Theater festival: Badke(remix) - laGeste & Stereo48

A remix is an edited version of an existing music track. Badke(remix) is a reworking of the dance performance with 10 Palestinian dancers that toured worldwide between 2013 and 2016, created by Koen Augustijnen, Rosalba Torres, and Hildegard De Vuyst. The reissue of Badke now comes artistically into Palestinian hands, namely of Amir Sabra and Ata Khatab, and becomes Badke(remix). The title is a conscious reversal of dabke, the name of the Palestinian folk dance and starting point of the performance. With backgrounds in traditional dabke, contemporary dance, hip-hop, capoeira, or circus, the Palestinian performers bring a contemporary version of this dance that is traditionally reserved for (wedding) parties. Badke(remix) showcases zest for life and desire to dance as a form of resistance. In Badke(remix) has fully opted for a contemporary version of the folk, non-academic variant, an explosion of joy, a very vital physical expression that speaks of connection, an affirmation of belonging somewhere. Through the festive surface of Badke(remix), that other reality penetrates, like cold gusts of wind through the cracks of a poorly insulated house. But in the end, the thought still prevails: we are not going to let ourselves be done, by anyone. We dance until we drop.