Adem Ouhaibia / Shaharazad

SHAHARAZAD

Shaharazad deals with movement methods of hip hop in the realm of contemporary dance. We researched how these methods can be translated and transformed considering peoples different backgrounds and knowledge. The result of this research was the practice “Breaking technologies- the five elements of breaking” and the performance practice Shaharazad.

The work talks about creating and leaving traces as recordings of the past but also imagination of the future. It questions how to read dance and share it with a diverse audience. Inspired by Roland Barthes’ idea of "The Death of the Author", we concentrate on different experiences that come together, drift apart or shift around. How far is this accessible to an outsider? Just like the audience, the performers and the creators speak different languages but also have things in common. They have a shared interest in the arts and in dance, guided by a web of knowledge and pathways that had been acquired and lived. We are imagining the future, and this piece is part of it.

The friction between the so-called ‘high art’ (contemporary dance) and ‘low art’ (hip hop) is part of the future we will imagine.

Credits
Choreographer: Adem Ouhaibia
Collaborator: Marita Schwanke
Performers: Marita Schwanke, Adem Ouhaibia
Mentor: Radouan Mriziga
Outside eye: Haider Al Timimi

Biography
ouhaibiaadem@gmail.com
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THU 23.05 + FRI 24.05, 2024 / 7:30pm
Shaharazad is part of a double bill with ur phantom eyes, our crystalized pains
You always buy a ticket for 2 performances
Tickets: pay what you can € 5/8/12 - suggested price € 8
Venue: Kaaistudios - Rue Notre Dame du Sommeil 81 O.L.V. van Vaakstraat, 1000 Brussels
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