choreographer
Country: Morocco
Genre: Conceptual Performance
Duration: 1 hr
Language: --
About:
ARAB is an idea, art is essential to hidden idea. ARAB is an identity, art is a feeling. ARAB is a territory, art is politics. ARAB is only a language, art is a beauty. ARAB is a study, artists are students. ARAB is a crisis, art is the memory of the crisis. ARAB is a body, art is a naked body. ARAB is a poetry, art is an attempt at immortality ARAB is a subject of art, art is an Arabic object. ARAB is a democracy, art is ready. ARAB is a finance platform, art is a market.
The ARAB in contemporary art is a mechanics of sensations, a dynamic of conflict. A territory, a past that will become art, then a dynamic, an identity, a politics, an artwork, and finally a story between two characters: one is a poet from the Andalusian past, the other is an art critic. They will discuss ‘contemporaneity and art.’
The inspiration for this piece stems from analyzing the development of contemporary art in the context of its geographical expansion, specifically with regard to the notion of Arab identity. The breakthrough of Arab artists has tended to be driven by political news, with 9/11 and then the Arab Spring heightening general curiosity and turning eyes towards this seemingly mysterious identity, to the point that ‘Arab art’ has become a synonym for ‘political art.’ Artist Atbane found inspiration for this project in the innovative poetry of Aziz, an Andalusian multidisciplinary artist and historical character from the 8th century.
Cast & credits:
- Creator & performer: Youness Atbane.
- Collaborator: Aziz Nadif.
- Photo Credits: @Atbane_youness_stud
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Previous Tours:
2019:- 7 Jul: Shubbak Festival, London, UK
- 8 and 9 Nov. 2019, Les Rencontres à l'échelle, Marseilles
