Most personal piece of his repertoire, Le sacre de Lila pays a tribute to choreographer Ismaël Mouaraki's roots through the powerful performance of a group of male dancers.
In Arabic, lila means “night”. These ceremonies are a set of nocturnal rituals of spiritual healing, combining song, dance and music, traditionally found in certain Maghreb countries. Ismaël transposes the rites and codes of these danced rituals onto the stage, infusing them with his signature contemporary urban dance style to reveal the vulnerability and sensuality of the male body. Infused with the flavors and colors of Morocco, the artists transform the show into a moment of true celebration, where the exaltation of the bodies unfolds through contagious energy.
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A creation by Ismaël Mouaraki Performers Alexandre Wilhelm, Danny Morissette, Etienne Leonard, Benoit Gabriel Jobin, Léo Coupal-Lafleur, Rodrigo Alvarenga- Bonilla, Ayoub Hattab, Soufiane Faouzi Mrani, Yassine Khyar, Faissal El Assia
Rehearsal Lighting Rodolphe St-Arneault Set Design and Costumes Marilène Bastien Music Antoine Berthiaume, in collaboration with Okto Echo and the Association Salamate Gnawa Montréal Directors and artistic advisors Annie Gagnon, Geneviève Boulet Production management Matéo Chauchat
Administrative management Lydie Revez Photos Sylvie-Ann Paré Graphic design Thomas Roy Bourdages Partners Agora de la danse, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, Association Col’Jam (Les Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Casablanca), Ensemble de musique du monde Oktoécho, Archipel Co-production Agora de la danse
