Künstlerischer Lebenslauf
Karine LaBel verkörpert die traditionelle haitianische Kultur
LaBel ist eine anerkannte freiberufliche Künstlerin, Tanzchoreografin und Tanzlehrerin, die in Wien lebt. Sie begreift ihren künstlerischen Beitrag in der kreativen Persönlichkeitsentwicklung durch Tanz und Zeremonien. LaBel ist Obfrau des Vereins für österreichisch-haitianische Kulturkontakte Aybobo, seit 2000 ist sie Dozentin für traditionellen haitianischen Tanz am Universitätssportinstitut Wien und unterrichtet seit 2004 bei ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival.
Bildungs- und Berufshintergrund
2023: Zertifizierte Begleiterin für SchülerInnen mit schulischen Schwierigkeiten und Behinderungen.
2020: Fortbildung in afrikanischem Tanz und Perkussion im Tilyboo Cultural Training Center, Senegal. Mit Zertifizierung durch die Republik Senegal.
2018: Forschungsprojekt, 1 Woche unter der Leitung von Jennifer Lacey.
2017: Zertifizierte Zumba-Lehrerin.
2009/2010: 2 Wochen Seminar Teacher Teaching Teachers (TTT).
2007: Ausbilderdiplom „Nike Rockstar Workout Dancehall“.
1999: 5-wöchiges Seminar in Haiti, wo sie Tanzkurse bei Vivianne Gautier, der Grande Dame des haitianischen Tanzes, absolvierte.
1995: Studium des afrikanischen Tanzes bei Georges Momboy in Paris (in Österreich bekannt durch die Wiener Tanzwochen).
1993: Einführung und Vertiefung in den traditionellen haitianischen Tanz in Lakou Souvenance, dem wichtigsten religiösen Wallfahrtsort in Haiti.
1991: Künstlerische Aktivitäten in Paris (Frankreich). Regelmäßige Tanzlehrerin für Kinder im Alter von 4-11 Jahren für die Stadt Paris bis 1996.
1988: Baccalauréat, nationales haitianisches Sekundarschuldiplom (entspricht Matura/Abitur).
1970: Geboren in Les Cayes auf Haiti.
Karine spricht Kreolisch, Französisch, Deutsch und Englisch.
Künstlerische Aktivitäten
2024
Haitianischer Tanz- und Trommelworkshop
DOM BRETANII | MAISON DE LA BRETAGNE
Poznań – Polen
Haitinische Tanzworkshops
Ritmo Tropical – Vienna
2023
Haitian dance workshop
Ritmo Tropical – Vienna
Haitian dance workshop in Rome
Danzarmonia Academy – School of Dance in Roma
Lycée Français de Vienne
Academic year starting program
Teaching classes
Vienna – Austria
ImPulTanz 2023
Workshop Afro-Haitian Dance
Teaching
Public Moves by ImPulsTanz 2023
MuseumsQuartier, Wien
Teaching
CANTO – Wiener Konzethaus
Neue Wiener Stimmen »Canto«
Song from Haiti: Gede Nibo
Saturdance 2023 – Tanz die Toleranz
Workshops Brunnenpassage Wien
2022
Saturdance 2022 – Tanz die Toleranz
Workshops Brunnenpassage Wien
Festival Afrik Urbanarts International
Abidjan, Elfenbeinküste
Lycée Français de Vienne
2 weeks academic year starting program
Teaching classes
Vienna – Austria
Performance „Die Kehrseite der Medaille“
Karine Label & Compagnie
NÖ KiSS
Herzogenburg – Austria
Dance workshop for kids and teens
Herzogenburg – Austria
Kultursommer Wien – Performance
Die Kehrseite der Medaille
Karine Label & Compagnie
Public Moves Vienna
Afro-hatian Dance
Teaching
IMPULSTANZ Festival Vienna
Afro-hatian Dance
Workshop
Teaching
Kultursommer Wien – Tanzperformance
Blut-Zucker: Eure Süße Unser Tod
Konzept & Choreografie: Sofie Douda
Lycée Français de Vienne
Performance – Studio Molière, Wien
„Genova nel mondo, il mondo a Genova“ | Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa, Italy
Performance commissioned by the Consulate of the Republic of Haiti in Genoa.
Cultural event organized by the international Consular Corps of Genoa and Liguria with the Municipality of Genoa.
Genoa – Italy
One Billion Rising Vienna | Austria 2022
Under the patronage of Mrs. Mag.a Doris Schmidauer.
Brazilian Beat meets Haitian Dance
Maracati Nossa Luz & Karine LaBel
Teaching – Workshop at the Lycée Français de Vienne
„Programme école ouvert“
primary school level
middle School level
2021
Workshops in Rome (Italy)
Afro-Haitian dance with Karine LaBel and Alessio Renzopaoli.
„Saturdance Special“ im Weltmuseum
Weltmuseum Wien am Heldenplatz
IMPULSTANZ
AFRO-HAITIAN DANCE & SONGS
Intensive Workshop
Teaching
IMPULSTANZ
AFRO-HAITIAN DANCE
Workshop
Teaching
„Wiener Kultursommer 2021“
Performance
Public Moves by IMPULSTANZ
Tanzworkshops – Teaching
2020
Saturdance 2020
Afro-Haitianischer Tanz, Wien
PUBLIC MOVES 2020 By ImpulsTanz
Opening event
Teaching
Workshop in Africa, „Back To The Roots“ in Senegal
Instructor and Co-organizer
14 days Afro-Haitian dance at Kafoutine
Back to the Roots
Afro-haitianischer Tanz-Workshop mit live Music – USI Wien
2019
Afro-haitianischer Tanz-Workshop mit live Music
Universitätssportzentrum Wien
KUG – Kunstuniversität Graz
Institut 5 Musikpädagogik
Meet4Music – Afro-karibische Tänze
Karine LABEL & Lamin Camara
Guédé Ritual
Tanzen und singen auf Kreolisch
WUK
Back to the Roots Dancing & Singing
Workshop in Vienna
Teaching at ImPulsTanz 2019, Vienna, Austria
AFRO-HAITIAN DANCE
AFRO-HAITIAN DANCE & SONGS (intensive)
Public Moves by ImPulsTanz Festival Wien
Afro-Haitian Dance
Open-Air Workshop on the Jesuitenwiese, Vienna
Afro Tanz Worshop „Back to the Roots“ Part II
Universitätssportzentrum, Vienna
Teaching at Saturdance, open workshop
Brunnenpassage, Vienna
Potsdamer Tanztage 2019, Potsdam, Germany
Teaching, 5 days Workshop
Afro-Haitian Dance with Livemusic
Brighton Festival 2019, United Kingdom
Performance „Distorted Constellations“
Opening
Brighton Festival 2019, United Kingdom
Teaching at Workshop Haitian Ritual Dance
KUG – Kunstuniversität Graz
Institut 5 Musikpädagogik
Meet4Music – Afro-karibische Tänze
Karine LABEL & Ahmed MBAYE
Workshop in Africa, „Back To The Roots“ in Senegal
Instructor and Co-organizer
14 days Afro-Haitian dance near Dakar
2018
Weltmuseum Wien
offener Tanzkurs Haitianischer Tanz
im Rahmen des #TGIF Thank God it’s Friday!
„LAVA“ Dance-show | Afro meets Flamencos
Karine Label (Afro-Dance), Andrea Narten (Flamenco-Dance), Rainer Maria Nero (Flamenco-Gitarre), Christian Stanger (Cajón), Ahmed MBaya (Percussion)
Theater ODEON, Vienna, Austria
Teacher at Research Workshop
Haitian Vodou dance as part of Afro Diasporic Ritual as Afrofuturist Technology
Bighton, United Kingdom
Teacher at ImPulsTanz Vienna Festival
5 Days open-Workshop | Afro-Haitian Dance with Live-Drums, Vienna, Austria
Teacher at ImPulsTanz Vienna Festival
PUBLIC MOVEMENT moving outside into the Anton-Benya-Park, Vienna, Austria
Teacher at Potsdamer Tanztage, 5 days Workshop
Afro-Haitian Dance with Livemusic, Potsdam, Germany
„Do“ Afro-Haitian Dance and Musicperformance
Njamy Sitson & Karine LaBel
Atelier Theater, Vienna, Austria
Haitian Dance-Workshops, Stuttgart, Germany
Performance, Institut Français, Berlin, Germany
African singing, vocal polyphony from Central Africa
Njamy Sitson & Karine LaBel, Vienna, Austria
2017
Event of the Embassy of the Haitian Republic in Germany, Berlin, Germany
As part of the United Buddy Bears exhibition
Traditional Haitian dance with live drums
Claude Saturne, Paolo Cedras & Karine LaBel
Workshop Haitianischer Tanz für Erwachsene und Kinder, Berlin, Germany
Paulo Cedraz on drums & Karine LaBel
Teacher at ImpulsTanz, International Dance Festival, Vienna, Austria
Technical dance
Afro-Haitian Dance, Basistraining mit Live-Trommelmusik
Saturdance, Project „Tanz die Toleranz“, Brunnenpassage, Vienna, Austria
International Festival for Contemporary Dance, Potsdamer Tanztage 2017, Germany (Potsdam/Berlin)
Workshop Afro-Haitianischer Tanz mit Live Musik
Workshop Afro-Haitianischer Tanz for young dancers
Afro Haitian Dance Performance by Karine la Bel, Charity Akuma & Ahmed Mbaye, Percussion
at „#intervent11 – PASSION – Leib und Leidenschaft, Kunst und Philosophie im Dialog“
Initiator Hr. Dr. Leo Hemetsberger, Philosoph
ARNULF RAINER MUSEUM, Baden bei Wien
2016
Tanz die Toleranz – Tanzworkshop „Afro- Haitianisch“, Brunnenpassage, Vienna
ImpulsTanz, teaching at International Dance Festival, Vienna:
Afro-Haitian Dance in combination with live percussion
Ratatouille an Afro-Dance and come together cooking workshop
Saturdance, Project „Tanz die Toleranz“, Brunnenpassage, Vienna
Interview
„Tanzen, kochen, reden, spüren“, in Südwind-Magazin für Internationale Politik, Kultur und Entwicklung
Wieso das ImPulsTanz-Festival am besten ist, wenn man selbst im Rahmen von Workshops mitmacht, erfuhr Stefanie Braunisch von der Choreografin Karine LaBel.
Community Cooking and Dancing, at „youngCaritas“ in the Brotfabrik Vienna
International Festival for Contemporary Dance, Tanztage 2016, Potsdam (Berlin), Germany
Adult Worshop and Kids Workshop
Youth workshops serie, WUK, Vienna, Austria
2015
Workshop Jugendklub
Afro-Caribbean Dance, Festspielhaus, Sankt Pölten, Austria
Event
Cleansing Ritual, WUK-Wien
Located in the Haitian tradition this dance invites to a personal release
Fundraising
co-organizing a charity flea market in favor of the austrian-haitian help-association „Hand in Hand mit Haiti”, at WUK-Wien
Intercultural Workshop on behalf AYBOBO-Association
Initiating intercultural communication through after-dance come together activity on cooking and round table discussion
Interview
„Heimat am Herd“, Kurier Zeitung am Samstag (austrian national issue, 5 th Jun 2015)
LaBel is talking with journalist Heidi Strobl about her intercultural come together cooking-workshops
Videodance choreography
Videoclip “One By One” by austrian Artist Coshiva
Creation and implementation choregraphy for the dance-crew
2014
TV-documentary about “afro-haitian-dance” on Austrian national TV-Channel ORF2 (3.5.2014)
The Journalists Silvana Meixner and Ajda Sticker report in there weekly national broadcast “Heimat fremde Heimat” about LaBel’s afro-haitian-dance concept
Lecturer in a project of Satu Kristiina Herrala
Sauna Community Amalienbad
www.satuherrala.com
Vodou goes East
Contemporary dance project together with Angela Vadori, ImPulsTanz, Wien
Intercultural Workshops together with Djoutala Seydi,
Initiating intercultural communication through come together activity on cooking
Haitian ritual dance performance
La sirène and Jemania together with Atissou Loko
Saturday Dance, Tanz die Toleranz
Caritas Wien
ImpulsTanz 2014
2013
Dance Workshop
Pilipili Zurich, Switzerland
www.pilipili.ch
Intercultural Workshops,
Initiating intercultural communication through come together on cooking
Saturdance, Tanz die Toleranz
Caritas Wien
Instructor at AKASSA Festival, Vienna
ImpulsTanz 2013
2012
Performance
In the conference closing: Chancen auf Lebenserfolg für die Jugend
House of European Union, Vienna
Fundraising performance
„Der Ruf der Corn Lanbi“ in favor of the austrian-haitian help-association „Hand in Hand mit Haiti”
Fundraising, Intercultural Performance
Soul art, Ost Klub, Vienna
Dance Workshop
Pilipili Zurich, Switzerland
www.pilipili.ch
Saturday Dance, Tanz die Toleranz
Caritas Wien
Haitian Ritual Dance
ImpulsTanz 2012
2011
Workshops & Performances
La Croisée des Cultures, Genf, Switzerland
ImpulsTanz 2011
2010
Antagone dance theatre
Weltjournal documentary film (ORF)
Project Tanz die Toleranz in the Brunnen Passage
Topic Whater in the Zoom museum for children
Dance performance for the haitian community in Belgium
TTT jardin d’europe
Contemporary Dance Education
Dance film production
Hip90 Fitness!TV
Haitian dance workshop for the haitian community
ImpulsTanz 2010
2009
Antagone dance theatre
Brunnen Passage, project at the Brunnenmarkt with the topic market
Festival d‘ ATELIER D’ETHNOMUSICOLOGIE IN SUISSE. Dance performance and workshop
SOAK Greece
ImpulsTanz 2009
TTT jardin d’europe. Contemporary Dance Education.
SOAK Greece.
2008
Haitian Dance Expression Workshop
at TRANSFORMATOR / protagon, Frankfurth/Main, Germany
15.02.2008 Bangkok, Thailand
Patravadi Theatre
World premiere: Namenlos – Anonymous
Haitian Dance Expression Workshop
at the Dance Department Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok
Antagone dance theatre
TV-Report on ORF the austrian national channel for the broadcast „Kreuz und quer“
DIE HEXENSCHULE a reportage from Martin Betz
Workshops in Brunnen Passage
Namenlos Anonymus – Performance in the theatre Jugendstiltheater
Festival d‘ ATELIER D’ETHNOMUSICOLOGIE IN SUISSE.
Dance performance and workshop
SOAK Greece
ImpulsTanz 2008
2007
Cross Continental Design Catwalk (CCDC) 2007 -> Jewellery & Fashion Design Performance with contemporary dance, Choreography: Liz King, A and Moeketsi Koena, RSA
Regulare practice at TanzQuartierWien in contemporary dance & improvisational dance technique
Teacher at ImPulsTanz07
2006
CHARAIGNÉE CARAÏBE:
12.07.2006 Graz, Bühnenwerkstatt
30.06.2006 Bad Aussee
Teacher at ImPulsTanz06
Teacher at Summer Academy Zante/Greece
2005
Teacher at ImPulsTanz05
Teacher at Summer Academy Zante/Greece
2004
Teacher at ImPulsTanz04
Teacher at Summer Academy Zante/Greece
2003
Teacher at Summer Academy Zante/Greece
2002
Birth of her Child and begin of an educational focus in her life
Interview, for Deutschen Welle International “arts on air” -> find it at the Video section
( but off course it’s still an audio file 😉 )
Karine danced her famous snake dance in the context of the Hörgänge: Abado / Lang / Lepenik / Musil / Strobl
Lang/Lepenik
Laleloo / Live improvisation (première)
„Prolog: Fremd I Vertraut“ in memory of Christian Loidl
2001
LaBel & Company: L’envers du décor / Die Kehrseite der Medaille/ The Other Side of the Coin, Studio Molière.
„L’envers du décor“ is a project which was planned as a concluding event of the „Religious, expressive and ritual culture of the African diaspora“ series of lectures by Prof. Dr. Manfred Kremser at the Institute of Ethnology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, in the framework of which Karine taught on the topic of „Shango/Ogoun/etc. („Voodoo“ in Brazil, Haiti and Cuba“). The idea of the piece is to express Haitian Voodoo rituals on the stage live in the form of dance.
LaBel & Company: L’envers du décor: Extract, Kunstwerkstatt Tulln
Workshop at the 11th Potsdamer Tanztagen
Traditional Haitian Dance
Potsdam Factory
Life Ball 2001: The very one thing we all have in common is to be different.
Opening und Fashion Show at the Rathausplatz.
Life Ball song by Doretta Carter,
LaBel & Company dance the Afro part (Choreography: LaBel)
L’envers du décor: Extract, WUK Theatre
Bühnenwerkstatt Graz: Dance workshop:
Afro-Haitian Dance I +II
20 Years WUK / LaBel & Company: L’envers du décor: Extract, Grosser Saal
2000
„Willkommen Österreich“, ORF 2: Performance with school pupils on the theme of Voodoo dance.
Lifeball 2000: 2 performances in the framework of eYeM
- Internationale Sommertanzwochen Wien: Assisted Salia Sanon
1999
5-week stay in Haiti where she completed dance courses with Vivianne Gautier, the grande dame of Haitian dance.
Film recording for a trailer of the „Peacemachine“ project at the Eisbach Studios, Munich.
Appearance in „Willkommen Österreich“, ORF.
Advertising film for the Deutsche Post.
Teaching at the University of Vienna Sports Institute.
- Oberlaa, autumn congress of Austrian orthopaedists, solo performance -> Perfect Backs.
1998
Appearances as speaker with flautists of the Viennese Symphony Orchestra in Claude Debussy’s Les Chansons De Bilitis, in the Brahms Room of the musical institute.
„Die Fische fremder Träumer“ movement theatre after an idea by Alexander Uhl, with the theatre group „Die Amsel“ at the Klagenfurt Ensemble.
- Wiener Sommertanzwochen: assisted George Momboye.
2nd performance of „Aybobo Halleluja“ at the Szene Wien.
- Internationale Bühnenwerkstatt Graz „Dreams Of The Pearl“ by and with Chandiru Mawa-Straub
„Aba Lalu“ for Amnesty International
Appearances in “Vera”, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
„Confetti Ti Vi“, ORF: Fire dance with dance group „Die Amsel“.
Stadthalle Wien: Christmas show, among other parts she performed a very well-received African dance solo to Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra No.7, KV 242 „Lodron“.
1997
Solo dancer for the Phoenix Group in “Tribal Fire Dance”, London: „Tribal Fire Dance Show“ at the CCA-Awards party, ORF-Studio Vienna, in April. Performances in Vienna, Linz, Graz and Innsbruck.
Winner of the 2nd Viennese Afro-Dance Championship at the Afro Asiatic Institute, Vienna. Talks at the University of Vienna on the culture, dance and religion of Haiti at the Institute of Ethnology in May.
“Grossen Hallamasch”, Festival Of Cultures, 20-27th September 1997: A Haitian „Rara-Grapp Plezi“ was rehearsed which she led as majorette. The jury of the Hallamasch awarded Karine Libecca the first prize for her work.
1996
Performance and dance animation at Hotel Interalpen in Telfs, Tyrol, Austria
Dance performance in the “Haitian Evening”: „Haiti meets Vienna“ in Vienna on 16th March
Austrian national television (ORF) documentary on the Haitian Evening and interview
„Rencontre Entre Deux Monde“ dance theatre for the „Fête De La Jeunesse“ in Paris, France
TV documentary on French television for „Fête De La Jeunesse“
Contribution to TV documentary for the french 1st television channel TF1 national broadcast
Series „Tout Est Possible“ on the topic of haitian dance