L'A. / Rachid Ouramdane

LOIN… (FAR…)

• Venue: Project Arts Centre - Space Upstairs
• Dates: Tuesday 19 / Wednesday 20 May
• Nationality: France
• Time: 8pm
• Duration: 60 Mins
• Tickets: €22 (Full price) / €18 (Concessions)

"Of all the choreographers whose work I've discovered since starting this job in 2007, I have found none more strangely, painfully eloquent or imaginative than Mr. Ouramdane." The New York Times

Based on his father’s journals written during the French occupation of Algeria and his subsequent time fighting for the French in Indochina, and on official and unofficial memories of others, Ouramdane asks, how do people deal with the aftermath of violence?

From Algeria to Vietnam and Cambodia, Loin… retraces the steps of a journey made over 50 years ago. Ouramdane’s solo investigates the layered and ever-changing nature of identity – identities we inherit, create, project and abandon.

Loin… is a multimedia performance rather than pure choreography. Dance sequences meditate, flail and undulate, integrating with video footage, a pedal controlled sound score and rushes of Ouramdane’s beat-inspired poetry.

Choreographing since 1996, Rachid Ouramdane created the company L’A. in 2007 as a vehicle for artistic exploration of contemporary identities.

Website: www.rachidouramdane.com

Choreography and performance: Rachid Ouramdane

Photo credit: Erell Melscoët | Patrick Imbert | Patrick Imbert

Produced by L’A. Co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville à Paris; Bonlieu, Scène Nationale d’Annecy; Biennale de la Danse de Lyon; and with the help of Le Fanal, Scène Nationale de Saint-Nazaire for residency during the creation of this work.