UFERSTUDIOS BERLIN

16.09. – 20.09.2026

I am [NOT] a parrot

I am [NOT] a parrot kuyumarts 2023

We use the word “exotic”, to label something that we cannot label. By calling it that way, we stop confronting ourselves with it. We are comfortable. We move day by day in different ways, and our movements are mostly automatic.

I started this piece when I was being compared with a “parrot” by an audience member, after seeing me perform a contemporary dance piece in a colourful costume.  In this solo, I’m working with different patterns inspired by automatic movement and stereotypes. I am experimenting with chanting, speech, loops and dance, the concept of repetition, by unwinding and recontextualizing different systems, from everyday life to personal experiences. This performance is a part of an ongoing research that originated in my relationship with normality and identity, by exploring and questioning the perspectives built on the female black body.

Concept /Choreography / Performance and Sound: Tatiana Mejía
Dramaturgical support: Elizabeth Leopold
Photo: Diego Alejandro Puerto
Duration: 20 minutes

Dear participant of the Chuma Chuma workshop with Tadhi Alawi,

We are excited to welcome you!

Important Information:

  • Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before the start on both days (April 24 & 25, 2026) at the entrance
  • We will meet you there and guide you to the workshop room

Please bring:

  • A water bottle
  • Light, comfortable clothing

On site:

  • Restrooms on every floor
  • No changing rooms or showers
  • You can change in the studio or in the restroom
  • No elevator

Workshop Times:

  • April 24, 2026: 6:00–8:00 PM
  • April 25, 2026: 2:00–4:00 PM

Address:
theaterhaus berlin | Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH
Neue Jakobstraße 9, 10179 Berlin

How to get there:
Wallstraße 32 – House C
U-Bahn: U2 Märkisches Museum | U8 Heinrich-Heine-Straße
Bus: 147, 165, 265

Contact:
workshops@kuyumarts.de

A refund of the participation fee is not possible. However, a replacement person is allowed. Please contact the email address provided above and submit the name and contact details of the replacement person.

As part of the workshop photos and videos may be taken. By participating, you agree that these may be used and stored for public relations purposes (e.g. website, print media, social media).

You acknowledge that, in the case of publication on the internet, access by third parties is possible and that full control over further use cannot be guaranteed.

This consent is given voluntarily and can be revoked at any time.

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