Radouan Mriziga / A7LA5 ›Magec / the Desert‹

In the organizer's words:

As part of 'SHIFTING GROUNDS'

In a world shaped by human ambition and technology, mountains, desert and sea remain untamed spaces. In 'Magec / the Desert' , Radouan Mriziga explores vast, arid landscapes as geographies of wisdom and rethinks the relationship between man and nature. As usual, the choreographer works collaboratively and, together with his team, weaves rhythm, text, movement and sound into a polyphony of perspectives.

From the Sahara to the Thar Desert to the Central Asian steppes, deserts appear as places of reflection where the smallness of man becomes visible and myths, literature and cultural knowledge take shape. The performance, which is part of the trilogy 'Atlas / the Mountain', 'Magec / the Desert' and finally 'Awessu / the Sea' , understands the desert not as a void, but as a space of knowledge that demands humility rather than mastery. Inspired by the craftsmanship, music and physical practices of desert cultures, she explores the rhythms, ecosystems and forms of knowledge of the desert - condensed into symbols such as the sundial.

Like the desert itself, 'Magec / the Desert' eludes unambiguous interpretations and shows how the silent vastness of this landscape creates its own idea of abundance.

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