Dorine Mokha has tragically passed away on the 8th of January 2021. Dorine Mokha was a Congolese dancer, choreographer, and author, co-artistic director of ART’gument Project in Lubumbashi, and associate artist at the Studios Kabako in Kisangani. Dorine had developed work, including his autobiographical trilogy Entre deux (2013, 2015, 2020) and his recent collaborative oratorio piece about Congo mines Hercules of Lubumbashi (2019).
Laureate of an Akademie Schloss Solitude’s scholarship (2014), Participant in the Seminar in Avignon at the Festival d'Avignon (2017), Selected Artist for the Pro Helvetia Studio Residencies in Switzerland (2019), or more recently for the Berlin Biennale (2020), Dorine had an active career and frequently toured, both in his own country and internationally.
In 2020, Dorine had been involved in various audio and video works in collaboration with, among others, the Studios Kabako, Kisangani the Zurcher Theatre Spektakel, Zurich; and currently with the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation, Madrid.
Dorine held a Master’s Degree in Social and Economic Law from the University of Kisangani (2013) and used to regularly writing for theatre, music, film, as well as contributing to literary journals.
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Dorine Mokha will be dearly missed throughout all the communities he impacted with his work. He was a dear friend and memorable artist.