The Collective - Anna Chiedza Spörri

Artistic direction, choreography: Anna Chiedza Spörri (she/her)
Anna Chiedza Spörri is a movement artist, choreographer, and creative activist based in Switzerland. She creates her own movement language by combining different dance styles and experimenting with spoken word to find different forms of expression. Her art is shaped by her own life experiences as a Black cis woman and the environment in which she moves, as well as by the stories she wants to tell. Through her work, she aims to provide a platform for BiPoC artists and facilitate their access. Anna has studied in various parts of the world and with renowned choreographers, including École des Sables (Senegal), Peri Dance Studio (USA), and Rhapsody James’ Motivating Excellence Program (USA) and in London. She choreographs for theater, artists, and films, performs, teaches, and creates between London and Switzerland. In 2022, her production «PERSPECTIVES» was a finalist for the Premio – Young Talent Award and has been touring nationally and internationally ever since. She is currently working on a new production, «PERCEPTIONS», which will premiere in January 2026 at the Dampfzentrale in Bern, Switzerland, and then go on tour.

Dancer and choreographic collaboration: Earle Ira Garnette Jr. (he/him)
Earle Ira Garnette Jr. is a hip hop dancer and choreographer from Philadelphia. He has been living and working in Switzerland for two years. Earle completed the Rhapsody James program in Los Angeles. He is co-director of the dance studio and company «Academy of Phresh» in Philadelphia. Earle has been teaching and choreographing for several years in the US and Europe. In Switzerland, he teaches hip hop and dances in various productions and companies (Company MEK, Rena Brandenberger, Anna Chiedza Spörri). In recent years, he has created short pieces for Limelight and Showroom (Geneva) and has been a choreographic assistant for Anna Chiedza Spörri and Company MEK.

Dancer, stage design, and choreographic collaboration: Moa Yamin Bomolo (he/him)
Moa Yamin Bomolo is a renowned Swiss Bboy who has been at the forefront of the Swiss breaking elite for several years. He regularly participates in competitions at home and abroad. He stands out for his passion and discipline. With his expressive stage presence, he has also attracted the attention of theater choreographers, touring nationally and internationally with both Company MEK «Father Politics» and Cie Synergie.

Dancer, choreographic collaboration, and music assistant: Clément Klimbié Porquet (he/him)
Clément Klimbié Porquet joined dance in 2015. When he was 14 years old, he began dancing house dance for two years and then switched to hip-hop freestyle. Tatiana Desardouin was the main teacher and director at the now defunct school called «Centre Hip-Hop». After four years, he finished his classes there and began dancing with his crew called «slyness». With them, he did video battle training, among other things. Their mentors were Pascal Bois Bunon and Nora Klokoqi. In 2020, he began training at the Higher Technical College for Contemporary and Urban Stage Dance in Zurich.

Dancer and choreographic collaboration: Astro Raiz Scheidegger Jorge (he/him)
Astro, 29, lives in Bern (Switzerland) and found his way to dance through breaking in 2011. His experience in amateur acrobatics continues to shape his dynamic and powerful style today. Through his curiosity, exchanges with actors in the European dance scene, and collaboration in various dance and circus projects, he is constantly developing his artistic expression. He has participated in productions such as Mosaik (Zirkus Chnopf, 2023), Futuristic Folktales (Charlotte McLean, 2022–2024), HOLES (Jamuna Mirjam Zweifel, 2024), and Put Yourself in My Place (remi demi, 2024). Since 2015, he has been a founding member of the Colour Jam Crew, where he organizes events and teaches breaking. He is also co-founder of the up-and-coming dance company remi demi, which is currently working on its first full-length piece, premiering in February 2026. His work thrives on his curiosity about dance and theatrical forms of expression, which he explores in depth and repeatedly brings to life in new contexts.