© Yohanne Lamoulère ©
Wednesday december 10
20h
Thursday december 11
20h
Friday december 12
20h
Saturday december 13
15h
Saturday december 13
20h
Monday december 15
20h
Tuesday december 16
20h
Wednesday december 17
20h
Thursday december 18
20h
Friday december 19
20h
Saturday december 20
20h
Conception and interpretation Mohamed El Khatib, Israel Galván. Scenography, artistic collaboration Fred Hocké. Sound Pedro León. Technical direction Pedro León and Fred Hocké. Video Zacharie Dutertre and Emmanuel Manzano. Costumes Micol Notarianni. Production management Rosario Gallardo and Gil Paon.
Production Zirlib; IGalván Company
Coproduction Festival d'Avignon; RomaEuropa Festival; Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles; Théâtre de la Ville-Paris; Le Grand T, Théâtre de Loire-Atlantique; Théâtre national de Bretagne; tnba – Théâtre national Bordeaux Aquitaine, CDN; Le Volcan – Scène nationale du Havre; andem National Stage; Théâtre Garonne – European Stage; MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble – National Stage; Essonne National Stage; Teatro della Pergola (Florence); La Halle aux grains – Blois National Stage
The Zirlib company has a contract with the Drac Centre-Val de Loire – Ministry of Culture and the Region Centre-Val de Loire
Mohamed El Khatib is an artist associated with the Théâtre de la Ville-Paris, the Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Théâtre National de Bretagne and the tnba – Théâtre national Bordeaux Aquitaine, CDN
IGalván Company is supported by INAEM, Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música
Israel Galván is an associate artist at the Théâtre de la Ville-Paris
The Théâtre de la Ville-Paris and the Festival d'Automne à Paris are co-producers of this show and present it as part of the Israel Galván focus at the Théâtre de la Ville.
Born into deeply traditional families with high expectations of them, Israel Galván and Mohamed El Khatib had to adopt a variety of tactics with regards to their heritage in order to carve their own path in the world of artistic creation. Making use of their bodies as living archives, the duo of artists joins forces in the making of a "documentary dance" in which, in the shadow of their respective father figures, the intimate and the political become inextricably linked.
The former is a virtuoso and iconoclastic flamenco dancer. The latter makes theatre, films and documentary-inspired installations. With their first names placed side by side, Israel and Mohamed attempt to bring together their different worlds and artistic practices but also their own journeys in life. They do this by means of a dialogue from both sides of the Mediterranean, in which their various differences prove to be as fruitful as their affinities. What they have in common is a shared feeling of reticence, neither of them having ever really told their parents what they were doing. For a long time, their paths in life were zig-zag ones, caught between filial pride and a burning desire to find their own way in life. Together, under the astounded gaze of their fathers, they seek a common language based on the body, its wounds and scars. Taking as their starting point their initial encounter, as well as the sharing of the stories of their intimate, family and professional lives, the duo explores what a living archive and documentary dance might resemble.
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