Festival Karavel 19

Festival Karavel 19 at Théâtre Albert Camus

We are delighted to welcome Festival Karavel 19 to the stage of Théâtre Albert Camus, a space built to amplify movement, music, and the vibrant pulse of hip-hop culture. Conceived and directed by Mourad Merzouki, whose Compagnie Käfig has long been a benchmark for innovation in contemporary dance, Karavel continues to open doors between street and stage, tradition and invention. In recent seasons, Merzouki’s artistic journey has reaffirmed the power of choreography to bridge worlds, with international tours of emblematic works such as Pixel, Folia, and Zéphyr drawing new audiences into the language of bodies in flight. Festival Karavel 19 extends that momentum by spotlighting a new generation of choreographers and crews alongside established companies, creating a living ecosystem of styles—breaking, popping, locking, krump, waacking, and hybrid forms—where technique and storytelling meet. As a venue committed to bold, meaningful encounters, we are proud to be a home for this edition’s energy, giving artists the light, space, and sound they deserve, and inviting our community to experience hip-hop as a poetic, generous, and constantly evolving art.

On our stage, Festival Karavel 19 unfolds as a curated journey rather than a single show: a shared bill that weaves together short forms, excerpts from larger pieces, and premiere-ready creations nurtured within the festival’s network. Expect kinetic scenographies and precise dramaturgies, where projection, shadow, and finely tuned beats set the tempo for virtuosic footwork and elastic musicality. The Théâtre Albert Camus configuration places you close to the performers, making each ripple of breath and rebound of muscle palpable—an intimacy that turns acrobatic risk and choreographic detail into collective thrill. Across the evening, you’ll encounter contrasting aesthetics: the finely chiseled geometry of ensemble work, raw improvisational bursts, and solos that read like diaries written in motion. Karavel’s signature is the dialogue it sparks—between generations, dance families, and cities—so the program celebrates exchange as much as excellence. Throughout the festival, artists also meet audiences through open rehearsals, post-show conversations, and practice-based encounters that unpack the creative process. As hosts, we prepare the stage with the acoustic warmth and technical precision these pieces demand, from the crisp attack of snares to the subterranean resonance of bass, ensuring that every swivel, freeze, glide, and floor phrase lands with maximum clarity.

Your experience at Théâtre Albert Camus

Festival Karavel 19 at Théâtre Albert Camus is designed as an immersive experience—one that begins the moment you step into the foyer and feel the buzz of dancers warming up backstage and families, students, and long-time aficionados comparing notes about who they’re here to see. Our team has shaped the evening to welcome both newcomers and seasoned spectators: clear sightlines to catch intricate footwork, dynamic lighting to sculpt bodies in space, and a sound environment calibrated to hip-hop’s punch and nuance. We champion accessibility and openness, which means our front-of-house staff are ready to guide you through the vocabulary of the program and the best way to engage with it—whether that’s focusing on musical phrasing, the architecture of lines and levels, or the storytelling animating each crew’s universe. Karavel is also a meeting point for the region’s dancers, teachers, and young talents; workshops and artist encounters surrounding the performances keep the conversation alive beyond the curtain call. If you arrive early, you might catch a glimpse of technical rehearsals or the quiet rituals that precede a high-adrenaline set. And after the show, when the applause fades, we encourage you to stay a moment longer: the festival thrives on exchange, and the most memorable connections often happen in the foyer, where ideas travel as quickly as a backspin. At Théâtre Albert Camus, we believe the arts flourish when a community gathers in curiosity and respect—this is the spirit in which we welcome Festival Karavel 19.

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