The International Festival of Contemporary Dance in Algiers was back for its eleventh edition after a three-year break. It took place from 9 to 13 March at the Algiers Opera Boualem Bessaih.
Mali was the guest of honour at this eleventh edition, which was entitled "Memory". The inauguration was celebrated by a new performance by the ballet of the Algiers Opera entitled "Thiqa" (trust).
Six other countries participated in the festival: Tunisia, Italy, Russia, France, Great Britain and Canada.
Fatima Zohra Namous-Senouci, curator of the festival, informed the public that several master classes would be organised for young people from several wilayas (Djanet, Tizi Ouzou, Ain Defla, Algiers, etc).
Photo : El Watan.