Portrait of Mehdi Kerkouche at La Scala Paris: a family fresco in motion

Published by Philippine de Sortiraparis · Photos by Philippine de Sortiraparis · Updated on March 19, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. · Published on March 18, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
With Portrait, Mehdi Kerkouche explores family heritage through a dance that promises to be intense and vibrant, to be discovered at La Scala Paris from April 3 to 13, 2025. Nine dancers embody a choreographic fresco in which family ties are woven, broken and reinvented.

In Portrait, Mehdi Kerkouche examines the family as a living, moving and sometimes chaotic entity. Between attachment and rejection, refuge and constraint, he uses dance as a language to express these tensions and buried emotions. On stage, nine dancers from a variety of backgrounds give shape to this family dynamic. Solo, in duets or in groups, their interactions evolve with Lucie Antunes ' organic music , creating a mosaic of personalities and trajectories.

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Mehdi Kerkouche 's dynamic performances and accessible approach to contemporary dance have made him a rising star on the French choreographic scene. With Portrait, he continues his exploration of movement as a reflection of human emotions, in a show that promises to be both physical and sensitive.

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The family, the central theme of Portrait, should resonate with every spectator. Loving or suffocating, supportive or constrained: the play translates into gesture the multiple facets of these bonds that build us up.

From April 3 to 13, 2025 at La Scala Paris, Portrait promises a powerful immersion in a vibrant choreographic universe. A work in which movement becomes a reflection of the emotions and family histories that shape us all.

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Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From April 3, 2025 to April 13, 2025

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    Location

    13 Boulevard de Strasbourg
    75010 Paris 10

    Route planner

    Access
    Strasbourg - Saint-Denis, lines 4, 8 and 9. Exit 6, boulevard de Strasbourg Porte de Saint-Denis : Lines 20 and 39

    Prices
    €12 - €38

    Booking
    lascala-paris.fr

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