Le sacre de Lila is a very personal piece in the choreographer’s repertoire. Featuring a group of dancers from Quebec and Morocco, to celebrate Ismaël Mouaraki’s roots and cultural and artistic background.
In Arabic, lila means “night”. This new dance is inspired by the Lila ceremonies, traditional mystical and musical celebrations of his native Morocco, a rite marked by trance and spirituality. With the male dancers, Ismaël re-creates the structure, codes and formalities of the ritual, revealing the sensitivity and sensuality of the masculine body while also imbuing it with his signature contemporary urban dance style. Moroccan traditions are combined with the electronic influences of a soundscape designed by Antoine Berthiaume, in collaboration with l’association Salamate Gnawa Montréal.
Of French-Moroccan origin, Ismaël Mouaraki discovered urban dance at the age of twelve in Nancy, France. He then further explored contemporary choreography when he encountered the choreographer Xavier Lot in residence at the André Malraux Cultural Centre (National Stage of Vandoeuvre), with whom he collaborated as a performer for over three years. That mentoring helped him to pursue his own particular style of dance. In 2003 he founded the dance company Destins Croisés, and the work he has created over the years reflects his obsessive efforts to portray through the body the infinite facets of humanity. Approaching from myriad angles and forms, he pursues his exploration of notions of polarities, control, domination and how the individual is perceived in the group.
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November 23, 24 and 25, 2022 — 7 p.m.
November 26, 2022 — 4 p.m.
Duration : 60 minutes
29$ | 35$
Midi-Coulisses at noon on November 16, 2022|Facebook Live
FACEBOOK EVENT
Meet the Artists on November 24, 2022 after the performance
A Taste of Dance November 26, 2022 after the performance
Company Destins Croisés
Choreography Ismaël Mouaraki
Dancers Alexandre Wilhelm, Danny Morissette, Etienne Leonard, Benoit Gabriel Jobin, Léo Coupal-Lafleur, Rodrigo Alvarenga- Bonilla, Ayoub Hattab, Soufiane Faouzi Mrani, Yassine Khyar, Faissal El Assia
Rehearsal Directors and artistic advisors Annie Gagnon, Geneviève Boulet
Music Antoine Berthiaume, in collaboration with L’association Salamate Gnawa Montréal – Group leader Salamate Rachid. Participants Ayoub Benmous, Redouane Aguilal, Amine Rais, Oualid Moussa
Lighting Rodolphe St-Arneault
Set Design and Costumes Marilène Bastien
Co-production Agora de la danse, Compagnie Okto Echo, Archipel et le Fonds franco-québécois pour la coopération décentralisée
Residencies Agora de la danse supported by La danse sur les routes du Québec, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Théâtre Desjardins de Ville Lasalle supported by La danse sur les routes du Québec, Domaine Maoka (Maroc) in collaboration with les Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Casablanca
Destins Croisés
