LABA – Mohamed Yusuf Boss


In ‘LABA’, Boss explores the concept of ‘being home’ through the fundamentals of Hiphop and other styles including the African Pantsula and Jaandheer, and the Haka from the Maori. With the strong collective character of these different styles of dance, Yusuf Boss delves into the relationship between the individual and a country or home that doesn’t officially exist, like Somaliland. What does a relationship like that do to a person? What do you identify with? And what echoes continuously when you can no longer go home?

Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser

Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser

Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser

“Everyone has so much to contribute, so many experiences, and the great thing about human contact is that you can tap into someone’s world and find out who they are and what their perspective is? I get more from that than froma film or a book. There’s somuch richness hidden away in the small and everyday.”
— Mohamed Yusuf Boss

Artistic Team

Choreography: Mohamed Yusuf Boss

Dancers: Lin van Kraam, Tatiana Spiewak, Ada Suri, William English, Tatiana Matveeva

Directors Assistant: Merit Vissers

Decor: Ascon de Nijs

Music: Rik van de Heuvel, Toon Bosch and Bart Bruinsma

Light Design: Samon Presland

Costume Design: Samir Duratovic

Costume Atelier: Lea Mariaka

Light Technician: Maarten van Burken

Sound Technician: Boes Diertens

Production: Floortje Halters, Fiana de Raaf

Marketing: Joelie Stork

Education: Charlice Johanees