Κader Αttou
The Roots – Transmission

Far from being just an artistic style, hip hop is also a cross-genre movement. Famed choreographer Kader Attou was the first choreographer with a background in hip hop that was appointed director of Centre Chorégraphique National de La Rochelle. His work Roots vividly brings to life the artist's long personal history with hip hop – a history comprised of childhood memories, dance experimentations and cultural exchanges. In the Greek version of the performance, set to premiere at the Athens Festival, Attou will work with Greek professional street dancers, giving us the opportunity to come in contact with this fascinating scene. The performance was first presented in France by Attou's Accrorap dance company and was enthusiastically received by the Kalamata International Dance Festival audience in 2019.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, all performance dates are subject to changeν

 

Artistic director - Concept - Choreography Kader Attou

Assisted by Babacar Cissé

Original sound design Régis Baillet - Diaphane, alongside additional music

Lighting design Fabrice Crouzet

Costume design Nadia Genez

Set design Olivier Borne

Performers Rania Ainiti, Angelos Apostolidis, Katerina Chaida, Charis Chatziandreou, Spyros Christakis, Irini Damianidou, Klodison Doci, Giannis Ikonomidis, Manto Nosti, Aidi Ormeni, Antonia Pitoulidou, Nina-Noutsa Poulouzasvili, Alexandros Stavropoulos, Nadia Tomazenko, Cheer Yang

Organised with Compagnie DK-BEL

Co-production Centre Chorégraphique National de La Rochelle / Poitou-Charentes, La Coursive - la Scène nationale de La Rochelle, MA Scène Nationale - Pays de Montbéliard

Supported by Châteauvallon - Centre National de Création et de Diffusion culturelles, as part of a residency programme.