(18 Sep 2024)
MOROCCO ART EVENT
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tangier, Morocco – 14 September 2024
1. Various of Khadija Tnana, Moroccan painter, performing a dance
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khadija Tnana, Moroccan painter and dancer:
"I named this dance ‘Women’s Anger’ because I want to convey the idea that a woman must always defend her rights and ensure her voice is heard."
3. Various of children interacting with Fred Chemama’s videos
4. Various of Chemama performing
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Fred Chemama, French multimedia artist:
"Today, I create interactive video installations. I enjoy inviting the public to participate. The message is an invitation to creativity, dreams, and imagination—a form of collective poetry."
6. Pan to left to a corridor, overlooks the sea
7. Artist who goes by ADEC painting wall
8. Various of ADEC painting
9. SOUNDBITE (French) ADEC, French plastic artist:
"What I like most is using the wall as both a medium and a frame, sticking a drawing as if it had come out of a sketchbook. For this street, with its long, large blue wall, I was inspired to create a whale diving into the sea, carrying the city of Tangier on its back."
10. Various of Noussayra Lahlou, Moroccan singer performing
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic/French) Noussayra Lahlou, Moroccan singer:
"This event was an opportunity for artists to meet the public, and for Moroccan artists from Tangier to connect with foreign artists. It was a wonderful experience, especially discovering places in Tangier that are usually closed off."
12. Various of paintings at Akaaboune Palace
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amal Ayouch, Moroccan actor:
"The event has a cultural role, but it is presented in a modern way, reflecting the evolution of culture over time. This allows people to express themselves in new ways."
14. Various of Cameroonian singer group performance
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Najoua al-Hitmi, organizer:
"We wanted to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘Être Ici.’ This year, there are extra surprises, more events, more locations, and more artists. We have brought together over 60 artists, including dancers, choreographers, actors, and plastic artists from various disciplines. The principle, as always, is to discover places that are usually closed to the public."
16. Various of Bab El Kasbah in Tangier
STORYLINE:
An art event in Tangier over the weekend offered visitors a unique opportunity to explore some of the Moroccan city’s remarkable yet long-closed historical sites.
Marking its 10th anniversary, "Being Here" merged Tangier’s cultural heritage with contemporary artistic expression.
The event, held every two years, brought together more than 60 artists from across Morocco as well as from France.
Organizers included "dancers, choreographers, actors, and visual artists from various disciplines," said Najoua al-Hitmi, the event’s organizer.
"The principle, as always, was to discover places that were usually closed to the public," she added.
Each artist brought their own vision to different venues, transforming them into art canvases with distinct approaches.
French multimedia artist Fred Chemama turned one of the halls of the 17th-century Mechouar Palace into an interactive space, where he put on a video installation that encouraged visitor participation.
"The message is an invitation to creativity, dreams, and imagination—a form of collective poetry," he said.
For Moroccan singer Noussayra Lahlou, who took part in the event, "it was a wonderful experience."
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