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By Allal El Alaoui
"Road-theatre" or travelling theatre remains a marvellous experience in
theatre going especially among slum
dwellers on the outskirts of the Moroccan cities .This moment of theatre entertainment
leaves joy and delight on simple people and helps them to forget suffering
of their social status, even for a while. "Road-theatre" is a technical
experience with a deep social dimension founded by Mohamed El Hassouni and his
wife.
Audience of different ages, of both sexes behind metal barriers in
the form of ring .. Children sitting cross-legged at the forefront of human-ring belt .. The demise
of a day, the sun slanted in the direction of sunset hit gradually and directly into the faces of the actors all involved
to the "playing field" . Dance and acrobatics, circus games and
music, and breathed into the fire .. "theatrical" and soak dust scenes and boards in multiple colors in the
flow takes the eye and the senses, representatives carrying masks, dressed in
strange clothes and accessories from the minds of viewers ,reminds us of The
Italian Commedia Del Arte.( see Kenza fridou and Abdelkader Mikiyate ).
The puppets in
different roles diagnosed names, people in daily life, get
into the trap of laughter and sympathy
and interaction in the ring: corrupt cops and personal sanitation worker are
performed by professional actors and actresses sartistically, the girl who
immigrates, maid houses raped by house lords and university students who can not afford to live
on.. In the final scene stands Boxing Circuit ,columns and strings, in a duel
between a woman and a man .. Fierce confrontations.. in the last round women
can triumph over the man in which girls get delighted , but the spirit of sport
is also prevailed and gives great dimension of ‘la dolce vita’ .
Now number of partners and supporters to experience the
"Road-theatre " is increasing continuously, some of them secure a
"message" After a while, while others embraced directly in the cradle
of birth, including " Goethe-Institute from Germany " in Rabat, which
provides financial support for the band, a key partner in the experiment,
before other on-line partners and supporters, including the Ministry of Culture
and the Ministry of the Interior, getting the project more likable via its,
"Human Development Project". At the same time other experiences of ‘Road-
movie’ continue to grow in big cities like Casablanca, Tangiers, and Ouarzazate ...
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