Tabea Martin is a choreographer and performer from Basel. She studied modern dance at the Amsterdam School of the Arts and choreography at the Rotterdamse Dansacademie. Her works span dance, theater, and performance and tour internationally—including Pink for Girls & Blue for Boys, This is my last dance, Forever, and Nothing Left. She works both independently and at municipal theaters, including the Schauspielhaus Zurich, Theater Basel, Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, Theater Neumarkt Zurich, and Burgtheater Vienna. Her work has received numerous awards, including the Culture Prize of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft and the Special Prize of the Bern Dance Awards. She was a “Young Associated Artist” of Pro Helvetia and is active on various juries. She also teaches at various universities.

Soundsisters are strongly committed to women + in the Arabic music scene. They offer weekly DJ workshops in Marrakesh to strengthen the scene. Soundsisters Morocco was founded in 2022 by Maria Malasangre and is revolutionizing the music industry by creating an inclusive space for female DJs throughout Morocco. As the first DJ collective in the country, they are already represented in seven cities with over 60 members, making a noticeable contribution to equality in electronic music. They create a safe environment where women can freely experiment, collaborate, and showcase their talent to enable more diverse lineups and close the gap. Through education, representation, empowerment, and community building, they are reshaping the industry.
 

The project is accompanied by Moroccan photographer Salaheddine El Bouaaichi, whose images flow into the presentation and illuminate the ambivalence of being alone in Marrakesh.

Salaheddine El Bouaaichi (born in Marrakesh in 1997) is a Moroccan photographer who has been active since 2016. With an unmistakable urban style, he documents the dynamics of his hometown and tells visual stories about the diversity of everyday life in Morocco. His works oscillate between realism and sublimity, revealing the beauty of Marrakesh from a personal, culturally influenced perspective. The hip-hop and rap scene in Morocco is particularly prominent in his work, which he portrays with great intimacy and authenticity. In addition to freelance photography projects, he also designs covers for albums, mixtapes, and EPs.

Choreography, concept Tabea Martin

Dance Neil Höhener, Daniel Staaf, Andrea Tortosa Vidal

First Dance Scholarship Sheang-Li Pung

Music Soundsisters, Maria Malasangre, Balkis Guetta Benouachkou, Oumaïma Charafi, Khadija Benzakri

Dramaturgy Moos van den Broek

Lighting design, technical direction Patrik Rimann

Stage Veronika Mutalova

Costumes Yasmin Attar

Assistant choreographer Dominique Cardito

Research Vlatko Kultzen

Oeil Exterieur Mona De Weerdt, Sebastian Nübling

Graphic design Rio Basel

Photos Salaheddine EL Bouaaichi

Video Heta Multanen

Production Ramun Bernetta - Bernetta Theaterproduktionen

Administration Adrian Fähndrich - Bernetta Theaterproduktionen

Diffusion Tristan Barani

Assistance final rehearsals Arina Frölich

Co-production Kaserne Basel

Partnership Culturescapes Festival, Théâtre du Jura Délemont

Supported by Fachausschuss Tanz + Theater BS/BL, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia Cairo, First Dance – supported by Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation and Ernst Göhner Foundation, Cultural Fund of the Société Suisse des Auteurs

Thanks to Zora Martin Mooij, Anne-Catherine Thomas, Annika Rohrmoser, Elisabeth und Daniel Martin, Freija Geniale, Jean-Marc Desbonnets, Nada Kadiri, Pol Bierhoff, Saïd Ait Elmoumenm, Sven Berger, Gesundheitsdepartement BS