Aro Ilè

Choreographer and dancer Awoulath Alougbin wants to bring to the scene a connection between krump – a street dance movement that emerged in the early 2000s, that was, and still is, a way out for young people's daily struggles and a means of resistance against the oppressor – and a dance that brings the soul of ritual dances back to its origins. With these ritual dances, Awoulath makes a reverse movement, back in time and across the continents. Through myth and dance, she goes in search of the cosmic roots of mankind. That universal place where we can all come home. 

“Dance, fire and childhood. Navigating strictly between boundaries of single god religions. The only prayer forbidden was that of the Vodun devotees through dance rituals in neighbouring temples. We are not so different you and I. They are not so different. Them and you. If you feel the mystical connections entranced through the dancers, you will see how similar your krump is to my land, my dance, and my rituals. You will see how healing takes it shape through the spirit of dance. A divine continuity between body, mind and soul. The beauty of the African dance practice.” – Awoulath Alougbin 

This project received support from the Kangouroe Project, a support measure of the City of Brussels, in response to the cultural cutbacks at the end of 2019. In this way, the city wants to give new cultural projects a boost on the way to professional success. 

Get the full Aro Ilè experience, watch the 3 short documentaries by Vinco Zierowan.