Hors-Lits is a cultural initiative and an artistic network created by Leonardo Montecchia, a contemporary dancer, and choreographer with Argentinian roots. The concept behind Hors-Lits is simple: discover a city district, four private apartments, houses or places following a predefined route, and four local artists through a 20-minute artistic performance before meeting and mingling with them at a local bar. Founded in 2005 in Montpellier, South of France, the idea, and network quickly spread across the Mediterranean and as far as Canada and Mexico. Today, the Hors-Lits network is present in over 35 cities. The local organizers of each city invite two or three times a year to this cultural event where artists, inhabitants and the audience – several small groups of up to 20 people – meet and mingle.
“Make creation possible”
7th edition Hors-Lits Tunis
Hors-Lits Tunisia started in 2014. It was thanks to Selim Ben Safia, dancer and choreographer, who met network founder Leo in Montpellier while studying dance. Selim’s ambition is to grow the network in Tunisia. He wants to cover all major Tunisian cities so to democratize access to culture for the greatest number of Tunisians. Until today, Hors-Lits Tunis invited to artistic tours and discoveries in Tunis, Sidi Bousaid, Nabeul, Sousse and Kef.
Discover the artists of the 7th edition of Hors-Lits Tunis
Dance
Dancer Wael Marghni
Theatre / Dance
- Poetry: Raphaëlle Bouvier & Maxime Potard (Hors-Lits Aix-en-Provence & Hors-Lits Marseille)
- Dance: Aliette Cosset, Guillaume Loiseau & Déborah Repetto in collaboration with Wael Marghni and Céline Naji (Hors-Lits Marseille and Hors-Lits Tunisie)
- Music: Hedi Fahem, from Another Perspective Band (Tunisia), awarded best guitarist in the Yamaha E-band Competition 2016
- Theatre: Aurélie Turlet & François Ceccaldi (Hors-Lits Montpellier & Hors-Lits Cevennes)
- Theatre/Dance: Leonardo Montecchia, Hors-Lits Montpellier, accompanied by Matthieu Sparma (Hors-Lits Paris and Lyon) and Marie Adeline Choque (Hors-Lits Montréal)
- Music: DHAMMA (France/Tunisie)
Discover more artists and editions
Selim Ben Safia already invited the following Tunisian artists: Izz Al Jabari, Oumaima Mannai, Hamdi Dridi, the collective « Danseurs Citoyens », Seifeddine Manai, Carlos Molina Llorens & William Petit, Omar Sfaxi and much more.
More information https://www.facebook.com/horslits.tunisie/ + Contact horslits.tunis@gmail.com
Participating cities in the Mediterranean
- Italy: Offida, Pennabilli, Ripatransone, Venezia
- France: Aix en Provence, Beauvais, Béziers, Bordeaux, Cévennes, Cœur de l’Hérault (Tréssan, Paulhan, Nébian et Aniane), Ile d’Oléron, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, Pays Minervois, Romans sur Isère, Rennes, Sète, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- Spain: Barcelona, Lleida, Mollet del Vallès, Penedès, Vilanova, Vila Seca
- Tunisia: Tunis
Hors-Lits beyond the Mediterranean
- Belgium: Brussels
- Canada: Montréal
- Germany: Munich
- Mexico: Mexico City
- Switzerland: Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey
For more information visit http://horslits.com/ (website in French) or contact the network via email network.horslits@gmail.com
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