Cie Chara is a Moroccan-German dance company based in Casablanca, founded by Yassine “Yoriyas” Alaoui Ismaili and Friederike “Frieda” Frost with the vision of creating dance theatre with local dancers, inspired by moroccan culture, everyday life and street dance cultures.

Each creation tells through a unique, urban, and artistic approach the inspirations, observations and personal experiences in Morocco, of tradition and modernity, cultural heritage and today’s happenings, combined with the indivudual perspcetives of the dancers and choreographers.

News


  • SELAM at Performer la Ville #2 in Marseille

    After performing at the FAB, Cie Chara will present the interactive performance SELAM at Performer la Ville #2 in Marseille, in cooperation with Lieux Publics! Catch us there on 10. and 11.10.2026!

    SELAM, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas

  • SELAM at the FAB Festival Bordeaux

    Cie Chara is invited to perform SELAM, a short piece for the public space, at the FAB Festival Bordeaux! Take a look at the full schedule from 26.09. as part of the festival opening, until the 04.10.2026 and find us in the streets of Bordeaux!

    Full programm here


  • HIT 7AYT at the Urban Essentials Festival in Lithuania, 2025

    We are performing HIT 7AYT in Vilnius, Lithuania at the Urban Essentials Festival ! Join us!