Compagnie Leïla Ka | Bouffées, You’re the one we love and Pode Ser

The French choreographer Leïla Ka brings three contemporary dance works to the Historic Asolo Theater as part of The Ringling’s performance series. The program centers on her breakout solo piece, Pode Ser, which explores the struggle for identity through a movement vocabulary that fuses hip-hop isolation with theatrical contemporary dance. The evening also features Bouffées, a physically demanding ensemble work examining exhaustion and collective resilience, and You’re the one we love, a piece utilizing electronic music to investigate social constraints. Compagnie Leïla Ka performs the trio of dances consecutively, showcasing the choreographer’s signature style of blending rigid, combative gestures with sudden bursts of fluid release.