Production Details / Press Releases
The culture of the Amazigh people in North Africa is passed down from generation to generation by way of stories, dance, and song. “Libya” celebrates this tradition and attempts to find a different way of writing history. The performers tackle this cultural heritage on an open stage on which lines of connection are made visible on a collective journey of exploration. The sounds of tarab, ahwach and tuareg music are combined with rap and other performative elements. A form of non-imperial history emerges, which can be perceived as a continualflow of knowledge, experience, and movement.
[Source: tanzimaugust.de]
TFB Nr. 1792
Cast & Credits
Concept & Choreography: Radouan Mriziga
By & with: Sondos Belhassen, Mahdi Chammem, Hichem Chebli, Bilal El Had, Maïté Minh Tâm Jeannolin, Senda Jebali, Adem Ouhaibia, Dorothée Munyaneza
Scenography: Radouan Mriziga
Costume Design: Anissa Aidia & Lila John
Lighting Design: Radouan Mriziga
Poem contribution: “And set them alight” – Asmaa Jama
Assistance: Aïcha Ben Miled, Nada Khomsi, Khalil Jegham
Crew Sophiensæle: Florian Brückner (technical production managment), Falk Windmüller, Conradin Dreßler, Marian Kipphoff (apprentice), Philip Nixon, Josephine Mielke, Ernesto Hernandez, Norman Thörel, Hanna Gudenau
Production: A7LA5 vzw, L’Art Rue / Dream City
Co-production: Festival de Marseille, L’Art Rue, deSingel, Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, C-Mine, Moussem Nomadic Arts Center
Residencies: Kaaitheater Brussels, L’Art Rue Tunis
Supported by: Flemish Government, Flanders State of the Art
Management and Distribution Something Great.
In co-operation with Sophiensæle
Tanz im August 2023
Artistic Director: Ricardo Carmona
Executive Producer Festival: Stefan Nagel
Producer & Dramaturge: Alina Lauer
Production und Team Assistance: Luzie Barzen
Dramaturgical Advisor: Nedjma Hadj Benchelabi
Production Associates: Sujmo Akcali, Arantxa Ciafrino, Vivien Hohnholz, Aki Kimura, Mmakgosi Kgabi, Ekaterina Voronova, Benze C. Werner
Technical Director Festival: Ingo Ruggenthaler
Tanz im August is a festival by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, funded by the Capital Cultural Fund.
Sophiensæle
Video Documentation
The video documentation is produced on behalf of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. The purpose of this contract is to document productions in the field of contemporary dance in Berlin. The master recordings are archived by the University Library of the Berlin University of Arts. Copies of the recordings on DVD are available for viewing exclusively in the reference collections of the following archives (at media desks in these institutions):
University Library of the Berlin University of Arts
Mediathek für Tanz und Theater des Internationalen Theaterinstituts / Mime Centrum Berlin
Inter-University Centre for Dance Berlin (HZT)