Chouf Ouchouf

Published: April 20, 2011, 4:20 p.m.

Devised and directed by Zimmermann & de Perrot, performed by Groupe Acrobatique de Tangier\nThursday 21 \u2013 Monday 25 April 2011, Southbank Centre\u2019s Queen Elizabeth Hall\n\nWeaving together contemporary performance and traditional Moroccan acrobatics, Chouf Ouchouf is a witty and highly skilled evocation of the energy, joy and urgency of life in Tangiers. \nWith live music and a set that floats apart and reassembles to represent the many faces of a bewildering and exciting landscape, the performers go in search of the city's beating heart.\n\n\u2018With an insouciant brilliance, they fill the stage with multiple back-flips, dizzying cartwheels, perilous human pyramids and vaulting trampoline stunts\u2026 everyone was spellbound.\u2019 \nThe Guardian on the company\u2019s previous show Taoub\n\nSuitable for ages seven to adult.\n\nhttp://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/dance-performance/tickets/chouf-ouchouf-55914