After performing at the FAB, Cie Chara will also present the short piece SELAM in Marseille in cooperation with the Cité des Arts and Lieux Public. Catch us there on 10. and 11.10.2026!
CIE CHARA
Cie Chara is a Moroccan-German dance company based in Casablanca, founded in 2022 by Yassine “Yoriyas” Alaoui Ismaili and Friederike “Frieda” Frost with the vision of creating dance theatre pieces with local dancers, inspired by moroccan culture, everyday life and urban dance.
The creations of Cie Chara are a “window” to moroccan culture and codes, far from orientalist phantasies or colonialist views, that the audience is invited to discover.
Each creation tells through a unique, urban, and artistic approach the inspirations, observations and personal experiences in Morocco, of tradition and modernity, cultural heritage and today’s happenings, combined with the uniqueness of the dancers and choreographers.
HIT 7AYT, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
atlas, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
HIT 7AYT, Cie Chara, credit: Lahib Charaf 
Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas SELAM, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
HIT 7AYT, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
atlas, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
HIT 7AYT, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
SELAM, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
HIT 7AYT, Cie Chara, credit: Yoriyas 
The first creation HIT 7AYT حايط حيث (because of the wall) (2022-2023) is inspired by the city Casablanca, the private and public space – seperated by walls -, its inhabitants and movements of daily life. It is coproduced by Schouwburg Kortrijk (Belgium) and was premiered at the Tanz NRW Festival 2023 (Germany).
The creation SELAM (2023) is a short piece that brings the city of Casablanca into the public space, combining the participatory and entertaining elements of urban dance with Moroccan culture and the intimate atmosphere of dance theater.
The new creation atlas (2023-ongoing) explores the concept of calm, the place of spirituality, human and animal bodies and movements. It is inspired by the Atlas region in Morocco.
Learn more about the creations here and about upcoming performances, residencies and open studios here!
Latest NEWS
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SELAM at the FAB Festival Bordeaux
Cie Chara is invited to perform SELAM, a short piece for the public space, at the FAB Festival Bordeaux! Take a look at the full schedule from 26.09. as part of the festival opening, until the 04.10.2026 and find us in the streets of Bordeaux!
Full programm here
