Jonas Onny
Workshop - Afrofusion with Live Music - All Levels
Datum: 11. Sept 2022
Uhrzeit: 12:00 - 13:30h
Studio: Open-Air (With Open-Air Ticket)
Description - Afrofusion Open-Level
An energetic mix of popular traditional and contemporary African Dance moves from all over the continent.
Afrofusion will introduce various traditional and contemporary African dance moves. The focus of the workshop will be on musicality, coordination, the isolation of the upper body and hips as well as leg and footwork.
This workshop is open for everybody!
Biography Jonas Onny
Born in Germany, Jonas Kofi K. Onny spent his early years in Ghana where he made first experiences with African dances and drumming. Back in Germany and after extensive training in various styles of Hip Hop, Acrobatics, Jazz Dance and classical ballet he studied contemporary dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts, where he graduated in 2014. His artistic range reaches from contemporary street shows and dance pieces with various companies to Musical and Opera productions at theatres in Germany, Benelux and Switzerland. Jonas is also a member of the Ferus Animi // Terra Nova Collective, a group of cross disciplinary craftspersons researching in the fields of human physiology and performance, through both an artistic and scientific lens.