Le sacre de Lila

Ismaël Mouaraki - Destins Croisés
February 29, 7:30 p.m.
Dance
Running time: 60 minutes

Inspired by the Lila ceremonies, traditional mystical and musical celebrations of his native Morocco, Ismaël Mouaraki's new creation explores trance and spirituality with a group of male dancers from Quebec and Morocco. Through them, he retraces his own journey before the audience's very eyes.

In Arabic, lila means "night". These ceremonies are a set of nocturnal rituals of spiritual healing, combining song, dance and music, traditionally found in the Sufi brotherhoods of the Maghreb countries.

Ismaël transposes the rites and codes of these dance rituals onto the stage to reveal the sensitivity and sensuality of the male body, making the show a moment of true celebration where the exaltation of the bodies unfolds through contagious energy.

This highly symbolic work marks Ismaël Mouaraki's 25th anniversary as an immigrant and the 20th anniversary of his company Destins Croisés.

Team
Choreography: Ismaël Mouaraki
Performance: Alexandre Wilhelm, Danny Morissette, Etienne Leonard Benoit, Gabriel Jobin, Léo Coupal-Lafleur, Rodrigo Alvarenga-Bonilla, Soufiane Faouzi Mrani, Yassine Khyar
Rehearsal and artistic advisors: Annie Gagnon, Geneviève Boulet
Music: Antoine Berthiaume, with the participation of the Salamate Gnawa Montréal association and Okto Echo
Montreal - Group leader Salamate Rachid Participants Ayoub Benmous, Redouane Aguilal, Amine Rais, Oualid Moussa
Lighting: Rodolphe St-Arneault
Set and Costume Design: Marilène Bastien
Photo credit: © Sylvie Ann Paré
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