodies. The workshop is open to dancers from all dance communities who are committed to creating safer spaces and fostering structures of solidarity. The aim is to develop concrete courses of action on both an individual and collective level.

The workshop will be held in spoken English, questions in spoken German are no problem.

Iman Gele is a Berlin-based dancer, choreographer, and activist with East African roots. Deeply rooted in Hip Hop and Krump culture, she uses these Afro-diasporic dance styles to address themes such as identity, empowerment, and social justice. As a performer and choreographer, Iman brings her work to international stages and create creative spaces for exchange and empowerment. Also Iman is a member of the feminist collective Walashé and the Krump collective NDA BIVINI, advocating for greater visibility of marginalized perspectives within the dance scene. Through her work, she builds bridges between community, theater, and club culture—always with the aim of taking dance a lived expression of identity, resistance, and transformation.