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.
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
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
Action Zoo Humain and L’art Rue/Dream City 2025
Co-production Theatre Rotterdam
In cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation
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