Rachid Ouramdane and Mehdi Meddaci Collaborate on Site-Specific Performance at Museion
Museion in Bolzano is set to continue its partnership with the Bolzano Danza Festival, running from July 14 to 30, for the performance "Les yeux tournent autour du soleil." This co-production involves visual artist Mehdi Meddaci and choreographer Rachid Ouramdane, featuring lead dancers Marie Fonte and Lora Juodkaite from the Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble. Performances are scheduled for July 14, 21, and 28, with an artist discussion on the opening day. Additionally, Ouramdane will unveil the Italian premiere of "TORDRE," a piece created in 2014 that combines solos by Annie Hanauer and Juodkaite. This collaboration examines cultural identity and critiques Eurocentrism, while "TORDRE" delves into distinctive physical expressions and will later be showcased at the Lyon Dance Biennial and Festival d'Automne in Paris.
Key facts
- Museion and Bolzano Danza Festival co-produce a new work by Rachid Ouramdane and Mehdi Meddaci.
- The performance 'Les yeux tournent autour du soleil' takes place on July 14, 21, and 28, 2016.
- Dancers Marie Fonte and Lora Juodkaite perform; both are from the Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble.
- Ouramdane also presents the Italian premiere of 'TORDRE' (2014) at Bolzano Danza 2016.
- 'TORDRE' features dancers Annie Hanauer and Lora Juodkaite, exploring their unique physicalities.
- The collaboration was initiated by a journalist who saw parallels in the artists' work.
- The work addresses cultural identity and critiques Eurocentrism in contemporary art.
- Ouramdane engages with religious themes for the first time, focusing on the Muslim female body.
- After Bolzano, 'TORDRE' will be shown at the Lyon Dance Biennial and Festival d'Automne in Paris.
Entities
Artists
- Rachid Ouramdane
- Mehdi Meddaci
- Marie Fonte
- Lora Juodkaite
- Annie Hanauer
- Emanuele Masi
- Frida Carazzato
- Michele Pascarella
Institutions
- Museion
- Bolzano Danza Festival
- Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble
- Compagnie Candoco
- Biennale de la Danse de Lyon
- Festival d'Automne à Paris
- Artribune
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Grenoble
- France
- Lyon
- Paris
- London
- Moscow