Tangier

Opening day of the Art Explora Festival in Tangier. At programme : official speeches, performances, concerts, DJ sets...

Kicking off the program conceived by Alain Weber and Laila Hida, AⵣMⵣ, (read AZMZ) meaning "Air of Time" in Amazigh, is a unique musical and visual performance, featuring the timeless melodies and bewitching rhythms of the Ahwach of the Bnat Louz women's troupe, revisited with a contemporary touch of electronic music by the Raskas duo.

Mouhawalat Collective (Diyae Bourhim & Ahmad Karmouni), will welcome to Mahatta a selection of art students recently graduated from the INBA, to invest and activate the hybrid space of their installation through a series of in situ interventions that vary from day to day for the duration of the Festival. A wider circle, an invitation to explore the imaginaries and narratives that shape our collective understanding of the art world. This proposal questions the practical realities and struggles inherent in the creative process, exploring the expectations and realities of young artists in transition between the academy and the professional world.

Ocean Weekends" are part of the Festival program, inviting researchers, scientists and artists to round-table discussions on the theme of the ocean and climate change. to discuss the theme of the ocean and the climate emergency, with a local approach that is renewed at each stage.

Plastic is such an integral part of our daily lives that it seems almost indispensable. How does our relationship with plastic manifest itself? Is it really essential to our lives? How do we perceive its impact on our society and our environment?

Join artist and author Aicha Bint Yusif to read Palestinian poetry together and write collectively about forms of solidarity and our hopes for the future.