Compagnie Hervé Koubi

French-born Hervé Koubi only learned of his Algerian roots in adulthood—a stunning realization that set him on a path to become one of Europe’s most distinctive choreographers, known for the highly-physical, gravity-defying work he creates for his 13-member troupe of magnificent male dancers from North Africa and the Mediterranean basin. Koubi’s spellbinding style combines capoeira, martial arts, gymnastics, and urban and contemporary dance genres creating powerful imagery evocative of Orientalist paintings and the stone filigree of Islamic architecture. Though thrillingly kinetic, the transcendence of a journey home is what lingers.

Made possible through the generosity of Lopez Love: Nance & Ramón José.

“Caught between Algeria and France…in dance, the thirteen men look like figures in an etching by William Blake, like falling angels or Icarus after flapping his wings too close to the sun.” –The New Yorker