El Djoudour (the Roots) – Holland Festival

Following the tremendous success of Nya (Holland Festival 2011) the French-Algerian choreographer Abou Lagraa returns with El Djoudour. In his latest work, Lagraa shares his view on the essence of Islamic culture – how the traditions, practices and rituals are rooted in the core values of Islam: generosity and brotherhood. He was inspired by the eastern rituals concerning the three elements of purity, origin and spirituality. Through dance he examines the scope of freedom of the individual physical body within culturally diverse societies. Fourteen male and female performers dance to the live vocals of Houria Aïchi and the subtle musical arrangements of composer Olivier Innocenti.

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choreography Abou Lagraa set Abou Lagraa artistic direction Abou Lagraa artistic assistance Nawal Ait Benalla-Lagraa instruction Nawal Ait Benalla-Lagraa dance Nawal Ait Benalla-Lagraa, Sarah Cerneaux, Nassim Feddal, Jocelyn Laurent, Oussama Kouadria, Bilel Madaci, Zoubir Yahiaoui, Bernard Wayack Pambe, Angela Vano, Tanné Uddén, Féroz Sahoulamide, Fanny Sage, Marion Renoux, Ali Braïnis text Houria Aïchi vocals Houria Aïchi music Olivier Innocenti lighting design Nicolas Faucheux production Compagnie La Baraka coproduction Le Théâtre* / Scène Nationale de Narbonne, La Coursive / Scène nationale de La Rochelle, Holland Festival, Les Gémeaux / Sceaux / Scène Nationale, Théâtre National de Chaillot, Grand Théâtre de Provence – Marseille Provence, Capitale européenne de la Culture with the support of Ministère de la Culture algérien, Conseil Régional Rhône-Alpes, Ministère de la Culture – la DRAC Rhône-Alpes, Ministère de la Culture français, SPEDIDAM, Fondation BNP Paribas, Ville de Lyon artist in residency at Les Gémeaux in Sceaux

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