Dignity
Chokri Ben Chikha
Gand
The Tunisian Human Zoo
A man, a past, a scene. In the footsteps of the human zoo, Chokri Ben Chikha questions History, its silence and its repetitions. He opens a space for confrontation between colonial legacies and the urgencies of the present.
Through stories, images, and movements, the bodies bear witness. The colonial past is not closed: it persists in gazes, discourses, exclusions. What remains today of the human zoo? What are its extensions in our contemporary societies?
Dignity gives a voice to those whe have been silenced by history. By blending theater, performance, and living memory, Ben Chikha creates a space of resistance. A space where art becomes a critical prism, where the tensions between domination, representation, and otherness are replayed.
A necessary piece, both intimate and political, to look differently – and restore dignity.
Télévision Nationale | Émission منازل الفن | Television programme in Arabic
Friday, 17 October at 7 pm
Ancienne église Sainte-Croix - Presbytère
Saturday, 18 October at 12:30 pm
Ancienne église Sainte-Croix - Presbytère
Sunday, 19 October at 12:30 pm
Ancienne église Sainte-Croix - Presbytère
Sunday, 19 October at 7pm
Ancienne église Sainte-Croix - Presbytère
Sainte Croix Church - presbytery (map)
17th October at 7pm
18th October at 12:30pm
19th October at 12:30pm and 7pm
Not recommended for children under 14
Duration: 2 h
Free - reservation required
To reserve your places on Teskerti, a fee of 1,500 DT will be applied.
Concept, direction: Chokri Ben Chikha
Dramaturgy: Sietske de Vries
Production manager: Cyrine Ghrissi
Head of the production: Aisha Zaied
Text: Marwa Manaï
Director assistant: Marwa Ferjani
Images (rehearsals): Oya Latifa
Video (research): Raâfet Abdelli
Interpreters:
Moussa Ndiaye
Chantal Loïal
Ali Ben Said
Ali Yahyaoui
Hajer Zaidi
Mohamed Slim Dhib
Nadia Tlich
Nedia Bel Hadj Bettaieb
Yasmine Akrimi
Wael Garnaoui
Leila Temime Belili
Oumaima Ben Ammar
Action Zoo Humain and L’art Rue/Dream City 2025
Co-production Theatre Rotterdam
In cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation
