Art + Action Intensive: Exploring Identity

SEPT. 27 – 29
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Brown bag lunch: 12 :00 – 1:00 pm
$15 per day; $40 for three days

Join us for an exploration of Syhem Belkhodja’s approach to working with young people in Tunisia to develop a powerful sense of personal identity. The work encourages the participants to challenge obstacles, real barriers, interior and practical, and find real liberation through movement. Addressing both social and political concerns directly, Belkhodja encourages individuals to find their personal practice while building a profound sense of community.

Daily Structure

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Workshop 1
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Bring your Brown Bag Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Workshop 2

About the Artist

Artist, choreographer, director of four festivals (Tunis Capital of Dance, International Documentary Film Festival, Fashion & Design Carthage, Al-Kalimat) and two schools (the School of Arts and Cinema and the Mediterranean Centre for Contemporary Dance), Syhem Belkhodja is driven by the desire to promote the development of Tunisia in different artistic fields, linking artistic and educational objectives through teaching, creation, and advocacy.

Learn more about Syhem’s work at Bridging Symposium: Performing the Collective on Sunday, October 7.

Co-presented as part of the Crossing the Line Festival, produced by the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF).

Presented as part of BRIDGING, a program of The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations