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Afrovibes: Dihya

Mohamed Lamqayssi (MA)
Wed 2 Oct ’24 and Thu 3 Oct ’24
A redesign of the history of the matriarch Dihya that had to make way for a patriarchy.
Wed 2 Oct ’24
and
Thu 3 Oct ’24

Dihya by Mohamed Lamqayssi (Morocco) reveals a desire and honour for belonging and tradition through the contemporary. The work, based on aesthetic and artistic inspirations from Amazigh culture as well as digital artistic disciplines, pulls tradition and honour into a contemporary space

Choreographer Mohamed Lamqayssi tells the story of the Amazigh queen Dihya. She is the only woman in history who fought against the Umayyad - and unfortunately lost. This defeat marked a turning point in the history of Imazighen culture in North Africa. The matriarchal order that had prevailed until then had to give way to an Arab-Islamic patriarchy, which itself still exists after 14 centuries to this day. But what if Dihya did win the battle?

Lamqayssi opens a temporary door to an alternative scenario in which Dihya is the architect of a different story and in which power and sacrifice lead to freedom and love. A hidden history of Imazighen culture that could have been.

Previously at On Marche Festival Marrakech 2023, Journées Chorégraphiques Carthage Tunis 2023, Kinani Festival Maputo 2023.

  • Duration: 50 min.
  • Dutch premiere
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Credits

choreography Mohamed Lamqayssi dance Chourouk El Mahati choreography assistant Angela Vanoni light Mathis 

© Angela Vanoni
© Michel Petit
© Michel Petit
© Michel Petit
© Michel Petit