Dance People, is a title that speaks for itself. It highlights the values of community at the heart of creativity, claiming its presence through sharing the space with citizens and allowing new formats of ‘being together’ to emerge.

In a world moving towards intelligent algorithms, data-driven minds, and AI, It seems that some of the most urgent questions today are those related to meetings, gatherings and living together. What is the space of a democracy? A dictatorship? The space of culture? Identity? Sharing space, opening the space, protecting the space, and occupying space, is what this performance explores with the artists and citizens. How to belong to the space of the other and how to allow the other to belong to your space?

Omar Rajeh and Mia Habis, invite several artists, coming from different cultural and artistic backgrounds, to join them in a collective creative process. The aim is to create an interactive performance evening that open the possibilities of sharing the space with an audience.

Dance People is a festive, joyful artistic event that is also critical of structures of power and supremacy. 

 

Artistic Concept, Direction & Choreography : Omar Rajeh

Co-Artistic Direction : Mia Habis Dramaturgy  Peggy Olislaegers

Performed by : Elise Bruyère , David Cahier, Clara Cafiero, Jihun Choi, Cristian Cucco, Kinda Gozo, Mia Habis, Peggy Olislaegers, Nunzio Perricone, Omar Rajeh

Music Composition & Live Interpretation : Mathias Delplanque and Ziad El Ahmadie (based on the Album of L’Ombre de la Bête) Voice Abdul Karim Chaar Researcher Tom Helmer Scenographic

Concept & Architecture : L.E.F.T. Architects (Makram Kadi & Ziad Jamaleddine)

Visual Artist : Estelle Piatoni Scenographic