program

2015

UMM

A story of few words and lots of music

De KOLONIE MT, together with Moussem, presents a musical based on the life story of the great Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum.

CHATHA / AÏCHA M'BAREK & HAFIZ DHAOU

Sacré Printemps!

Choreographers M'Barek and Dhaou imagine their new project Sacré Printemps! from the image of contemporary Tunisia: The country that wants a new constitution, that wants to unite, gather and bring together all discords.

HAK

Amal Omran

This is the story of a human being that left her identity and her name. She never looks back again. She walks into the darkness. With a voice of rebellion and sadness.

Tournures

Lotus Eddé Khouri

The French-Lebanese dancer and choreographer Lotus Eddé Khouri works in Tournures' with two dancers, a musician and a visual artist. PREMIERE APRIL 3rd at MONTY (Antwerpen)

Wannous (re)visited

At the invitation of Moussem nomadic arts centre and Toneelhuis, several theatre-makers/directors turn their attention to the oeuvre of Sadaallah Wannous (1941-1997). Though his stage plays are almost unknown in Flanders, this Syrian is an icon in the Arab world and far beyond.

MOUSSEM JAZZ

RABIH ABOU KHALIL QUARTET

The Lebanese oud player Rabih-Abou Khalil worked with three prominent internationa musicians for his most recent CD, Hungry People. He performs on stages all over the world, treating his audience to lively humour-filled concerts.

Testimonies of the revolution

El Warsha Zawaya

Zawaya: Testimonies from the Revolution – A documentary theatre piece, ‘Zawaya’ presents the testimonies and perspectives of five different Egyptian characters: the mother of a martyr, a member of Ultras Ahlawi, a human rights activist, an army officer, and a paid thug.

MOUSSEM JAZZ

Driss El Maloumi Trio

The virtuose oud player, Driss El Maloumi, brings his own personal sound that is inspired by various oriental music genres, the soul of Sufi and Berber culture.

MOUSSEM DANCE PLATFORM/'ESPACE DARJA'

Moussem will focus on contemporary dance in Morocco on May 6th and May 7th, in ccBerchem. The name of the event is "Moussem Dance Platform /Espace Darja"

YOUNES BABA-ALI

Artefact Festival Leuven (STUK)

Younes Baba-Ali will present his new project during the Artefact festival in Leuven. This festival takes place from February 11th to February 22nd 2015.

ANOUAR BRAHEM

"Anouar Brahem is the oud’s conjuror, a master at bringing out the acoustic magic which this age-old traditional Oriental lute carries inside its calabash: the musical heritage of the Arab and Islamic worlds.Brahem is a phenomenon, a concentrated mix of prolific paradoxes.."

Sufi Night

For this eighth edition of Sufi Night, Moussem Nomadic Arts Center and BOZAR have compiled yet another programme full of new discoveries

MARCEL KHALIFE

Suite Andalouse

On his journey, Marcel Khalife invents and creates original music, a novel world of sounds, freed of all pre-established rules. This language elevates him to the level of an ambassador of his own culture and to the vanguard of Arabic music in search of innovators

HIGH HEELS AND STUFFED ZUCCHINI

High Heels and stuffed Zucchini’ is a play about an absurd world where a child cannot break free from her parents and from the emotional past. It is a story that tries to unravel what is 'good' and 'bad'. Is there such a thing as a destin or can we create our own destination?

POSTPONED MOUSSEM SOUNDS

Moussem Nomadic Arts Center is keen on cool music from all over the world. We keep our finger on the pulse and bring you new young bands that pop up in our cities and beyond. This edition will focus on Palestine.

RADOUAN MRIZIGA

55

'55' is the first creation by the Moroccan choreographer and dancer Radouan Mriziga. In this solo he constantly plays with the perspective and expectations of the spectator. He is artist in residence at Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre..