Koffi Désirée Larissa, born in Côte d’Ivoire. She began traditional dance in 2003 with the dance company DJOLEM and joined the dance company VATA in 2005. In 2006 she joined the Compagnie de danse N’Soleh and trained in contemporary dance. Participation in numerous international festivals. 2023 Foundation of the company EL’S Cie.
Her first choreographic work „LOST“ performed in 2020 during the online meeting BACT TO THE FUTURE initiated by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of the University Of Florida. This performance was reworked at the International Dance Biennale in Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Her second creation ‘SPIRIT’ is a duet that was performed in Abidjan as part of the SOCA initiated by the dance association Accord Danse. It was also performed in 2023 at the NIKAALA festival in LOME. In 2024, she was invited by the STEPTEX DANCE PROJECT to take part in an artistic residency programme and a show in front of an audience in Bremen.