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The workshops and the inaugural lecture performance are grounded in regenerative methods that encourage international students to step into emerging forms of transcultural leadership. The formats are inspired by somatic practices that sustain complex cultural and migratory spaces, developed in the choreographic work of the dance company TachoTinta, led by Silvia Ehnis Pérez Duarte and Mijin Kim. Their work explores physicality and storytelling from a transcultural perspective, drawing inspiration from the obstacles and misunderstandings encountered in processes of migration, collaboration, and artistic creation.

Starting from the personal need to grieve one’s migration, it moves towards collective connection. There is no migration without the body, and at times the body becomes the only familiar home, even if it can feel disconnected. The workshop creates space to return to it as a source of strength and inspiration. The formats explore the migrant experience as a process that develops expanded sensitivity, relational awareness, and embodied intelligence through navigating discontinuity rather than resolving it. Fragmentation is approached not as a problem to be solved, but as part of a condition that generates new forms of perception and adaptability. 

Through practices of grief and embodied reflection, the workshop engages with migration as a source of embodied intelligence and relational capacity. Participants can access new forms of inner strength and grounding through movement and performative methods. These resources can support them in navigating the complexities of their migratory experience and help them to face challenging moments with strength and courage. They can also encourage participants to bring their embodied intelligence and transcultural sensitivity into the professional identities they are currently shaping at the university, laying the groundwork for future forms of transcultural leadership.

To register for the performance lecture and/or apply for the workshop, please reply to the email by Monday, November 9, and tell us why you are interested in taking part in this format. Places are limited.