Every-body-knows-what-tomorrow-brings-and-we-all-know-what-happened-yesterday

In this solo, Mohamed Toukabri turns his choreographic gaze inwards to explore the very essence of dance. The Tunisian choreographer embarks on a sensitive journey, using the virtuosity of bodies to break down the hierarchies between hip-hop and contemporary dance cultures, and shape a poetic and politically engaged space. With the words of Tunisian playwright Essia Jaïbi as a backdrop, Toukabri explores notions of memory and transmission through movement. He creates a fluid temporality where bodies bearing intimate narratives enter a dialogue with collective history, questioning the colonial influences inherent to contemporary dance and working to dismantle the established norms. His is a quest for a transformation of bodies and perceptions alike, which transcends languages and borders. 

يستكشف هذا العرض المنفرد، المستوحى من تساؤلات الذاكرة والهُوية، لغة الرقص، مازجاً الهيب-هوب، والقصة الشخصية، والتراث الجماعي ليخلق رحلة شعرية وسياسية. تحية للقاءات التي تشكلنا. 

Création and choreography Mohamed Toukabri 

Text and voice Essia Jaïbi
Sound design Annalena Fröhlich, DEBO Collective
Graphic design and animation Alyson Sillon
Dramaturgy Eva Blaute
Scenography and lighting design Stef Stessel
Lighting technician Matthieu Vergez
Artistic advisor Radouan Mriziga
Costume Magali Grégoir

Production Caravan Production (Brussels) 
Co-production Théâtre Les Tanneurs (Brussels), Needcompany (Brussels), VIERNULVIER (Ghent), Charleroi Danse centre chorégraphique de Wallonie (Brussels), STUK (Leuven), Concertgebouw (Bruges), Beursschouwburg (Brussels), Le Gymnase CDCN (Roubaix), Perpodium (Antwerp) 
Coréalisation Festival d’Avignon, Les Hivernales – CDCN d'Avignon
Mohamed Toukabri is associated artist at Théâtre Les Tanneurs.

With the support des Autorités flamandes et Tax Shelter du gouvernement fédéral de Belgique Cronos Invest,
With the residences Théâtre Les Tanneurs, corso, Le Gymnase CDCN, Les Bancs Publics Festival Les Rencontres à l’échelle, Studio Thor with the support from Compagnie Thor / Thierry Smits, Needcompany
Acknowledgements Estelle Baldé, DEBO Collective, Gertjan Biasino
Performances in partnership with France Médias Monde