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NEON BEIGE – Alen Nsambu

A choreographic portal of transformation where dominant narratives dissolve and new forms of being take shape

Doors 18:30 ● On stage 19:00 ● 60 min ● ENG 

In NEON BEIGE, the performer-choreographer Alen Nsambu braids in memories, dreams, and desires into a new choreographic stagework that reimagines visibility, identity, and representation.

The stage becomes a portal: a space where the inner landscapes leak out, and the imagination of the dominant is dismantled and reshaped. Here, objects and gestures transform into thresholds, opening pathways to alternative ways of being. At its core, NEON BEIGE carves out space for multiplicity and agency, where a singular gaze dissolves into infinite possibilities of becoming.

Saturated with diverse performative registers, NEON BEIGE flows through states of transformation—unfolding into something that disrupts, reimagines, and creates space for the yet unknown.

Alen Nsambu (he/they, b. 1998) is a Finnish-Angolan performance maker and performer based in Helsinki. In 2022 they graduated from Den Danske Scenekunstskole with a BFA in dance and choreography. Nsambu has collaborated internationally with artists such as Sonya Lindfors (FI), Alma Söderberg (SE), WAUHAUS (FI), Marie Topp (DK) and Miles Greenberg (US). 

Nsambu’s work explores identity, joy and the notion of neutral/natural/normal through interdisciplinary practices. Nsambu has been featured at The Watermill Center, Amos Rex Art Museum, Zodiak – Center for New Dance, The Finnish National Theater and other notable venues.

• Performer, choreographer: Alen Nsambu
• Dramaturge: Susi Siriya Orenius
• Costume design: Angel Emmanuel
• Sound design: Nori Kin
• Lighting design: Titus Torniainen
• Spatial design: Aino Kontinen & Titus Torniainen
• Participating in the process: Ritni Ráste Pieski
• Production: Zodiak – Center for New Dance, Alen Nsambu, Ehkä-tuotanto
• Residency: Ehkä-tuotanto

→  alennsambu.com