As part of Les Ecrans Du Reel festival, Metropolis Cinema is hosting a screening of the documentary “O my Body!” by Laurent Aït Benalla.
Synopsis: Algiers. Choreographer Abou Lagraa and Nawal Aït Benalla. Lagraa conceived this first training of contemporary dance in Algeria as a bridge between Mediterranean cultures. Ten dancers were selected to give birth to Lagraa’s choreography Nya.
“O my Body!” depicts the structuring of this group of dancers, mostly composed of self-taught hip-hop street performers, until the evening of the world premiere at the National Theater of Algiers.
Tickets: 6,000 LL