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Artist statement
Bouziane Bouteldja was born on September 3, 1980 in Tarbes (South West, France). He is the youngest in a family of 9 children. He grew up on a council estate on the outskirts of Tarbes.
After a baccalaureate in science, he abandoned his studies in geography to devote himself to DANS6T, a non-profit dance organisation, which he founded in 2001. Dans6T works in deprived neighbourhoods, in close partnership with the Hautes-Pyrénées prefecture, the City of Tarbes and Drac Occitanie (the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs).
Under Bouziane’s management, in 2007 DANS6T formed its own dance company. Bouziane then undertook to realize his own artistic visions by reflecting and questioning the news. Over the years, his research has become increasingly focused: through his body, he seeks to bring to the stage, his commitments and convictions. Through his experience of break dance Bouziane went on to discover hip hop dance in 1998. He trained under the tutelage of choreographers Tayeb Benamara, Kader Attou, Karim Amghar and Olé Khamchanla.
These encounters soon led him to take an interest in stage performances and to open himself up to the world of contemporary dance, without losing sight of the hip-hop battle scene (he is a member of the Zulu Nation). Over time, thanks to his receptiveness and curiosity, encounters with artists from diverse backgrounds have multiplied.
Repertoire:
PAS SI COMPLIQUÉ / Not That Complicated [2009]
KIF L’ÉQUILIBRE / Dig your Balance [2011]
ALTÉRITÉ / Otherness [2012]
RÉVERSIBLE / Reversible – Solo [2014]
FAUX SEMBLANTS / False Pretence [2016]
DANSE & PENSÉES / Dance And Thoughts [2018]
FACE À TERRE / Face To Earth [2019]
CHEFFE / Cheffe [2019]
TELLES QUELLES / TELS QUELS / As She/He Are [2020]
RUPTURES / Break up [2021]
RITUAL DA VIDA / Rituals of life [2022]