Taoufiq Izeddiou / Cie Anania (Morocco)
Taoufiq Izeddiou, whose choreographic work combines traditional and modern approaches, has been a leading representative of contemporary dance in Morocco for several years. In En Alerte, Izeddiou’s personal recollections from his first encounter with a Sufi ceremony are mixed with contemporary Arabian poetry.
Taoufiq Izeddiou (1975) is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and the artistic director of the Anania dance company and the On Marche festival of contemporary dance. He was born in Marrakesh, where he first studied architecture, followed by boxing and theater, before committing to contemporary dance. In 2003, he founded Compagnie Anania, Morocco’s first professional contemporary dance ensemble, which has performed its works in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America.
Credits
Choreography & dance: Taoufiq Izeddiou
Musicians M’Aalem Stitou & Mathieu Gaborit aka Ayato
Sound design: Éric Desjeux
Lighting: Marc Lhommel
Costumes: Noureddine Amir
Video: Joachim Rümke
Thanks to: the Délégation Wallonie-Bruxelles in Rabat
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi Danses
Production: Anania Danses/Taoufiq Izeddiou
Co-production: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi Danses, Festival de Marseille, steirischer herbst (Graz), Arab Fund for Arts and Culture AFAC
Supported by: Klap/Maison pour la danse (Marseille), Alkantara (Lisbon), Centre Chorégraphique National de Franche-Comté à Belfort, Bois de l’Aune/Pôle artistique et culturel de la Communauté du Pays d’Aix, Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans, Tanzquartier Wien, Institut français (Paris), Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival (Groningen)
This project is co-produced by: NXTSTP, with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union
