Ch’ttahh
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© Njaheut Valler -
© Mariana Machado -
© Mariana Machado
In Ch'ttahh (‘dancer’), Bilal El Had turns to the first movement form he’s ever known: Moroccan chaabi, the popular dance and music played at weddings, street celebrations, and living room parties. The piece interweaves personal dance knowledge with the century-old rhythms, songs, and symbols of chaabi – investigating deeply social gestures that carry long histories of men defying gender norms through dance, poetry and music. Between tribute and innovation, humor and grievance, Ch'ttahh channels the explosivity of the present while allowing us to gaze lovingly to a collective past.
Artistic direction & choreography: Bilal El Had - Creative team: Performer: Bilal El Had - Music producer: Reda Senhaji (Cheb Runner) - Dramaturgical advisor: Daniel Blanga Gubbay - Assistant: Théo Livesey - Sound designer: Milan Van Doren - Light designer: Ivan Cascon - Set designer: Théo Demans - Costume designers: Cyril Bourez & Adam Halleux - Video editor: Nadav Direktor - External eye: Maud Blandel - Production manager: Rosine Bey - Executive production: Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre, Les Halles de Schaerbeek - Co-production: Charleroi Danse, DE SINGEL, Kaaitheater, Kunstenwerkplaats KWP, Les Brigittines, workspacebrussels, Arsenic Centre d’art scénique contemporain, Fondation Royaumont, La Briqueterie CDCN Val-de-Marne, Le Maillon Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne, Points Communs Nouvelle scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise et du Val d’Oise - Support: Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Vlaamse Overheid, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie - Residency support: Charleroi Danse, DE SINGEL, Kaaitheater, Kunstenwerkplaats KWP, workspacebrussels, Ultima Vez - Special thanks: Pôle international de production et de diffusion Ailleurs & Ici, Youness Khoukhou
Artist
Residencies
20.10.2026 - 25.10.2026
Kaaistudios
23.03.2026 - 27.03.2026
Kaaistudios
08.09.2025 - 19.09.2025
Rosas
10.06.2025 - 11.06.2025
Les Brigittines