© Yohanne Lamoulère – Tendance Floue
Mohamed El Khatib & Israel Galván.
Israel & Mohamed
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- Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels
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- Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels
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- Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels
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- Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels
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- Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels
One is a playwright and documentary maker, the other one of the greatest flamenco dancers of our time. Both explore a deeply personal and at the same time universal theme: the difficulty of showing oneself to one’s father as one really is. Despite their artistic freedom and public recognition, both continue to conceal certain aspects of their lives from those who saw them grow up. In a combination of intimate theatre and flamenco, they disclose what has remained unspoken, between public frankness and family silences. Through memories, they question with humous the place of parents in an artist’s career.
Co-production Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Credits
Concept and performance: Mohamed El Khatib and Israel Galván
Visual concept: Fred Hocké
Sound and technical direction: Pedro León
Video: Zacharie Dutertre
Costume design: Micol Notarianni
Production management: Rosario Gallardo, Gil Paon
Production: Zirlib & IGalván Company
Coproduction: Festival d’Avignon, RomaEuropa Festival, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Théâtre de la Ville de Paris, Le Grand T – Théâtre de Loire-Atlantique, TNB – National Theatre of Brittany, TnBA – National Theatre Bordeaux Aquitaine, Le Volcan – National Stage of Le Havre, TANDEM – National Stage Arras-Douai, Théâtre Garonne, National Stage of Essonne, Teatro della Pergola, La Halle aux Grains – National Stage of Blois
Zirlib is supported by the French Ministry of Culture – DRAC Centre-Val de Loire and the Region of Centre-Val de Loire.
Mohamed El Khatib is associate artist at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Théâtre National de Bretagne in Rennes, and TnBA – National Theatre Bordeaux Aquitaine.
IGalván Company receives support from INAEM, the Spanish National Institute for Performing Arts and Music.
Israel Galván is associate artist at Théâtre de la Ville, Paris.
Co-produced by EUROPALIA (Spain)
Performance in French and Spanish