Selim Ben Safia brings choreographic work "Labes" to the Hammamet amphitheatre

Tunisian choreographer and director Selim Ben Safia presents Labes — the Tunisian Arabic phrase for "all is well" — at the Amphithéâtre du Centre Culturel International de Hammamet on Sunday 19 July. Tickets are priced at 25 TND.

The piece is a choreographic work for four performers: Romane Piffault, Malek Zouaidi, Ilyes Triki and Mohamed Issaoui. Live music is performed by Marie-Suzanne de Loye, with original composition by De Loye and Hazem Berrabah.

The scenography is a purpose-built installation by Nadia Kaabi-Linke, a Tunisian-German conceptual artist whose work is held in international collections. Her design draws on her research into the Maghrebi Quarter of Jerusalem, a neighbourhood destroyed in 1967. The installation transforms the stage into a space that holds the memory of that erasure, and Ben Safia's choreography moves through it — combining contemporary dance and personal testimony, with Palestinian dabke and Tunisian rhythms woven into the movement vocabulary.

Ben Safia is the founder of the Tunis-based association Al Badil and the initiator of the Archipel programme, which supports emerging choreographic talent in Tunisia. Labes is co-produced by Viadanse CCN de Bourgogne Franche-Comté à Belfort, Le Triangle and the Fondation Kamel Lazaar.

The performance is part of the Festival International de Hammamet's 60th edition, which runs from 11 July to 13 August 2026 and brings artists from 12 countries to the open-air amphitheatre. Start time for the 19 July performance has not been listed; check the festival website before attending.

Tickets at 25 TND are available online at festivaldehammamet.com.