Hmadcha, 19. - 20. January

Hmadcha,
19. - 20. January

Ritual and innovative, with deep roots in Moroccan tradition.

  • Duration70 min
  • Price360
  • StageMain stage

Dates & times

The Moroccan choreographer and dancer Taoufiq Izeddiou imagines a place beyond the material world, a place where rhythm and movement blend together. The title of the production, HMADCHA, is the name of a Sufi brotherhood that was founded at the end of the 17th century in Morocco. Inspired by this group’s traditional spiritual festivities, the production combines the traditional with the contemporary: trance and a series of breathing techniques become a practice for collectively emerging from a crisis. On the stage, we meet nine male dancers at different stages of their lives. Together, they form a collective, rhythmic body, which in a minimalistic set, creates space for both rapid movement and exhaustion. In other words: a ritual of transcendence.

Events

Contributors

  • Choreographer

    Taoufiq Izeddiou

  • Performers

    Saïd Ait Elmoumen
    Abdel Mounim Elallami
    Moad Haddadi
    Saïd El Haddaji
    Taoufiq Izeddiou
    Mohamed Lamqayssi
    Oualid Dkouk
    Sanga Ouattara
    Hassan Oumzili

  • Sound designers

    Mohamed Lamqayssi
    Saïd Ait Elmoumen

  • Light designer

    Ivan Mathis

  • Direction light and sound

    Marine Pourquié

  • Production

    Melanie Ettori

  • Producer in Morocco

    Ghizlane Boulouaert

  • Photo

    Agnès Mellon

Production: Anania Danses

Co-production: Festival On Marche i Marrakech, Théâtre Jean Vilar à Vitry-sur-Seine, Théâtre du Bois de l’Aune à Aix-en-Provence, Châteauvallon Liberté Scène Nationale, Pôle Arts de la Scène de la Friche Belle de Mai à Marseille, Le Tangram Scène Nationale d'Evreux, Ballet du Nord CCN des Hauts-de-France à Roubaix

Supprted by: Ministère de la Culture du Maroc, African Culture Fund, Aide à la résidence de création du Département du Val de Marne, Aide à la création du Département des Bouches du Rhône, Carte Blanche aux Artistes de la Région PACA, Avec le soutien de l’ADAMI

Recidencies: La Briqueterie CDCN du Val de Marne à Vitry-sur-Seine, Ecoles Municipales Artistiques de Vitry-sur-Seine, ESAV de Marrakech, Institut Français de Marrakech, Riad Denise Masson