SELAM
SELAM is a short piece that brings the city of Casablanca into the public space, combining the participatory and entertaining elements of urban dance with Moroccan culture and the intimate atmosphere of dance theater.
Four dancers appropriate the public space, greet each other, stay or decide to leave. Moroccan gestures and codes invade the public space and transform local places into new meanings. The dancers become creatures and characters, melting into the floor, slowly, gently, or erupting in energy as they spin to hip-hop beats and form a cypher. They hold each other back in a rush of (e)motion, fusing individual breaking movements with traditional and ritual Moroccan dances, gestures and signs. In the end, they leave the audience with a new understanding of the city of Casablanca and Moroccan culture.
SELAM is a participatory performance created for public spaces. The performance takes place in three different locations in the city, each with a different atmosphere, background and space. SELAM not only guides the audience through the city, but also invites them to participate in the performance. The dancers guide the audience to walk with them from one place to the next.
Dance: Houssine Ait Belbaz, Mohamed Bouriri, Omar Bourich/Mohammed Guechri, Othmane Oubella/Hamza Baroune
Chorepgraphy & Concept: Friederike Frost & Yassine Alaoui Ismaili
Music: Abdellah M. Hassak, HipHop-Mixtape, Massive Attack
in Coproduction with: Schouwburg Kortijk
Touring: FAB Festival Bordeaux 2026; Performer ma Ville #2 Marseille 2026; Urban Essentials Festival Lithuania 2025; Schouwburg Kortijk 2023
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