Marino Ariza

KUMBÉ

Marino Ariza danced cumbia in Colombia for over 15 years and it was a way for him to belong. After his migration to Germany, he left the dance behind, which here is just an exotic image without meaning or social context. Now he approaches cumbia and the tradition not with the intention of preserving it, but to experience it one last time. Kumbé is a festival in which the communal essence of cumbia celebrates a farewell to customs, roots and cultural heritage. Kumbé is a final act, a farewell dance - and at the same time the beginning of a new story.

Marino Ariza

is an artist with a strong focus on dance creation. He currently teaches contemporary dance at the Contemporary Dance School of Hamburg and took part in the Bottom Up Dance School, co-produced by Kampnagel and K3 Tanzplan Hamburg. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts with a focus on dance from Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. His expertise spans contemporary dance, traditional Colombian dance, and urban dance, with professional experience as a dancer and choreographer for companies such as Fox, Nickelodeon, and Disney+. In Colombia, he co-directed the traditional dance company Tributo Pisabarro for two years. He also co-directed Colectivo Penitente, an interdisciplinary collective focused on research residencies with young artists.

Stand: 2025