Dalila Belaza

As a choreographer and performer, Dalila Belaza uses dance to explore a utopian territory where the intimate and the universal meet like two infinite horizons.

Dalila Belaza first made a name for herself as a performer and artistic partner to her sister, the choreographer Nacera Belaza. Through their research into deep memories of the body and a dance inhabited by a limitless inner space, they have built up a significant part of the choreographic landscape. Building on this foundation, over time she felt the need to give voice and form to personal issues. It's a trajectory that led her to pursue different lines of questioning, extending this field of being to other realities. For several years now, Dalila has been working on her own projects, developing work that explores the themes of identity and the dialogue between ritual dance and abstraction. Through dance, she seeks "a utopian territory where the intimate and the universal meet like two infinite horizons". 

"I'm looking for the intimate, mysterious and unchanging story that lies dormant within us. Something that speaks of being in an essential sense and that can bring us together. To do this, I create the conditions that allow us to open up and question our intimacy, as if to extract from it a reinvented human story".

At the end of 2020, Dalila Belaza created hiya compagnie to ensure the development and continuity of her personal projects. Since then, she has created three new pieces Au cœur, Figures and Rive, which combine the languages of folk dance and contemporary dance. These pieces portray an adventure that is both artistic and philosophical.

The Fondation d'entreprise Hermès, the DRAC Ile-de-France, and valued partners such as the Théâtre de la Ville, the BNM - Direction (La) Horde, and La Briqueterie-CNDC du Val de Marne have supported Dalila's work since Au cœur.

(source: Zef website in Marseille / diffusion Rive février 2024)

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