Community Partner: Vancouver Street Dance Association
With facilitators Kosi Eze and DJ Rita Spirit
Location: VIVO Media Arts Centre
In this movement and filmmaking workshop led byKosi Eze, we examine the significance of archival and contemporary footage on the future imaginaries of street and club dance. Inspired by the format of Kosi’s @yuckmouthsessions, participants will engage with movement ideas gathered from case study footage to create a short film by the end of the workshop.
Born in Nigeria, Kosi Eze began to hone her creative influence through her love for music at the age of 18. As a young woman, Kosi drew many connections between her ancestral roots and the street dance forms which she became increasingly involved with in 2012 and through which the Enugu native discovered her passion for dance and performance art.
Kosi seeks to promote a knowledge of self and emotional intelligence through her art - as it impacts the way we engage within culture as messengers, leaders and mentors for the generation to come. Kosi is currently working towards increasing musical understanding through her studies and teaching.
She also contributes to the works of Compagnie de danse Ebnflõh and proudly represents the Symbiotic Monsters, the Unknown Floor Force and Sourpatch movement collective(s).
DJ Rita Spirit is an internationally recognized, Ukrainian-born, Vancouver-based DJ and dancer with over a decade of experience performing across North America, Europe, and Asia. Deeply rooted in funk, hip-hop, and house, her artistry blends cultural knowledge, musical depth, and community-centered values. She has curated sound at major events such as Summer Dance Forever (Amsterdam, NL), Massive Monkees Final Day (Seattle, US), World Dance Games (Guiyang, China), VSDF (Vancouver, CA), La Mera Mera Connexion Housera (Mexico City, MX) among others. Rita is the creator and producer of Cypher Killa Dance Festival, a street dance festival grounded in community and exchange that has taken place in Canada, Sweden, and Ukraine, as well as Digging for Gold, a Vancouver-based DJ and dance exchange series. As a DJ who has lived and performed around the world, Rita Spirit is known for creating intentional, versatile DJ sets and for her ability to take audiences on an immersive journey through sound and rhythm.
Born in Nigeria, Kosi Eze began to hone her creative influence through her love for music at the age of 18. As a young woman, Kosi drew many connections between her ancestral roots and the street dance forms which she became increasingly involved with in 2012 and through which the Enugu native discovered her passion for dance and performance art.
Kosi seeks to promote a knowledge of self and emotional intelligence through her art - as it impacts the way we engage within culture as messengers, leaders and mentors for the generation to come. Kosi is currently working towards increasing musical understanding through her studies and teaching.
She also contributes to the works of Compagnie de danse Ebnflõh and proudly represents the Symbiotic Monsters, the Unknown Floor Force and Sourpatch movement collective(s).