Figures (performative version), Dalila Belaza
Saturday 21 Sep 2024 from 3:15pm to 4:05pm
Sunday 22 Sep 2024 from 6pm to 6:50pm
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With le Festival d'Automne 2024
Dalila Belaza investigates the possibility of a universal rite, inventing an imaginary traditional dance "without origin or territory" that links the present to eternity.
In a liminal atmosphere, where intimacy merges with the history of humanity, a mysterious "material character" emerges who transcends space, deploying an abstraction charged with ancestral resonance.
As in some of her sister Nacera's creations, in which Dalila has participated since their shared beginnings, the body and dance emerge from the mists of time, from metaphorical narrative to letting go, on the edge of materiality and without ever referring to a specific tradition. Fluid
and apparently abstract, dressed in a costume that seems to have no contours, carried by subliminal lights and sound environments, this body given over to the unconscious belongs to all the communities of humanity.
And, as in the paintings of Pierre Soulages, light can emerge from the darkness, not as an intruder but as a burst of light.
* Words collected by Thomas Hahn for the Festival d'Automne 2024
Concept, artistic direction, choreography, sound and lighting: Dalila Belaza
Character creation: Jeanne Vicérial
Character interpretation: Dalila Belaza
Doubling for the material character: Aragorn Boulanger
Lighting: Alexandre Barthélémy
Sound: Solal Mazeran
Production: association Jour - hiya compagnie
With the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès as part of its New Settings programme
COPRODUCTion La Briqueterie - CDCN du Val de Marne as part of the studio hosting programme, supported by the Ministère de la Culture / DRAC IDF; Charleroi Danse - Centre chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie - Bruxelles; CCN - Ballet National de Marseille; Les SUBS - Lieu Vivant d'Expériences Artistiques, Lyon
Supported by
DRAC Ile-de-France; Région Ile-de-France; Département du Val-de-Marne La Briqueterie - CDCN du Val de Marne; Montévidéo - Centre d'art; Charleroi Danse; Les Brigittines, Brussels
Studio available to CN D, Pantin
hiya compagnie is supported by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication - DRAC Ile-de-France. Dalila Belaza is an associate artist of La Briqueterie - CDCN du Val de Marne, from 2024 to 2026, as part of the Ministry of Culture's associate artist scheme.
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)