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Danse Sans Frontières is a platform that brings together choreographers, dancers, and communities to connect through the transformative power of dance. We foster freedom, inclusion, and shared creativity by developing collaborative dance projects and workshops around the world. From street performances to international residencies, our work crosses borders: geographic, cultural, and social, to celebrate dance as a universal language.

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Projects Lab

I U M I

Matilda Bilberg & Jenna Hendry

In November 2023, Matilda Bilberg (SE) and Jenna Hendry (CH) led a two-week Workshop LAB with local dancers at CCFM in Maputo, Mozambique. Rooted in their piece IUMI, the LAB explored intimacy through touch, listening, and improvisation, asking: “What information do we transmit through the touch of our hands?” The exchange highlighted how the body itself becomes a space of understanding across languages and contexts. Participants received the work with curiosity and openness, creating a collaborative atmosphere that extended beyond the final sharing.

Afrocubanismo (2026)

Rosario Cardenas, Idio Chichava & Horacio Macuacua

This two-week laboratory in Havana brings together local and international dancers to explore the deep connections between Afro-Cuban and Mozambican dance traditions. Rooted in shared African heritage, the project celebrates dance and music as vital forms of community and expression. Guided by renowned choreographers Horacio Macuacua, Idio Chichava, and Rosario Cardenas, the workshop offers a journey between traditional practices and their contemporary aesthetic forms. It fosters artistic exchange across cultures, aiming to build bridges, inspire collaboration, and nurture a shared sense of humanity.

 

Team & Collaborators

Jenna Hendry

Guest Choreographer

Jenna Hendry is a Zurich-based dancer and choreographer. She trained in New York and Rotterdam and has worked with companies such as CocoonDance, Yasmine Hugonnet, and VA Wölfl/Neuer Tanz. Her own works include Mmmh?! (Tanzfaktor 2020, Aerowaves 40 Winks) and I U M I with Matilda Bilberg (Aerowaves Twenty21). She co-founded the collective UTOPISISTAS. In 2020, she received the City of Zurich’s cultural award in dance. Beyond performance, Jenna co-leads BewegNungsraum Kulturen, offering dance projects at the Federal Asylum Center Zurich

Matilda Bilberg

Guest Choreographer

Matilda Bilberg is a Stockholm-based dancer and choreographer. Active since 2013, she has collaborated with artists such as Cristina Caprioli, Helena Franzén, and David Zambrano, and co-founded the collective UTOPISISTAS. Her works have been shown at Dansens Hus, Tanzhaus Zürich, and festivals across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. With Jenna Hendry, she created I U M I (Aerowaves Twenty21). She also teaches internationally and holds a master’s in choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts.

Juvêncio Pedro Cumbane

Content Creator & Digital Marketing

Juvêncio Pedro Cumbane is a Mozambican filmmaker, photographer. Founder of the Universe Atwork company.
He worked as a Social Media Manager for American Corner and English Club, an English language program. He collaborated in the first artistic Lab of DSF during the KINANI Biennale of African Dance 2023, in Mozambique.
His work explore the intersection of art, culture, and communication, to amplify artistic and cultural projects building bridges between communities and expanding the reach of African storytelling.

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