Contemporary Tunisian Creation in the Spotlight at IESA arts&culture from September 10 to 16, 2018
The new academic year promises to be rich and intense at IESA arts&culture, which will host in its Cité Griset premises, starting September 10 for 6 days, the first festival dedicated to the contemporary Tunisian art scene.
A multidisciplinary festival with thirty-five artists, dancers, musicians, visual artists, actors, and filmmakers who will present their latest works in the heart of Grand Belleville Paris, of which IESA arts&culture is a part along with Le Point Éphémère and the Théâtre de Ménilmontant.
Giving more visibility to the emerging Tunisian scene and allowing wider circulation of the works are the goals of the creator of Viv’ArT’unis, Jaleleddine Abidi. He starts from the observation that Tunisia, unfortunately and despite other initiatives, faces a cruel lack of opportunity and exposure for the fine artistic momentum the country has experienced since the Jasmine Revolution in 2010, a momentum little known internationally.
Through the Viv’ArT’unis association, whose members are committed to introducing contemporary Tunisian creation at the international level.
Parisians will be able to discover at IESA arts&culture a visual arts exhibition, "Chimeras Revealed," with artists Hela Lamine, Imed Jemaïl, Wissem Ben Hassine, and Sonia Saïd, presented at the Point éphémère and the IESA arts&culture Gallery starting September 11, 2018.
The Théâtre de Ménilmontant will host two creations of the Tunisian National Theater: Salah Felah’s plays "As Soon As I Saw You" and a choreographic show by Imen Smaoui. Also presented will be "The Escape" by Ghazi Zagbhani and "Ouled Jellaba" by choreographer Rochdi Belgasmi, who will lead a workshop on traditional Tunisian dance on September 12 and 13 at IESA.
A debate on the theme "Tunisian Artists Today" will be held on September 13 at IESA. This meeting will be moderated by Rabiaâ Tlili with the participation of all the artists of the event, in the presence of Fadhel Jaïbi, director of the Tunisian National Theater.
The Point éphémère will host, on the same day, a concert by the Tunisian band Jazz Oil.
Along the Boulevard de Belleville up to the Point Éphémère, a route will lead the public to meet "Willis from Tunis," a character with biting chronicles created by Nadia Khiari, where they can attend performances and artistic happenings.
Film is not left out, with a screening of short films in the IESA auditorium, ranging from animation to documentary and fiction. The selected films are "Ranim" by Rim Nakhli, "Bonbon" by Abdelhamid Bouchnak, "Cut Redayef" by Alaedine Boutaleb, "Apnea" by Insaf Arafa, and "Sacred Nature" by Michella Bredahl.