After being separated for years, Mohamed and Latifa find each other again on stage. The Power (of) The Fragile is a meeting of two worlds, two bodies, two minds. Latifa has always dreamed of becoming a dancer, her son Mohamed had the opportunity to make dance his profession. The stage becomes a place where memories take on new meaning and where a new future may begin for both of them.
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Duration
70 minutes
1 Dec
19:00
2 Dec
19:00
The Power (of) The Fragile is a tender portrait of the close relationship between Mohamed and his mother. Their lives and dreams begin to merge, but time claims its space between mother and son.
The Power (of) The Fragile is a collection of images, reflections on the relationship between mother and son, on what it means to be at home and to go away. It is a performance about movement, about bodies and people., about weight and what it means to carry weight, about being together and being apart.
Mohamed moved to Paris to dance at the age of 15, but it was only after receiving permanent Belgian citizenship that he was able to move freely between his native Tunisia and the dance scenes of Europe. The citizenship also meant that he could now take his mum with him who, through his family, was eventually able to get a visa to visit Europe.
Mohamed Toukabri
Born in Tunis, Tunisia, Mohamed Toukabri started breakdancing at the age of 12. In 2008, he was admitted to the P.A.R.T.S. dance school in Brussels. He has collaborated with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet and was a member of Needcompany (2013-2018). His first self-developed work "The Upside Down Man" was presented at the Beursschouwburg in 2019. The work has toured in Belgium, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Austria. It was selected for Het Theatre Festival 2019 as part of the #NewYoung category. The Power (of) The Fragile is Toukabri's second original work as a choreographer.
After the performance on 1 December, choreographer Mohammed Toukabri talks to Karina Sarkissova. Read more.
Concept and choreography
Mohamed Toukabri
Performance
Mimouna (Latifa) Khamessi and Mohamed Toukabri
Dramaturgy
Diane Fourdrignier
Technical director and scenography
Lies Van Loock
Sound design and artistic advice
Annalena Fröhlich
Costume design
Ellada Damianou
Research and development
Eva Blaute
Executive production
Caravan Production
Co-production
Needcompany, Vooruit, Beursschouwburg, Dansens Hus Oslo
Residency support
Cultuurcentrum De Factorij, Needcompany, Vooruit, Charleroi Danse
With the support of
The Flemish Authorities and the Flemish Community Commission