Amsterdam | Frascati
Wed 2 October, 20h45

Amsterdam | Frascati
Thu 3 October, 20h15

Rotterdam | Maaspodium
Sat 5 October, 21h00

Choreographer Mohamed Lamqayssi (Morocco) tells the story of the Amazigh queen Dihya. She is the only woman in history who fought against the Umayyad – and unfortunately lost. This defeat marked a turning point in the history of Imazighen culture in North Africa. The matriarchal order that had prevailed until then had to give way to an Arab-Islamic patriarchy, which itself still exists after 14 centuries to this day.

But what if Dihya did win the battle? Lamqayssi opens a temporary door to an alternative scenario in which Dihya is the architect of a different story and in which power and sacrifice lead to freedom and love. A hidden history of Imazighen culture that could have been.

Previously at On Marche Festival Marrakech 2023, Journées Chorégraphiques Carthage Tunis 2023, Kinani Festival Maputo 2023