Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Anyone who is familiar with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's work knows that this choreographer has a distinct predilection for age-old mystical singing. In 'Apocrifu' he works together with the seven singers from the A Filetta ensemble, which sings Corsican polyphony. Their spiritual songs form the background against which three fantastic dancers perform, including Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui himself. 'Apocrifu' questions the rationalism of Western ideas but also the negation of the body by most religions. It examines the Talmud, the Koran and the Bible. These three religious books symbolise the broader theme that Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has studied for some time, which is the intrinsic similarity between various cultures and religious visions. He prefers instead to contrast the 'great truths' with the way the apocryphal writings put things into perspective and to revaluate them. As well as the beauty of moving bodies. Highly recommended for lovers of pure dance and divine music.