TUNIS, Tunisia: A performer on a wheelchair, another who is blind and a third with Down syndrome share the stage for a pioneering new dance show seeking to push the boundaries in Tunisia.
Choreographer Andrew Graham says 'the show is not about disability at all' but rather a celebration of diversity and inclusion that also involves migrants and LGBTQ artists.'The idea is to break down all the walls,' said Graham, 35, whose production 'Lines' premiered this weekend and runs until October 8 at the Dream City Festival in Tunis.The performance brings together 15 dancers from different segments of society in the north African country.
The show features rhythmic 'hadra' chants from the Muslim Sufi tradition and electronic music beats.On stage, the singer and dancer Iyed -- who at just 13 years old studies at the prestigious music conservatory in Tunis, and who is visually impaired -- is gently hoisted into the air by the other performers.His mother Hakima Bessoud, 49, is proud to join her son as they live out a passion that she said was a 'childhood dream'.
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