Yibu Dance

Dancer, choreographer Chun Zhang (1988, Shanghai, China) met Kai Strathmann in 2015, during their master of choreography study, in the Folkwang University of Arts, Essen, Germany. In 2019, both of their productions with the Folkwang Dance Studio got nominated by the renowned Kurt Jooss Prize. Chun won the jury prize with her piece 'Being Far Away From' at the end. Same year, they founded YIBU DANCE.'Yibu, Yibu' means 'step by step' in Chinese, representing the ethics and aesthetics of the ensemble. They produce visual, consequent, ambient works that explore the essence of human existence through fundamental movements, light and sound, which have been shown and resided in Fabrik Heeder, TanzFaktur, International Tanzmesse Düsseldorf, Festival Tanz NRW, First and Further Steps Festival, Move Festival, Campania Teatro Festival (IT), SILK Kliscope (AT), among other theaters in Germany and China. They collaborate with other freelance artists from diverse disciplines and engage in artistic researches, workshops and dance films.