26 | / flamenka, većpokret.Dakle, kada ljudi kažu da „on meša kulture“, ja kažem „ne, ja ihtumačim“. Prevodimuoblast savremene igre. Radili ste sa budističkim monasima, libanskompevačicom, korzikanskom vokalnom grupom, vaškomadTeZukAinspirisanje japanskimmangama... Postoje li neki elementi koji su deo islamskekultureukojoj ste bili odgajani, budući da vam je majka Flamanka, a otac iz Maroka? –Volimtokkoji je svojstvenarapskoj kaligrafiji, gde su slova povezana i reči prepletene. Pisanje zdesna nalevo ponekad mi je pomagalo da sagledam stvari iz druge perspektive. Kada sam bio dete, imali smo stihove iz Kurana napisane kaligrafski iznad naših vrata. Voleo sam tu estetiku. Mislimda je ta estetika deomene, arapski osećaj lepote. Ali ideju o onome šta ja smatram lepim oblikovala je i moja majka, koja je katolkinja i koja me je vodila u katedralu u Antverpenukakobimi pokazivalaslike u njoj. Istovremeno, ima mnogo stvari koje moji roditelji ne smatraju lepim, ali koje sam naučio da cenim. Mislimda jezaistavažno ispitati stvari koje smatrate ružnim, jer su to često predrasude. Umete da kažete za sebe da ste više crtač nego koreograf? –Moja estetika, moj osećaj za lepo je dolazio iz mog detinjstva, što je bilamešavina kaligrafije i flamanskih slikara poput onih koje vidite u katedrali u Antverpenu i Rubensa. Moj glavni izraz je bio crtanje i zaista mislim da sam mnogo više slikar nego koreograf. Kada stvaram komad, to je kao crtanje. Čak i kada pevam, ja zapravo igram, to je kao koreografija unutar tela, vaša usta se kreću, vaša dijafragma, vaša nepca – morate imati osećaj pokreta koji generiše zvuk, što je koreografija, što je igra, tako da zapravo igrate i kada pevate. I igra je za mene zapravo kada pravim krug i crtam. The 16th edition of the Belgrade Dance Festival will be colouredby “Emotions”. Under that slogan, 16 ballet and contemporary dance companies from11 countries, with 20 choreographic works and 25 solos and duets, will present themselves to the Belgrade public from22nd March to 12th April. Among them will be one of the most intriguing contemporary choreographers and current artistic director of the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Prior to the o cial start of the festival, his Eastman troupe fromAntwerp, the city where he was born, is set to perform Fractus V at Belgrade’s Sava Centre. Inspired by the writings of linguist and political philosopher NoamChomsky, the piece deals with the way in which an individual can protect themselves from political and social propaganda, while the author himself also appears on the stage. “This is not the rst time my works will havebeenperformedat theBelgradeDance Festival…I thinkthatGenevaBallet, Introdans, andAakasOdedrabroughtsomeofmyworks inthepast.Andthatwassuccessful, as Iheard. This is the rst time I will be part of this Festival, togetherwithmyAntwerpbasedtroupe – Eastman. And I will be on stage, together with four dancers from very di erent geographical origins and backgrounds, and an equally largegroupofmusicians inahybrid blend of Japanese drums, Korean sounds, Congolese voices and Indian sarode. I presented a short creation In 2014 for the 40th anniversary of the Pina Bausch’s Wuppertal Tanztheater.” InFractusVyouaddress the fractures betweenindividualsandsociety,while the work is inspired by the writing of NoamChomsky.HowcomeChomsky? - If I interpretChomsky’s ideas formyself, I gain insight into the fact that the only way an individual is able to protect themselves against political and social propaganda is to study all the information available. Eachday wearebombardedwithnews that attempts to in uenceour thinking. Looking for primarymovementson theedgeof tribal and folklore, this shortperformance raisedthedesire formore. InFractusV, Iwant todeepenquestionsof informationandmanipulation; propaganda versus amore‘objective’and factual approach. I also take, as a starting point, ‘libertyof expression’.Wehave the information, but we don’t know how to use it. Inthispieceyouposealotofquestions that are di cult to answer... -Thequestions that I askmyself:‘It seems certainfreedomsstillneedtobeframed?’‘How neutral can our thinking be?’‘Howmuch do we identify ourselves with the causes of the injustices in society?’ ‘Where does personal responsibilitystartorend?’Chomsky’s fundamental appeal for‘freedomof speech’against political attempts tocontrol andmanipulate themedia resonateswithmyneed, as anartist, for aspace toconstantly reinventmyown identity. Evolution is the combined result of an endless series of minor and major revolutions. Every day is a rite of passage, a point of no return…With nine di erent nationalities and outspoken identities on stage, dialoguewill come to forman intense, dramatic and uent whole. Fractus V stands for the natural fractures that are necessary to grow and become stronger. When people say “he is mixing cultures”, I say, “no, I am translating”. I’m translating into the eld that is contemporary dance Kada ljudi kažu: „On meša kulture“, ja kažem: „Ne, ja ih tumačim“. Prevodim ih u oblast savremene igre
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