{"id":10362,"date":"2022-09-26T08:35:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/?p=10362"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:53:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:53:33","slug":"two-ways-to-see-morocco-from-across-the-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/two-ways-to-see-morocco-from-across-the-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Ways to See Morocco from Across the Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Europe’s largest Arab performing arts festival welcomes younger artists working in diverse media.<\/h5>\n

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Nora Ounnas Leroy<\/h4>\n

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Every year now, the Festival Arabesques<\/a> brings a rich roster of performing and other artists to Montpellier, with a view to leading the dialogue of cultures between civilizations. One night, I ventured over to the Halle Tropisme<\/a>, a large arts and entrepreneurial complex, to attend what the festival called an \u201cincubator\u201d between two cities, Casablanca (commonly known as \u201cCasa\u201d) and Montpellier. Here I met two young emerging Moroccan artists in the LEADART incubator, presented with the Arabesques Sound System. LEADART serves to develop artistic and cultural exchanges on the theme of urban arts \u2014 our two artists were invited for a week of artistic residency at the Halle Tropisme.<\/p>\n

Jad Mouride<\/a> is a 29-year-old digital artist who lives in Casablanca. After studying journalism and communications, he became a multimedia designer of image and sound, creating mapping for various shows and festivals, but also 3D animations and generative art visuals. He has also been a musician for ten years and hosts DJ sets accompanied by interactive projections with the collective KUSSUF (\u201ceclipse\u201d).<\/p>\n