“Bodies awaken, hesitate, search for one another. They do not yet know

whether they are dancing or simply trying to breathe. Time stands still.

Then comes the first rhythm. The lila begins.”

Artistic Note

We are inside the Lila, bathed in diffuse light. The scent of incense immerses us in a suspended, unfamiliar density. What will happen on this intimate, open circular stage? Who is dancing? Who is watching?

A space outside of time emerges, carrying us elsewhere, into a state of weightlessness, until the birth of the first gesture, driven by the vibration of the taqbal, resonating like a deep heartbeat.

Bodies come alive around us. The stage is not frontal; it surrounds us. The energy calls to us, questions us — everything begins… The maalem’s voice rises, everything expands and accelerates, releasing waves of raw, striking, and unsettling emotions.

Mussum is a piece rooted in sensation, an elevation that transcends. Six dancers and two musicians share the same performance space. The music of Patrick DE OLIVEIRA and Nabil SANSI, blending Gnawa rhythms with electronic textures, acts as an incantation that gives birth to movement and awakens the memory of the body.

Ages 12 and up – Souhail Marchiche & Mehdi Meghari, authors and choreographers

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