“Dans ce moment où les femmes t’inspirent à parler,
Tu découvres qu’en réalité, seul ton reflet se reflète. Pourtant, à travers le monde, la même énigme se répète, Alors que tu tentes d’exprimer les mêmes idées de mille manières. Dans cette quête infinie, où chaque essai semble perdurer…” Aïda Jamal
TAMAT comes from the name of a pin (second picture) that Amazigh women used to fasten their veils, keeping them from being blown away by the wind.
Approaching it with both an artistic and psychological lens, I explore this gesture adopted by women, which I view as a symbol of burden, submission and obedience.
This work seeks to explore body language under constrained movement conditions, examining how heaviness can limit and exhaust the body, but also serve as a form of protection. It questions the comfort of observing such movements and considers how we can address the topic of women in today’s society. This includes acknowledging the responsibilities and awareness of the secondary benefits that women may gain in certain situations.
Choreographer and performer: Aïda Jamal
Dramaturge: Nedjma Hadj Benchelabi & Youness Anzane
External Eye: Héla Fattoumi & Eric Lamoureux, Yasmine Hugonnet.
Duration of the piece: 22 minutes
Music Mixing: Adrien Prenant and Valentin Maugain
Stage Manager: Adrien Prenant
Lighting Design: Manon Bongeot
Residencies : Goethe Institut, Kairo. Hebbel am Uffer Berlin, Le carreau du Temple, Paris. CCN, Belfort. La friche (Les rencontres à l’échelle), Marseille.
Production : Goethe Institut, HAU, Festival On Marche.
