Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Grand Théâtre de Genève Ballet / Eastman
Ihsane
Dates
fri 12 dec 2025 - 20:00
sat 13 dec 2025 - 20:00
sun 14 dec 2025 - 15:00
tue 16 dec 2025 - 20:00
wed 17 dec 2025 - 20:00
location
Rode zaal
price
€ 10 → 75
duration
1h 30' language
Spoken language: Dutch
Dance and live music meet in cinematic reflections on loss
With Ihsane, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui completes the diptych that he began in 2022 with Vlaemsch (chez moi), which could also be seen at DE SINGEL. He dedicated this performance to his mother. In Ihsane, Cherkaoui now explores the relationship with his father, who died when he was a teenager. After searching for him in vain in an overflowing graveyard in Tangiers, he continued his quest in this creation for the Ballet du Grand Théâtre van Genève. As always, Cherkaoui brings along a unique artistic team, as rich and lively as the region of his ancestors. The Tunisian musician and viola d’amore virtuoso Jasser Haj Youssef composes the music and performs it together with the Moroccan singer Mohammed El Arabi Serghini and the Lebanese star vocalist Fadia Tomb El-Hage.
The Arabic word ‘ihsane’ alludes to goodness and connectedness with the universe, but is also the name of the first known fatal victim of homophobia in Belgium. Cherkaoui commemorates him, and with his dancers and musicians reflects on the endless cycle of destruction and rebirth. On what remains when our home fades away. On the stage of DE SINGEL, in an improbably visual, cinematic, and lush performance, he unveils the invisible threads that connect us to one another. And that continually draw us back to his memorable performances.
The Arabic word ‘ihsane’ alludes to goodness and connectedness with the universe, but is also the name of the first known fatal victim of homophobia in Belgium. Cherkaoui commemorates him, and with his dancers and musicians reflects on the endless cycle of destruction and rebirth. On what remains when our home fades away. On the stage of DE SINGEL, in an improbably visual, cinematic, and lush performance, he unveils the invisible threads that connect us to one another. And that continually draw us back to his memorable performances.
Credits
choreography
scenography
costumes
light
music, musical direction
More