theater, artistic practice, & civic life in algeria
dr. jane e. goodman
Members and Friends of El Moujda
Some of the members and supporters of the El Moudja troupe.
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Title: Greetings from Hanane
Place: Ain Defla House of Culture
Date: May 30, 2009
Duration: 0:16
Hanane Boudjemma, actor with El Moudja, responds to my request to say something to my students before the show.
Title: Djilelli speaks
Place: Osmane Fethi Theater
Date: June 13, 2009
Duration: 0:57
Djilelli Boudjemaa talks about a play called “The Last Rehearsal” in the old theater the day before it was demolished. “Theater can never be killed,” he says, “as long as it is in us. The building is just cement.”
Title: Bachir's troupe rehearses
Place: Osmane Fethi Theater
Date: June 13, 2009
Duration: 2:31
Bachir Boudjemaa’s high school troupe rehearses the day before their theater was demolished.
Title: Bachir's troupe rehearses
Place: Osmane Fethi Theater
Date: June 13, 2009
Duration: 2:09
Bachir Boudjemaa’s high school troupe rehearses the day before their theater was demolished.
Title: Dancing at a summer beach house
Place: On the sea
Date: July 20, 2009
Duration: 0:22
Actor Bachir Boudjemaa dances during a week El Moudja spent on the beach to recover from the demolition and move of their theater.
Title: Dancing at a summer beach house
Place: On the sea
Date: July 20, 2009
Duration: 1:43
El Moudja actors and friends dance, reconfirming their commitment to each other and their artistic vision after their theater was demolished.
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Title: Singing together
Place: Osmane Fethi Theater
Date: June 13, 2009
Duration: 5:23
Actors and friends sing in the old theater the night before it was demolished.
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