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LAUREAT SHOW: CMTRA ( 2018 ) / LES CHANTIERS DE BABEL (2019)
On the devotional Pakistani music of Shuaïb, Hubaïb et Behlole Mushtaq, Alexia Traore’s dance performance resonates with their spirituality .Echoing the mysticism of the music, the dance performance elevates itself or plunges into recollection. The Qawwali fervor, the lyricism of ghazals and the introspection of the Khayal chanting creates a a dialog between the four artists, between body and sound.
« Your song is prayer, and this prayer is my dance
Your breath echoes in my heart
I walk without knowing that I am
I dance without knowing that I am »
Dance performance, choreography, artistic direction: Alexia Traore
Singing, harmonium, bansuri, musical direction: Shuaïb MUSHTAQ
Singing, tanpura, poetical recitation, calligraphy: Hubaïb MUSHTAQ
Tabla dhaama, photography: Behlole MUSHTAQ
Artistic support: Marylène FAMEL
LAUREAT SHOW: CMTRA ( 2018 ) / LES CHANTIERS DE BABEL (2019)
On the devotional Pakistani music of Shuaïb, Hubaïb et Behlole Mushtaq, Alexia Traore’s dance performance resonates with their spirituality .Echoing the mysticism of the music, the dance performance elevates itself or plunges into recollection. The Qawwali fervor, the lyricism of ghazals and the introspection of the Khayal chanting creates a a dialog between the four artists, between body and sound.
« Your song is prayer, and this prayer is my dance
Your breath echoes in my heart
I walk without knowing that I am
I dance without knowing that I am »
Dance performance, choreography, artistic direction: Alexia Traore
Singing, harmonium, bansuri, musical direction: Shuaïb MUSHTAQ
Singing, tanpura, poetical recitation, calligraphy: Hubaïb MUSHTAQ
Tabla dhaama, photography: Behlole MUSHTAQ
Artistic support: Marylène FAMEL
