With Des danses et des luttes, Bouziane Bouteldja continues his research into dance and its central role in our societies. Building on his lecture Danse & Pensées (2018), he explores the history of dances born of social, political or identity struggles. Between storytelling, transmission and movement, he shows how bodies carry collective memories, resistance and aspirations to emancipation, inviting everyone to think about living together through dance.

Following residencies in several countries, Des danses et des luttes tells the story of dances born of social struggles or liberation movements, but also of the displacements and encounters between peoples.

Whether it is pantsula, born in the townships of South Africa’s Black communities under apartheid in resistance to racial segregation, or voguing, which emerged from African American and Latin American LGBTQIA+ communities in the United States in the fight against discrimination, these dances make it possible to revisit major political and societal crises while making the struggles that gave birth to them felt through the body.

Surrounded by a team of professional dancers and a group of amateurs, Bouziane Bouteldja takes on the role of storyteller, sharing with the audience historical and geopolitical landmarks as well as anecdotes that shed light on the links between dance, society and history.

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