Within Element

Welcome to a new Podcast Episode of WITHIN ELEMENT where I gather converstaions, I have with a chosen humxn I consider to be a #rolemodelforthenextgeneration Buy sharing and highlighting stories of humxns I meet and connect with, I invite you listen or read on my Inatgram account, with the intention to allow these interviews to inspire you, make you laugh and open up mind- space to think.  Exocé is a multidisciplinary Afrocentric Artist: Artistic performer, dancer, visual artist. He mostly performs alone in improvisation and creation of stories or in the transmission of a language for other creators. His dance style is experimental storytelling.He considers himself as an Afropean because he was born in Paris of Congolese parents, so he has a double culture.Marked by a story between two worlds, Exocé Kasongo was born in 1995, in France. He grows up in a very humble environment and understands very early on that through Art he can break all barriers and reach the sensitivity of the people around him. Thanks to his years of experience, Exocé confirms himself as a dancer (Krump / Hip-hop) with Afro/Contemporary influences and starts to develop his own body language. His dance is mostly based on improvisation, expressing the true self in the present moment. He is also a visual artist and has started a series of analog collages that are currently exhibited at the cultural center Oyoun-Neu Denken in Berlin.He has collaborated with many artists like Patrice, Swift Guad, Katerinha, Sevdaliza or Stéphane Ashpool. Mon univers artistique est centré sur l'afro-futurisme, un retour aux sources africaines en faisant le lien entre l'ancestralité et la modernité dans les diasporas. After various experiences (modeling, performance, contests, video clips), Exocé quickly professionalized its meetings and collaborations. Always with the objective of bringing meaning to the projects in which they intervene. Whether it is in live projects, video clips or experiments, Exocé always brings the universe that fits with the artistic direction of the project. You can see him in creative collaborations like:- "Sound of Paris" by Stéphane Ashpool and performed in the Salle Pleyel in Paris (2018), - interactive experience "PASSAGE" by Théoriz Studio (2018)- short film "LAMUKA" that he co-constructed with Camille Roy and in which he is the actor. Film shown at the Grand Action Cinema in 2020 (2019)- "Cleanse" (black body naked on stage) choreographed by Ricardo de Paula and performed at HAU Berlin (2020)Exocé is also a member of Out Out Time Embassy, a multicultural group of curators producing conversation and curiosity about art and culture in Berlin.In this Episode, I share with you, wonderful exchanges I have   had with Exoce this past year. We talk about life, the connection of mind, body and soul within the flow of both feminine ans masculine energies, as well as his beautiful gift of fatherhood and his future. Please join me now, and listen to “the behind the scenes of Exoce”. quote at the end by  Malebo Sephodi: “I am art.I am authentic.I am love.I am me.”

WITHIN ELEMENT , for easier communication, let’s abbreviate it with W.E. - WE is here to find the ME - WE is a BIPOC community storytelling platform, based in Berlin, highlighting the stories of real humans and keeping it real. WE will be chatting in an informal environment, getting comfortable and ignoring the structures of a typical interview.Back in 2019  as a life coach and nutritionist , through personal experience and gained knowledge, I had a very large empathy towards mental health topics. So I sought out a group of 5 BIPOC,  like minded women, collaborated and WE grew a following within the community by regular workshops and collective activities.As my stay in Berlin had extended over some years, so did the group of beautiful humans I was able to meet throughout this time. These were humans that inspired me, gave me food for thought, or were simply a beautiful presence in the spaces I shared, and eventually crossed paths with.Turning WE into a storytelling platform for BIPOC’s within the communities, sharing their stories, accomplishments and highlighting why I have chosen them as my #rolemodelforthenextgeneration I’m Cérise - she/her , a queer black Life coach and Nutritionist with a passion for connecting with humans on a loving and fun level.  I will take you, the listener, through a fun journey of an unconventional interview. I’ll chat up with my interviewee as we throw it back to how I first met these amazing and inspirational humans and what inspired me to observe their growth. All while staying true to my bubbly and excited personality, WE will LISTEN, get REAL and I’ll be asking some GOOD questions to give you every reason while you should check these humans out for yourself! It's Black History Month 2021 and as a homage to my African American history, I will start this Podcast by interviewing some of my greatest inspirations and influences throughout my life here in Berlin

Astan KA is a Berlin based performer. French born with Malian Heritage, she combines various music genres from jazz to rock to afro-techno to hip hop to illustrate her universe that is mostly experimental. She is also the lead singer of the band Asphalt Djelis that mix ancient and futuristic sounds together. Her songs talks about life, love, friendship, protest and intellectual rebellion  but also the feeling of growing up as a mix-raced woman and how is it important to get the right knowledges, because there is a lot that schools purposely didn’t teach us.  She is proud to be from the babies of French immigrants and consider herself as a child of reconciliation and the proof that black and white can love each other thanks to her origins background. Even-though a lot of her work aims to glorify the Black Woman, she always preaches a big message of universality.Join me, Cérise , as we speak about life, growth, relationship and why names chosen at birth aren't necessarily the name(s) we keep.