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Nomadness



Karima Mansour (Egypt)

Karima Mansour
In this piece, Karima uses a paradoxical, metaphorical allegory about planting a tree in the desert, thus addressing her issues of identity and conflict. In a symbolic way, she examines her own position as a dancer and choreographer – a departure from a recent series of works about male/female relationships. Nomadness is an exploration of personality and the thin line between performance and reality. Through poetic video images combined with the simple expressiveness of the human body, the audience is led on an intriguing trip between art and life. Where does the performance end and real life start? Do we invent our own images or do we just carry around ready-made characters?

Karima Mansour understands dance to be a medium for reflecting social and cultural values, and a space for a different reflection of identity. While addressing issues of the body and of societies trapped in taboos, Nomadness is also a rare moment of dance where East meets West, where one can be free from the power of behaviour codes and preconceived ideas, and where one can reflect on the human condition here and now.
(Length: 50 min.)

Performance schedule
4 dec 21.00 | Amsterdam – de Brakke Grond

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Karima Mansour
Karima Mansour graduated from the Cinema Institute in Cairo in 1991. In the same year, she started a professional formation dance course in Italy, and from 1993 to 1997 she attended the London School of Contemporary Dance, earning both a BA and an MA. On returning to Egypt, she formed her own troupe, Ma’at, which staged its debut performance in 2000. She has since created several pieces, which have been performed in various countries, and has directed a 2-year dance programme at the Emad Edin studio in Cairo. www.karimamansour.com

Choreography: Karima Mansour
Director: Karima Mansour
Dancers: Karima Mansour / MAAT Dance
Light design: Luis Ferreira
Sound/Video Technician: Willy Dupin
Video Images: Alia El Bialy
Co-producer: Halles Aux Grains Scene Nationale de Blois, France – Centre Choregraphique National d’Orleans, France – Centre Choregraphique National de Tour, France – MAAT Dance, Egypt