This event is wheelchair accessible.
Language: English
The mythologies of the Imazighen, the Berber people of North Africa, are the starting point of AKAL. Rap meets age-old rituals, contemporary dance intertwines with traditional movements – all presented, sung and narrated with captivating fervour by the Rwandan dancer, choreographer and vocalist, Dorothée Munyaneza. The performance pays homage to Neith, the Egyptian goddess known for her role as a deity of war and the mother of gods, whose formidable and omnipotent powers make her fearsome. Munyaneza delivers a powerful solo performance, alternating silence, rap and in synchrony with a drum pattern, on a stage defined by striking geometric structures.
In collaboration with Culturescapes 2023 Sahara.
Duration: 60 minutes
Q&A after the performance on 25.11.
Biography
Radouan Mriziga was born in Marrakech in 1985 and currently lives in Brussels. In 2014 he created his first solo 55, which is still touring, followed by 3600 (2016), 7 (2017) and 0 (2019). In these works, he explores dance through the prism of both European and Islamic architecture. Since 2019, Mriziga has developed a trilogy of works inspired by the culture and history of the Amazigh, the indigenous people* of North Africa. From 2017 to 2021 he was artist in residence at the Kaaitheater in Brussels, and from 2021 to 2025 he is artist in residence at deSingel in Antwerp.
Credits
Concept and choreography
Radouan Mriziga
Dancer
Dorothée Munyaneza
Choreography Assistance
Maïté Minh Tâm Jeannolin & Sondos Belhassen
Assistant Director
Esther Severi
Research Assistance
Hajar Ibnouthen
Scenography
Tewa Barnosa & Radouan Mriziga
Visual Arts
Tewa Barnosa
Lighting Design
Estelle Gautier
Costume Design
Lila John
Technical Direction
Estelle Gautier
Sound Engineer
Milan Van Doren
Poem contribution
I fled this realm by Asmaa Jama
Assistance
Rania Barhoumi
Production
A7LA5 vzw
Distribution
Something Great
Co-production
DeSingel, Kaaitheater, Tanzquartier Wien, PACT Zollverein, Festival de Marseille, Walker Art Center, Wexner Center for the Arts, Contemporary Arts Center and Cultuurcentrum C-Mine
Support
Supported by De Vlaamse Overheid