TANZ: Compagnie Leïla Ka "Triptyque" (FR)

Leïla Ka is the most successful choreographer in France today, she has made a name for herself in just a few years with her combative energy. Her dance is powerfully theatrical and frighteningly precise; it gets under your skin. 

For the first time in Karlsruhe, TANZ Karlsruhe will present a retrospective of her internationally successful and award-winning pieces: the solo PODE SER, the duo YOU'RE THE ONE WE LOVE, and the group piece BOUFFÉES.

PODE SER (solo)
Pode Ser speaks to us through the angry body of a dancer about who we were, the roles we played — some assigned — and who we could have been. It is an impressive solo about the difficulties of being oneself and gained international recognition within a few months.

Choreography: Leila Ka
Performance: Mariana Faria
Lighting design: Laurent Fallot
Lighting Manager: Laurent Fallot or Clara Coll Bigot
Sound Engineer: Rodrig de Sa, Loic Feraud, or Sacha Menez-Allanic

YOU'RE THE ONE WE LOVE (Duo)
There are two of them, but there could be a hundred, or even a thousand. Together, they set off unsteady and sick, or sometimes happy. They try, perhaps for the best but probably for the worst. "You're the One We Love" is a cry of hope in which the body reflects on what is most important to it: that impulse of life that keeps us going.

Choreography: Leila Ka
Performance: Salomé Moro and Inès Lopez
Lighting design: Laurent Fallot
Lighting Director: Laurent Fallot or Clara Coll Bigot
Sound Director: Rodrig de Sa, Loic Feraud, or Sacha Menez-Allanic

BOUFFÉES:
Five women stand still and turn toward the audience, wiping their tear-stained cheeks. What sorrow do they carry? Does it belong to them?
In Bouffées, Leïla Ka explores how the "incurable" can be healed: accepting grief in order to transform it into a medium of strength and rebirth?
Bouffées was created in 2022 for the Danse Élargie competition and is a compact 15-minute piece with a strong presence. It won first prize in the competition when it debuted. Since then, it has been performed throughout France and has made a name for itself on international stages. In 2025, it was added to the repertoire of the Wiesbaden Ballet in Germany, performed by a new generation of artists. Bouffées has achieved viral success on social media, with excerpts viewed over 15 million times.

Choreography: Leïla Ka
Performance: Océane Crouzier, Jade Logmo, Aïda Ben Hassine, Mariana Faria, or Salomé Moro or Inès Lopez
Lighting design: Leïla Ka
Productions: Compagnie Leïla Ka

Leïla Ka is an associate artist at CENTQUATRE-PARIS, an associate artist at La Garance - Scène nationale de Cavaillon, and an associate artist at DSN, Scène nationale de Dieppe. The company has been supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation since 2024.