Dani Rucker | Layla | Sophie Cozine
About This Event
At Berlin, the lineup—Dani Rucker, Layla and Sophie Cozine—pairs a roster of artists from distinct performance traditions. Layla El is an English retired professional wrestler, dancer and model who danced for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat and with Kanye West before winning WWE's 2006 Diva Search; Sophie Cozine fronts small-room jazz ensembles in NYC, favoring tight interplay and direct phrasing.
About the Artists
Layla
Layla is an English dancer and former professional wrestler whose career moves between stage performance and athletic entertainment. Before her WWE run, she worked as a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat, and in a high-profile MTV awards performance with Kanye West.
Sophie Cozine
Sophie Cozine is a New York–based jazz artist who appears at Nublu, the East Village club known for late-night sets that blur jazz, groove, and global influences. She leads Sophie Cozine and her Super-Star Band, a project that has featured guests including Farrah Hanna and Oh Sugar, and has been presented under the “I love Rockstars” banner.