Ihsane

In Arabic, Ihsane signifies an ideal of goodness, kindness, and benevolence. In Islam, it refers to a form of communion with the universe. With Ihsane, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui continues a diptych that he began within his company Eastman in 2022. While teh work Vlaemsch was dedicated to his mother and his Flemish roots, Ihsane explores his relationship with his father, who left Morocco for Flanders, enduring the immigrant condition but always maintaining an unconditional love for his country of origin.

Through this show, which revisits his family history, the choreographer embarks on a journey toward inner peace, attempting to overcome conflict, abandonment, and forgetfulness.

With Ihsane, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui observes the world changing in an endless cycle of destruction and rebirth. He is wary of cultures when they imprison and separate individuals. He prefers the ever-evolving geography, the landscapes constantly starting anew, the shared space where we coexist. In this space, he reveals the invisible threads that connect us to one another.