Libya

The Continuum of Time  

In Libya, Marrakech-born choreographer Radouan Mriziga orchestrates a radiant work that turns history inside out and restores our collective memory. The stage becomes a temporal continuum where ancient wisdom is revived and stories once forgotten, repressed, or excluded are reborn at last under the light of the stars.

Wisdom is an act of sharing in Libya: it is created through encounters and collaborations between different kinds of knowledge. Via the bodies and voices of eight astounding performers, the vast matriarchal heritage of the Mediterranean Imazighen people becomes the starting point for combining diverse practices and traditions on stage—hip-hop, poetry, song, contemporary dance, rhythmic percussion. In this human fresco that gives life and movement to the act of transmission, dancing leads to knowing and mutual understanding. Dancing together takes us beyond time and changes the world.

Produced by A7LA5 vzw + L’Art Rue / Dream City
Conceived and choreographed by Radouan Mriziga
Created with and performed by Sondos Belhassen + Mahdi Chammem + Hichem Chebli + Bilal El Had + Maïté Minh Tâm Jeannolin + Senda Jebali + Feteh Khiari + Dorothée Munyaneza
Set Design Radouan Mriziga
Costume Design Anissa Aidia + Lila John
Lighting Design Radouan Mriziga
Poem Asmaa Jama, I fled this realm
Assistants Aïcha Ben Miled + Nada Khomsi + Khalil Jegham
Management Something Great
International Distribution Rui Silveira – Something Great
Tour Manager Luca Napoli – Something Great

Co-produced by Festival de Marseille + L’Art Rue (Tunis) + deSingel (Antwerp) + Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation + C-Mine (Genk) + Moussem Nomadic Arts Center (Anderlecht)
With the support of Flemish Government

Residencies Kaaitheater (Bruxelles) + L’Art Rue (Tunis)

Premiered at la Friche la Belle de Mai, Festival de Marseille, on June 29, 2022

Presented in association with Usine C

Written by Myriam Stéphanie Perraton-Lambert
Translated by David Dalgleish