hello, I’m Laura,

a German-Ghanaian contemporary dancer, choreographer, performer and facilitator based in Cologne. I completed my artistic training in both the Contemporary-Urban and Choreography departments at the Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg (NL), graduating in 2020. I have developed a dynamic and versatile movement language through collaborations with choreographers, collectives, and interdisciplinary artists across various genres. Further enriching my artistic perspective and broadening my understanding of aesthetic and media contexts, I pursued studies in art history and media cultural at the University of Cologne.

My work lives at the intersection of rhythm and fluidity, vulnerability and power—each gesture a deliberate exploration of the body’s capacity to connect, express, and transform. Movement, for me, is a language of truth: an invitation for audiences to enter a visceral, intuitive experience where dance resonates, speaks, and captivates. Guided by an instinctive sense of space, I create performances that shift between quiet intimacy and bold intensity. My movement language blends poetic nuance with precise physicality, forming an embodied dialogue where emotional depth meets dynamic presence.
At the heart of my choreographic practice is a deep inquiry into the relationship between body, materiality, and spatiality. My site-specific and multidisciplinary works integrate architectural forms, installation, and visual art with urgent social and political narratives—each performance shaped by the expressive potential of the moving body. I am driven by a constant curiosity: inspired by emerging forms of movement, the generation of new creative resources, and the ongoing pursuit of artistic research

Most recently I performed in ‘EXOTIQUES’ by choreographer Willie Stark and worked as a guest dancer in ‘ANACONDA’ by Reut Shemesh at the Stadttheater Gießen. I presented my latest solo work, Why so noisy?, as part of the AIC! anniversary in public space in interaction with the architecture of Ebertplatz in Cologne. Recent other choreographic works include Swish swish… and other tales (in collabo with Nadjana Mohr), presented as part of the exhibition Don’t Panic Rose!, as well as the solo piece SEEING / NOT SEEING featured at the BritneyXFestival 2024 at Schauspiel Köln.

In the course of my artistic career, I have worked with companies such as the Stadttheater Gießen, choreographers such as Antje Velsinger, Reut Shemesh, Willie Stark/ Stark Company, Reinaldo Ribeiro, Lucia Oiro, Khadidiatou Bangoura, Horacio Macuacua, Thomas Lehmen, Laura Hicks, Katja Heitmann, Tony Vezich, Tony Adigun and the collective’s flies&tales, .Dencuentro and TachoTinta. 

Until September 2023, I took over the dance coordination of Tanz-Arbeit Oberhausen for two years, danced and assisted in the works of Thomas Lehmen.