Programme

As part of the Art Explora festival and in partnership with the Shem'sy national circus school in Salé, the three artists Klara Fontibus, Nassim Azarzar and Aliocha Tazi invite students to take part in the creative process of Act.1_Brise. Students from all disciplines will be able to appropriate the various elements that make up flying (or non-flying) structures, in order to create a choreographic and narrative game. The research carried out during this workshop will be the subject of two open-air public performances.

This Saturday evening, join the pre-release party for the Anzar project, organized by Iza7a Magazine. Iza7a Magazine is a physical magazine dedicated to showcasing the diversity of the Moroccan music scene. With Daitm, an experimental music producer from Meknés, known for his genre-blending soundscapes. We'll also be rocked by the ambient/noise landscape of Archidi, who will take us on a musical journey around the world.

Amine Dhioui aka Amine Potter is a ceramic artist from Asfi who invites us to explore clay and water as narrative and legendary mediums.

A film part of the Undertow exhibition / We Knew How Beautiful They Were, These Islands film program curated by Amanda Abi Khalil and Danielle Makhoul, in partnership with TAP (Temporary Art Platform). 

Join us for the launch of the publication *Space is the Place*, conceived by Laila Hida and Yassine Rachidi and published by Kulte. The invitation to rethink the programming of the Art Explora Festival, an odyssey around the Mediterranean, has been expanded by curator Laila Hida to encompass various forms: curatorial, artistic, and also editorial. *Space is the Place* is a publication that enriches the offerings implemented for the Moroccan stages in Tangier and Rabat.

While exploring the city by bike with MJ Bike, you'll have the opportunity to use your QALAM to sketch and capture the surrounding details. This activity combines art and sustainable mobility, allowing you to enjoy the city while minimizing your environmental footprint.

Egyptian artist Mohammed Abdelkarim delegates his text We Shall Have a Bon Voyage which will be performed by slam poet Chaimaa Qaouioun and multi-instrumentalist musician Mourad Belouadi on the Bouregreg quay in front of the Art Explora boat.

An electroacoustic concert by Ahmed Essyad and Gilles Aubry at the Salle Gérard Philipe, Institut Français de Rabat. The concert programme highlights the convergence of traditional and avant-garde music in Morocco. Ahmed Essyad's electronic compositions, dating from the 1970s, evoke the popular music heard in Moroccan villages in the late 1950s. Gilles Aubry plays with modular synthesizers and an artificial intelligence sound generator. His piece is inspired by the song L'Makina by Haj Belaïd, a Chleuh raïss (poet-singer) from the 1930s.

Eart_ض is a collaborative research project developed by Zaira Oram collective (CH) & QANAT collective (MA), and taking place between Switzerland and Morocco in exchange with Palestine. The research project arose from a necessary reflection on the present time. Today, an increasing number of people have a residual relationship with the earth, because of the hectic times we live in and because of still expanding centralized urban spaces that often do not welcome nature. Our society is increasingly losing its roots, the practice of listening between human beings and between humankind and the earth is lacking. The increasing loss of the memory of rurality distances us from an ancient wisdom, which still remains the heritage of a few.

As part of the Art Explora festival and in partnership with the Shems'y National Circus School in Salé, artists Klara Fontibus, Nassim Azarzar, and Aliocha Tazi invite students to participate in the creation process of Act.1_Brise. Students from all disciplines will be able to explore the various elements used to compose flying (or fixed) structures in order to develop a choreographic and narrative performance. The research conducted during this workshop will culminate in two public outdoor performances.

Introductory workshop and urban exploration, from ordinary walking to dance walking

The Irtijal company offers a journey through palimpsest-like places at sunset, from the banks of the Bouregreg River to the Ben Aïcha foundouk. Jawla is an invitation to walk together. A poetic and sensory journey, a crossing of places during which everyone is invited to gather, assemble, and recreate fragments of stories.

Discover 2 on-board experiences: The Mediterranean Sound Journey created by Ircam x Centre Pompidou, and a virtual reality immersion by Ubisoft, inviting you to explore lost archaeological sites. Sailing by Laure Prouvost.

"Hijos del Relax" is a workshop analyzing how tourism has transformed the Costa del Sol, affecting its territory, economy and identity.