TICHKA explores the concept of calm, the place of spirituality, the human and animal bodies and movements. The atlas bone, which supports our skull, is one of the metaphors for our research, for organic movements and for the continuity of flow. The movements of the break, related to the floor, the neck as well as other parts of the body, are the foundation of our research.
The atlas also symbolises our second source of inspiration: the Atlas region in Morocco. Struck by a major earthquake, it nevertheless represents great beauty, resilience, and spirituality. This resilience and call to spirituality guides the creation in the quality of the movements, the dramaturgy, and the soundscape of our research. The repetition of movements and music, with chants and atmospheric sounds, suggest a link with the resilience and spirituality of the cypher/community of urban dance, and inform the creation.
Dance: El Houssine Ait Belbaz, Mohamed Bouriri, Omar Bourich, Mohammed Garmouni
Choreography: Yassine Alaoui Ismaili & Friederike Frost
in coproduction with Tanzfaktur Cologne
Created in residencies at Grand Studio Bruxelles, Scène National Carré-Colonnes (in the frame of the laureate of TAKLIF 2024 Festival ‘On Marche’ Marrakech)
with the support of
