UK / Zambia
Structured like a backdoor interrogation, Akropolis 1 positions the audience as both witness and judge, as the piece confronts themes of immigration, legacy, and identity from an African diasporic perspective. It interrogates what it means to be first, second, or third generation and which histories we embody or abandon as we navigate through life.
Credits
Choreographer, performer and Director: Kennedy junior Muntanga
Dramaturg and assistant choreographer: Jessica Chambers
Composed by Sarai Vangelli De Cresci
Produced by Ruth Holdsworth, supported by Frances and Alexis Prenn
Commissioned by Impermanence Dance and performed at The Mount Without, Bristol
Camera department: Callum Hardwick, Dexter Hill, Ralph Martin
Filmed edited by Matt Barnes
Film produced by Johnny Major
Bio - Kennedy Junior Muntanga Kennedy Junior Muntanga is a Zambian-born choreographer, director and performer, and the Artistic Director of Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theatre. Based in London, his work is recognised for its striking physicality, emotional depth, and commitment to storytelling, drawing from theatre, psychology, and cultural narratives. He has collaborated with some of the most influential voices in contemporary dance and continues to shape bold, interdisciplinary work across stage and screen. Kennedy is also the founder of Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theatre, with his work touring internationally and premiering at platforms including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He continues to develop new work that pushes the boundaries between dance and theatre.
The Movement Art International Dance Festival 17-24 October 2026. The Movement Art International Dance Festival brings together international contemporary dance artists whose works explore memory, identity, resistance, and human connection. Rooted in the cross-border dialogue between Luxembourg and Trier, the festival creates space for exchange in a world increasingly shaped by division where bodies speak beyond language, borders, and fear. More than a performance festival, Movement Art is a gathering of perspectives, questions, and shared humanity.
Copyright: Paul Seaby
https://www.movementartfestival.com/de
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Spain
is an artistic installation born from a syncretic vision of dance and contemporary art. Drawing from ancient offerings to the gods, particularly in Classical Greece and the Mixtec culture, and the influence of 20th-century dance avant-gardes on mythology, this piece becomes a fusion of dance and sculpture, taking place within the same space and time as a unified, immersive device. Dance: ephemeral, organic, elusive, alive. Sculpture: material, ritualistic, circular, symbolic, enclosing, revealing, and yet shielding the dance from being touched, altered, or harmed. From this work, SuicaFilms, Pepe Andreu, and Rafa Molés created the Screendance short Rito, The Celebration of the Myth, which has received awards in several festivals:
- First Prize: DanzaTTack International Screendance Competition, Spain
- In Shadow Lisbon Screendance Festival, Portugal
Credits Direction: Asun Noales
Performers: Sebastian Rowinsky | Asun Noales
Choreography: Asun Noales | Sebastian Rowinsky
Music: Various Composers
Production & Music Arrangements: Eurotrack
Installation: Susana Guerrero
Photography & Video: Germán Antón
Documentation & Music Selection: Francisco Sarabia
Communication: La Cultura Portátil
Executive Production & National Touring: Amadeo Vañó
International Relationships: Federica Fasano
Graphic Design: Los Machos
Special Thanks: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante (MACA), Fernando Almodóvar, Elio Rodríguez, Georgina Cayuela, and David Donis
Bio-Asun Noales
The award-winning choreographer and founder of OtraDanza (since 2007) is considered one of Spain’s most distinctive voices in contemporary dance. Her works combine instinctive physicality, poetic imagery, and powerful dramaturgy. For over three decades, her creations have toured more than 25 countries and have been presented at major international festivals such as Jacob’s Pillow, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the International Dance Fair Düsseldorf. Recent highlights include La Mort i la Donzella (winner of 3 Max Awards—Spain’s national theater awards, 2021), Vigor Mortis (2020, winner of three Performing Arts Awards), and Sempere (2023, Best Dance Production at the Generalitat Valenciana Performing Arts Awards 2024, winner of the Premio Gira Escena Premiada, and selected for the Danza a Escena circuit). OtraDanza’s repertoire comprises 40 full-length works that have been performed in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Asun regularly creates commissioned works for renowned international institutions, including the Institut Valenciano de Cultura, the Axis Dance Company (San Francisco/Joyce Theater/Jacob’s Pillow), the Luna Negra Dance Theater (Chicago) and the Tanzkompanie Osnabrück.
The Movement Art International Dance Festival 17-24 October 2026. The Movement Art International Dance Festival brings together international contemporary dance artists whose works explore memory, identity, resistance, and human connection. Rooted in the cross-border dialogue between Luxembourg and Trier, the festival creates space for exchange in a world increasingly shaped by division where bodies speak beyond language, borders, and fear. More than a performance festival, Movement Art is a gathering of perspectives, questions, and shared humanity.
Copyright: Germán Antón
https://www.movementartfestival.com/de
Großer Saal | Veranstalter/organizer: menschMITmensch e.V.
Tageskarten: 16 € (Student) / 25 €
Movement Art Dance Festival Pass: 80 €
