Music and resistance : Yallah Underground. Docu, talk and workshop : dabke & belly dance
Samedi 2 avril à 20:00
La Tricoterie
158 Rue Théodore Verhaegen, 1060 Saint-Gilles
We are proud to show the premiere of Yallah ! Underground in Belgium. A great documentary on the most influential and progressive artists in Arab underground. Afterwards there will be a talk with the artists.
To be followed by dance workshops : belly dance and dabke ! Yallahhh !
— — > Yallah ! Underground — — — -
Yallah ! Underground follows some of today’s most influential and progressive artists in Arab underground culture from 2009 to 2013 and documents their work, dreams and fears in a time of great change for Arab societies. !
In a region full of tension, young Arab artists in the Middle East have struggled for years to express themselves freely and to promote more liberal attitudes within their societies.!
During the Arab Spring, like many others of this new generation, local artists had high hopes for the future and took part in the protests. However, after years of turmoil and instability, young Arabs now have to challenge both old and new problems, being torn between feelings of disillusion and a vague hope for a better future.!
Farid Eslam – UK/Egypt – 2015 — Subtitles in English
> Talk — — — — With dj d.b.h and dj Fatouch, both of them specialized on Arabic music.
> Workshops — — —
Belly Dance workshop by the talented Katia Dzhioeva.
Dabke workshop by Ahmed Ghannam. Dabke is a the most popular dance in Arab world. A traditional dance that brings people together. Ahmed Ghanam is one of the most important dabke choreographers and we are happy he is leading the workshop.
Timing
20.00 Docu
21.20 Talk
22.00 Dance workshop
23.00 Party
Entrance is 5 euro for all the activities !
Be on time please.