Ahmed Soura is a dancer and choreographer. Born in Burkina Faso, he has lived in Berlin since 2012. His training includes traditional dances from Burkina Faso, Afro-contemporary, urban dance, breakdance and contemporary dance, which he studied at the Institut national de formation artistique et culturelle in Burkina Faso and at the Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier in France. In 2007 he founded his dance company KORO / Compagnie Ahmed Soura in Burkina Faso; international awards for his solos ‘En opposition avec Moi’ and ‘166’. Collaborations with Compagnie Irène Tassembedo, Christoph Schlingensief, Compagnie Christoph Winkler, Pink Mama Theatre, Monsun Theatre, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Philharmonie Berlin, Lise Wagner, Serge Aimé Coulibaly /Faso Danse Théâtre, among others. He teaches worldwide. Ahmed’s movement language is expressive, energetic and impresses with an electrifying stage presence.