Pump,Create, Elevate - New Way Intensive with Mother Sattva Ninja

Name: Pump,Create, Elevate - New Way Intensive with Mother Sattva Ninja
Start: 2026-04-25T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-25T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Schedule

Sat Apr 25 2026 at 03:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Haus der Kulturen der Welt | Berlin, BE

Saturday 25 April 2026 - HKW - Haunani-Kay Trask Hall
Pump, Create, Elevate
We are back with the first Edition of Pump, Create, Elevate in 2026! This time with a special New Way Intensive Workshop by Mother Sattva Ninja
14:30- 15:00 Doors Open + Registration
15:00- 16:00 Introduction + History of New Way
16:00 - 17:30 Workshop Part 1
17:30 - 18:00 Break
18:00 - 19:30 Workshop Part 2
In the Intensive Workshop, we are diving into the origins and elements of New Way to be able to understand the essence of New Way Vogue within your mind and movements. From the historical classical approach to the quality of movements required to continue the evolution of the performance category, without losing its origins.
Workshop Details / Disclaimer:
- No Pre-registration needed
- The Workshop is free of charge
- BIPOC and queer people are especially invited to participate, but the workshop is open to everyone.
- Acceptance of BIPOC and queer people is expected/assumed, as they form the origin of ballroom culture.
- Beginners and non-dancers are welcome!

Mother Sattva Ninja:
Thanh-Tú ‘Sattva’ Nguyễn is a Vietnamese, Germany-Born interdisciplinary artist based in London and Hamburg, who is also widely known as ‘Sattva Ninja’ from season one of HBO Max TV series, LEGENDARY. They have represented Ballroom Culture via their categories New Way and Arms Control for more than a decade in 25 countries across the globe and is now a certified Legend in the Kiki Scene and the Up-and-Coming Legend Asia Mother of the Iconic House of Ninja in the Mainstream Scene.
Their artistry is known worldwide for their mystical, geometrical, cultural and in-depth approach to movements and storytelling in connection with space and sound, creating an immersive experience. ‘Sculpting movements’ is how they define their creation process, influenced by their admiration for illusions, nature and their practices as a contortionist and painter. As a choreographer, movement director, ballroom consultant and performer, they have worked with well established names like Coldplay, Meghan Thee Stallion, Raye, Janelle Monáe, Christian Louboutin, LỰU ĐẠN, Campbell Addy, Netflix, Sadlers Wells, VERVE, RedBull, Mercedes Benz and choreographed for FKA Twigs latest Eusexua World Tour.

New Way:
New Way is one of the three performance styles in Ballroom, also known as voguing. Voguing itself was born from dancers imitating fashion magazine poses (especially Vogue magazine), Egyptian hieroglyphs, mime and performance techniques, and dance subculture movements like breakdance, popping, or martial arts. While voguing began with the performance category called Old Way—focused on symmetry, lines, and classic poses—New Way emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s as dancers pushed the physical and technical boundaries of the style. The introduction of faster House and Techno Tracks, as well as Performers showcasing greater flexibility, contortions, and acrobatic elements, marks the birth of the category New Way. New Way is influenced by the overall attitude of Haute Couture and emphasizes precise angles and complex illusions created through body, arm, and hand poses.