Event

Tales of the Mother tongue

Deeply rooted in both past and present, the spiritual idea of 'the other'
dominates many cultural teachings in Morocco as its history and creation is
riddled with these understandings. Due to Moroccos past colonisation by its
European invaders, a lot of stories and tales of the old Morocco were unwritten.
French army's forced through their language, trying to forget what was once
there. Writing and speaking in Berber's traditional languages, at the time, were
forbidden. But what the French could not help was the storytelling that would
happen from generation to generation... a history recited through memory. A
history mainly told through the words of women.

This is where 'Tales of the Mother tongue' comes to life. A new LPP (Live
Projection Painting) by the artist created specifically for the Marrakech
Biennale 2016 focusing on forgotten Heroins of Moroccos past, mainly that of
'Kahena', a mythologically strong woman helping to blur the lines between gender
politics, identity, black magic and religious understandings. A legendary fallen
heroine & warrior of Berber past, this project helps hidden stories of the
women's fight to help keep Berber customs alive come to light, often a history
suppressed through colonisation.

Staff retain the right to refuse entry to drunk or disorderly audience members.

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