
The Dance Center Columbia College Chicago presents
Contemporary Fusion: Cultural and Physical Synthesis
The Dance Center Columbia College Chicago presents
Modern / Contemporary
Class
90Running Time
Developed by Marcel Gbeffa, this hybrid movement style draws from urban dance forms, traditional African dances – particularly those rooted in the Vodoun culture of Benin, Butoh, and improvisational practices. This contemporary dance workshop introduces a movement vocabulary shaped by the fusion of these diverse influences. The class is structured around the use of the spine to generate grounded, wave-like movement; it explores the awareness of different parts of the body and the energies that flow through them, allowing for the creation of dynamic accents. Through guided set exercises as well as structured improvisations, participants investigate the body as a site of cultural and physical synthesis, generating a distinctive choreographic language unique to the artist.
The Dance Center Columbia College Chicago
1306 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605


