Synopsis Show in English and Arabic, with subtitles in Portuguese and English. In Ch’ttahh (“dancer”), Bilal El Had returns to the first form of dance he ever knew: Moroccan Chaabi, a popular style of music and dance performed at weddings, street parties and gatherings at home. Ch’ttahh combines his personal experience of dance with the ancient rhythms, songs and symbols of Chaabi. It explores social gestures that carry a long history of men who challenge gender norms through dance, poetry and music. Between homage and invention, humour and conflict, Ch’ttahh captures the energy of the present while looking at the collective past with attention and care. Through the strong expressiveness of Chaabi, it brings us a dance that is a way of crossing or breaking social rules, while preserving cultural memory and the possibility of imagining possible futures. Bilal El Had (1991, he/him) is a Moroccan dancer and performer based in Brussels. Trained at P.A.R.T.S., he has collaborated as an interpreter with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Salva Sanchis, Radouan Mriziga, Laurent Chétouane and Maud Blandel, among others. He is currently developing his own choreographic work, exploring the relationship between music and dance as a space where traditional forms, cultural memory and collective imagination intersect and transform.
Artistic Sheet Artistic Direction and Choreography Bilal El Had Performance Bilal El Had Musical Production Reda Senhaji (Cheb Runner) Dramaturgical Consultancy Daniel Blanga Gubbay Assistance Théo Livesey Sound Design Milan Van Doren Lighting Design Ivan Casco Set Design Théo Demans Costumes Cyril Bourez and Adam Halleux Video Editing Nadav Direktor Outside Eye Maud Blandel Production Direction Rosine Bey Executive Production Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre and Les Halles de Schaerbeek Coproduction Charleroi Danse, DE SINGEL, Kaaitheater, Kunstenwerkplaats KWP, Les Brigittines, workspacebrussels, L’Arsenic, Centre d’art scénique contemporain, La Fondation Royaumont, Centre international pour les artistes de la musique et de la danse, La Briqueterie CDCN Val-de-Marne, Le Maillon Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne and Points Communs Nouvelle scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise et du Val d'Oise Support Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Vlaamse Overheid and Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie Residency Support Charleroi Danse, DE SINGEL, Kaaitheater, Kunstenwerkplaats KWP, workspacebrussels and Ultima Vez Special Thanks Pôle international de production et de diffusion Ailleurs & Ici and Youness Khoukhou Additional Information On 21 November, there will be a post-show talk in English with Bilal El Had and Piny. The Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém reserves the right to capture, store and use image, sound and voice recordings for the purpose of disseminating and preserving the memory of its cultural and artistic activities and of its venues. For any further clarification, please use the email address Prices General - €13 Cad.Rodas and Companion - €13 Discounts Unemployed Student Over 65 years old Under 30 years old