As part of the Fabbrica Europa 2026 festival
Dance People - Maqamat & Omar Rajeh
Programma
Dance People is a title that speaks for itself. It places the values of community at the heart of creativity, claiming its presence through shared space with citizens and allowing new formats of being together to emerge.
In a world driven by intelligent algorithms and AI, some of today’s most urgent questions are about gatherings, encounters, and how we live with one another. What is the space of democracy? Of culture? Of identity? How do we open space, protect it, inhabit it together?
With a diverse and rich artistic group, Omar Rajeh and Mia Habis invite the audience into a collective creative moment. The work becomes joyful and festive, yet remains sharply critical of power and supremacy.
Dance People is not a performance to observe from afar. It’s a gesture to share. A space to inhabit.
As part of the Fabbrica Europa 2026 festival
In collaboration with Fondazione del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Dance People received the award of Fondation E.C.Art POMARET, and was nominated for the FEDORA VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025
At Fabbrica Europa Dance People is presented with the support of Fondazione Nuovi Mecenati - Fondazione franco-italiana di sostegno alla creazione contemporanea.
Tickets will be available soon
Artists
Artistic concept, direction and choreography
Omar Rajeh
Co-artistic direction
Mia Habis
Performed by
Elise Bruyère, Clara Cafiero, Jihun Choi, Cristian Cucco, David Cahier, Mia Habis, Estelle Piatoni, Julie Louise Bjelke, Nunzio Perricone e Omar Rajeh
Music composition and live interpretation
Mathias Delplanque e Ziad El Ahmadie (dall’album “L’Ombre de la Bête”)
Voice
Abdul Karim Chaar
Scenographic concept and architecture
L.E.F.T. Architects (Makram Kadi & Ziad Jamaleddine)
Visual artist
Estelle Piatoni
Dramaturgical advise
Peggy Olislaegers
Researcher
Tom Helmer
Interactive experience
Tamanoir Immersive Studio (direttore creativo: Sam Lecoeur / produttore: Rémi Large)
Lighting design
Guy Hoare
Video graphics & animation
Jimmy Elias
Technical assistant
Julien Laurent
Light technician
Tom Pritchard
Sound technician
Philippe Balzé
Production and coordination
Valentin Crepain
Administration
Sandrine Orlando
Co-produced by
Edinburgh International Festival, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri – Reggio Emilia, International Dance festival München, Kunstfest Weimar, Euro-Scene Leipzig with the support of Programme international de diffusion artistique (PIDA)
Creative residency
CND Lyon, CND Pantin, Festival de Liège / Manège Fonck, Fabbrica Europa, Mufatthalle – The Venue for International art and culture in Munich, Les Subs-Lyon, Montpellier Danse supported by Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) and DRAC Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Performances
Prices
| One Seating Area | 25,00€ |
