Dates / Schedules
Thursday and Friday, november 19 and 20 2026 8:00pm
A collage of fantasies, gestures and chance encounters, built around the individuality of five performers. In Este Mundo, five performers walk, breathe, curl up, roll, come together and move apart. They dance for the sheer pleasure of it, or are simply there. Bouchra Ouizguen draws on these simple gestures and on what each person brings with them to create a piece in which no one has to resemble anyone else.
Bárbara is lightness. Sofia, verticality. Sara, warmth and energy. Telmo, weight and stability. Joana, suspension and balance. These are not characters, but qualities from which gestures, images and relationships are created. Este Mundo brings together things that do not need to match. Fado, bells, echoes that bring Madeira and Morocco closer together, the rhythms and vibrant colours of Bollywood. Personal fantasies, everyday gestures, memories, chance, humour, silence and the pleasure of doing something simply for the sake of it. Perhaps that is what keeps this world alive: people together, without any of them having to give up what makes them unique in order to share the same space.
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Biography
Bouchra Ouizguen is a Moroccan dancer and choreographer, born in 1980 in Ouarzazate. She lives and works in Marrakech, where she has been actively contributing to the development of the local choreographic scene since 1998. Her work is enriched by her interests in cinema, literature, and music.
In the groundbreaking Madame Plaza (SACD Choreographic Revelation Award), she shares the stage with artists rooted in the Aïta tradition. She continued her collaboration with these artists in Ha! (2013). In February 2014, she created Corbeaux, a sculpture-like piece for 17 dancers, presented at the Art In Marrakech Biennale. In 2015, she brought together four artists who had previously participated in her works to create Ottof. In 2017, she conceived Jerada for the dancers of Carte Blanche, the Norwegian National Contemporary Dance Company (Critics’ Award for Best Dance Performance in Norway).
In 2022, she created Eléphant, a choreographic and musical work. They Always Come Back, a performance designed for and with a group of amateur participants, was presented during the 2025 edition of the Festival d’Avignon. Her works have been shown internationally at institutions such as the Tate Modern, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Power Station of Art in Shanghai.
Dançando com a Diferença (DcD) is a Portuguese contemporary dance company recognized for artistic innovation, technical excellence, and the promotion of bodily diversity. Since its founding in Madeira in 2001, DcD has highlighted the importance of the Non-Normative/Dissident Body on national and international stages. The company fosters artistic literacy, cultural inclusion, and the personal and professional development of its performers.
Under the artistic direction of Henrique Amoedo, DcD combines artistic creation, research, and educational action, developing structured projects with social and cultural impact in Portugal and abroad, aiming to strengthen social cohesion, intergenerational dialogue, and democratized access to art.
Ages
+6
Data sheet
Choreography / Direction Bouchra Ouizguen
Performers/Dançando com a Diferença Bárbara Matos, Joana Caetano, Sara Rebolo, Sofia Marote, and Telmo Ferreira
Costumes and Scenography Bouchra Ouizguen
Light Design Bouchra Ouizguen and Cristóvão Cunha
Sound Design Bouchra Ouizguen and Márcio Faria
Co-Production Fundação de Serralves (Festival DDD-Dias da Dança), Alkantara (in collaboration with Centro Cultural de Belém), and Teatro Viriato
Dançando com a Diferença
Artistic Director Henrique Amoedo
Assistant Director Cláudia Nunes
Production Dançando com a Diferença
Executive Producer Nuno Simões
Producer Milton Branco
Communication Cláudia Caires Sousa
25th Anniversary Consultant Paula Mota Garcia
Photo: ©Martim Leitão
Discounts
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50 % people with specific needs and free for accompanying person
50% for Arts and culture professionals
50% for unemployed
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