Magec / the Desert

In Magec / The Desert, Radouan Mriziga explores the wisdom of the desert and its relationship with time, light, and movement. From the Sahara to the steppes of Central Asia, the desert becomes a space of reflection where myth, literature, and cultural knowledge intertwine. His dance, inspired by the rhythms, crafts, and embodied practices of desert peoples, reveals a harmony that escapes all forms of domination. Driven by a polyphony of texts, sounds, and gestures, the performance invites us to perceive the abundance that exists within this silent vastness, and to reconnect with the intelligence of the natural world. 

يستكشف رضوان مريزيكا معرفة الصحراء، وينسج الألحان بالحركات والقصص، للتساؤل حول علاقتنا مع الزمن، والطبيعة، ومع الثقافات التي تسكنها. 

Interview with Radouan Mriziga

Concept, choreography and scenography Radouan Mriziga
With Robin Haghi, Bilal El Had, Hichem Chebli, Feteh Khiari, Sofiane El Boukhari, Nathan Félix
Music Deena Abdelwahed
Video Senda Jebali
Costume Salah Barka
Costume assistant Rim Abbes
Research Maïa Tellit Hawad
Text Mahmoudan Hawad
Technical direction Zouheir Atbane
Technician Dries Van de Velde
Production Emna Essoussi, Cees Vossen

Production A7LA5
Coproduction Sharjah Art Foundation, Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), Festival d’Automne (Paris), De Singel (Antwerp), Festival d’Avignon, Pact Zollverein (Essen), Culturescapes (Basel), anz im August/HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin) 
Performances in partnership with France Médias Monde
Thanks to Destelheide, L'Art Rue/Dream City 

Les Mutuelles d’assurances et le Groupe AXA, Grands mécènes de l’édition 2025 du Festival d’Avignon.