Ayur
This is the second part in a trilogy by choreographer Radouan Mriziga focusing on the knowledge of the Amazigh, the indigenous people of North Africa.
Ayur is a solo dance performance by Sondos Belhassen, inspired by the ancient Carthaginian moon goddess Tanit. As a guardian of long lost wisdom, she dances in and through a special dome and recites texts by poet Lili Ben Romdhane and rapper Mahdi Chammen. In a silver-coloured, fine-spun network of dance, text, and architecture, she evokes the past and simultaneously looks to a more inclusive future.
• Radouan Mriziga is a choreographer from Marrakesh based in Brussels. After he graduated from P.A.R.T.S., he created his first performance 55 (2014), followed by 3600 (2016), 7 (2017) and the series 0. (2019) in which he looks at how dance and architecture can create a new kind of space together. Since 2019, he has been working on a new trilogy inspired by Amazigh culture and history. He is artist in residence in deSingel in Antwerp until 2025.
• Sondos Belhassen is an actress, dancer, and choreographer living in Tunis. She teaches at El Teatro, the national circus school and the national theatre school in Tunisia. She produced Manelwu Sawssen (2007) and La prison des délits de cœur (2010) for the Dream City festival in Tunis.
concept, choreography Radouan Mriziga | by and with Sondos Belhassen | support to the research on Amazigh Hajar Ibnouthen | texts Lilia Ben Romdhane, Mehdi Chammem « Massi » | music Mehdi Chammem « Massi » | costumes Anissa Aida | space Radouan Mriziga in collaboration with Flayou | architect Flayou | video Pragma Studio | artistic assistant Maïté Minh, Tâm Jeannolin | production Dream City | co-production L’Art Rue, Moussem, Festival de Marseille, A7LA5 | distribution Rui Silveira / Something Great | tour management Niki Fischer & Luca Napoli / Something Great | production assistant Synda Jebali | translations Marwa Manaï, Lilia Ben Romdhan, Mahdi Chammem | supported by Fondation DOEN, i-Portunus, Mairie de Tunis | technical partner SYBEL Light & Sound | thanks to DEBO, Cyrine Boujila, Nawal Laroui, Leila Sebai, Manel Mahdouani, Mohamed Khalfallah, Zoubeir Mouhli, Wajdi Borji, Mehdi Ben Temessek, Ghilen Agrebi
