Ocean  Moves is a series of cine-dance made up of short episodes, showcases of  the intersection between choreographic art and cinema, which brings out  the social and ecological issues of the Indian Ocean, their beauty and  the imagination they carry. Ocean Moves, digital and audiovisual skin of  the choreographic biotope of the Indian Ocean connects us from a space  welcoming the artists' speech, where we explore the idea of ​​one or  more "Indian Ocean choreographic gestures". It is a question of  promoting their link to places and objects of inspiration, to the  environment: social, popular, natural, living... Outside the usual show  stages, the challenge is to reintegrate the personality of the places in  which the dance is anchored, the personality of this Indianoceanic  environment whether social or natural, intense or ordinary, and to  increase the awareness of a living memory, as much for the dancers as  for the local population. Perhaps we will discover through the diversity  of the episodes, a common Indian Ocean gesture, which is diffused and  shared from one shore of the ocean to the other. Question pending…

A Kenyan dancer and choreographer, self-taught and unconventional, Anuang’a represented his country at every popular and official event at the start of his career in 1990. He draws from Tradition and is inspired by the beliefs that form the foundation of his creations. His movements, simply yet powerfully magnified by a wave-like motion, tell a true initiatory story. Energy is channeled into vertical jumps, and emotion is raw. Anuang’a combines strength and flexibility with vocal rhythms, the driving force behind his movement, expressing authenticity with passion.

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