Oüm

Oüm Fouad Boussoufdanse Salle Renaud-Barrault Duration 1hChoreographic tribute to Oum Kalthoum She was known as ‘the Star of the East’. An Egyptian icon, she captivated crowds, and her voice lulled the radio sets of the Maghreb and the Middle East. As for Omar Khayyam, an 11th-century Persian poet and scholar, he wrote of the intoxication of love and the zest for living in fiery verses that she loved to sing. It was through Oum Kalthoum, a singer associated with his Moroccan childhood, that Fouad Boussouf discovered the poetry of Omar Khayyam. With Oüm, the choreographer pays tribute to both of them, and his hybrid dance, drawing on urban, traditional and contemporary influences, unfolds here alongside live music through the bodies of six dancers, whose movement is as loose-limbed as it is seismic, entirely fluid and sensual.

Choreography Fouad Boussouf, Le Phare – CCN du Havre Normandie Choreographer’s assistant Mathilde Méritet Performers Nadim Bahsoun, Yumio Chanoki, Filipa Correia Lescuyer, Marcus Diallo, Lola Ruscica and Ismaël Belabid-Lenoir Musicians and composition Mohanad Aljaramani (oud, percussion, voice) and Lucien Zerrad (guitar and oud) Sound arrangements Marion Castor and Lucien Zerrad Dramaturgy Mona El Yafi Set design Raymond Sarti Costumes Anaïs Heureaux Lighting Fabrice Sarcy Stage management and lighting management Romain Perrillat-Collomb and Benoît Cherouvrier Sound engineering Jean-Baptiste Cavelier and Gianluca Rossielo Production revival Le Phare — CCN du Havre Normandie