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Al Baraka: A poetic look at the Moroccan desert 

January 25, 20207:30 p.m. Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62). 7:30 p.m. Approximate duration: 50 minutes. Free event with limited seating. You must register in advance
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Within the framework of the exhibition  “Open Links,” which may currently be seen at Casa Árabe’s exhibition halls in Madrid, this performance will be taking place on Saturday, January 25. Registration has now begun.

This show provides continuity to the in-depth examination of the construction of identity and cultural relations between the two countries, this time in conjunction with young creators from the realms of performance art and poetry.

“Al Baraka” is a graphic and audiovisual project with a clear emphasis on performance that begins in Morocco and later ends in Madrid. In all of its forms, the piece gathers bits and pieces of the essence of Moroccan culture, through photography and audiovisual storytelling, which have made it possible to convey all of this content onto a staged set. The piece “Al Baraka” is based on observation and direct contact with the Berber culture. It represents welcoming and hospitality which we as individuals communicate, and how this way of being makes decisive the need to interpret a set of values which are deeply rooted in the nature of a people. This character influences the later interpretation of everyday habits in Western society, thus setting aside a series of behaviors tied to the ego, while showing only those aspects related with “Al Baraka.” Having defined a common thread through audiovisual and graphic work, a created process is put into motion through dance, in which three dancers convey the project through bodily language. This provides an opening for expression through movement itself, accompanied by sounds of Arab origin. In doing so, an atmosphere will be created that allows those attending to travel away to a night in the ancient medina of the city of Marrakesh. 

A proposal by Jean Paul Agudelo and Yasser Doutroi Outmane accompanied by cancers Lidya Rioboo Ballester, Asia Zonta and Andrea El Ameri Ruiz, along with musicians Hicham Khyry (violin), Abdullah Afazaz (Arabic oud) and Issam El Karkri (percussion, darbuka).


Al Baraka: A poetic look at the Moroccan desert