Artists / Rachid Ouramdane (France)
Ever since his first projects in the framework of the association Fin novembre, Rachid directed with Julie Nioche from 1996 to 2006, Rachid Ouramdane has been dealing with the notion of singularity. His performances probe the emotional and imaginary worlds of whomever he encounters. These shows take shape through the discovery of each person's uniqueness, where every encounter gives rise to a different dialogue. The ever-present video images serve as an extension of the other, giving us access into his/her mental space. The image sets up a dialogue between individuals and their doubles. Such devices enable Rachid to get in touch with the other's subjectivity and imagination.
The nature of Ouramdane's interdisciplinary projects has led to collaboration with other cultural bodies such as the FRAC Champagne Ardennes, giving life to projects at the crossroads of visual arts and dance, such as Structure Multifonction created with Christian Rizzo and Nicolas Floc'h in 2001. Between 2001-2005 Ouramdane created a number works, including: Face cachée , +ou - là and Al'oeil nu .
In 2007, Rachid Ouramdane created L'A. as a vehicle for artistic exploration of contemporary identities. Its core concern is about encountering the other. Since then, upon invitation by Pascal Rambert, Rachid Ouramdane has been an associate artist at the Théâtre de Gennevilliers. Drawing on his exploration of identity, his various projects have real bearing on Gennevilliers. He also works in collaboration with the theatre's team to develop new forms of encounters, specific to each creation, while intertwining these projects with the everyday life of the city. His show Surface de réparation , for eight young athletes from Gennevilliers tackles the sports gesture in order to reveal the underlying intimacy that connects these teenagers to their sport. In 2007, he travelled a lot to Vietnam in the footsteps of my father's military route during the Indochina war. Then he created Far... (Loin... French title) in 2008 with fragments of texts and interviews he collected during his travels.
As well as working as an artist and choreographer, Rachid Ouramdane is involved in education. He receives frequent invitations from organisations around the world to conduct artistic research workshops and to moderate international artistic encounters. This work has seen him travel to Russia, Romania, Netherlands, Brazil and the United States in recent years.
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