FemmeFitness; Dance as decolonial and feminist practice
Creating Safer Spaces for Empowerment & Navigating White Institutions.
(Video available only until June 6th!)

For People of Colour and people from the Global South, the h(is)tories of so many dances are rooted in practices that are political, communal, spiritual, painful, angry, empowering. So often they have been more than a form of entertainment – they are a necessity and a means to resist, and this is still the case for many people today. But what happens when the narratives of pain and liberation are lost in the replication of practices in white western and colonial contexts such as Germany? How do we see silencing in the realm of artistic and cultural institutions? What strategies can we find to navigate institutions and find truly empowering forms of expression? By merging physical movement, sweating, loud music and discussion, FemmeFitness is a practice that looks to reframe discussions and reclaim spaces. In this online workshop we will consider the potentials of decolonial feminism within institutions, what issues arise and then go on to enjoy the endorphins and energy that our bodies release when dancing.

❤ Keep in mind this is a safe(r) space for femmes and queer people, particularly of colour, so their needs, voices and feels will be prioritised. In this workshop I will be going into the frameworks of what safe(r) spaces mean and how we all can work to create them. ❤

Anisha Müller is an artist, activist and DJ who gives empowerment workshops and talks. She specialises in feminist body practice, her main achievement being  founding and teaching the dance workout class FemmeFitness. Her work is driven by the need to confront and discuss the policing of bodies, safer spaces and critical whiteness. Aiming to bring QTIPOC to the front, she has given talks and workshops in London and Berlin at  CutieBiPoC, Berlin Film Society and Haus der Kulturen der Welt.