Ali
Grey Filastine, Walid Ben Selim, Brent Arnold, Ricard Soler Mallol
No one flees for fun. Ali is 12 years old when he leaves Somalia. He travels the dangerous road from the Horn of Africa to the heart of Europe. Along the way, friendships are made despite the hardships and hope is found amidst the horror. Ali has to cross several countries, a desert and the Mediterranean along with hundreds of migrants seeking a better future. He arrives at the Brussels South railway station in 2019, alone, without knowing a word of French or Dutch. He is 14 years old …
This incredible epic is the true story of Ali Abdi Omar, adapted for the opera in collaboration with Ali himself. This moving creation reconstructs all the stages of his journey. A sensory experience where electronic music, voice, string and wind instruments, percussion and dance pay a vibrant tribute to the resilience of a young boy forced, like so many others, to leave his family and home in order to survive.
Ali
Cast
World premiere
Livret d’Ali Abdi Omar et de Ricard Soler Mallol
Musique de Grey Filastine, avec Walid Ben Selim et Brent Arnold
Conductor MICHIEL DELANGHE
Artistic Concept & Director RICARD SOLER MALLOL
Set & Costume Designer MARIE SZERSNOVICZ
Lighting Designer CUBE.BZ
Choreography ALESANDRA SEUTIN
Video ELENA JUÁREZ
Dramaturgical Adviser ANDRÉANE ROY
Ali SANELE MWELASE, BRENNAN HALL
Femme, Mère, Vedette RAPHAËLE GREEN °
Homme, Mohammed le trafiquant, Walid, Assistant, Abdi Aziz KAMIL BEN HSAÏN LACHIRI °
Trafiquant MEHDI MOJAHID
Khadra ÅSA EWING
Mohammed LIPPEUR (aka François Menda)
Amina NDALA MUTEB
Ashim JAIR MONTES
Leila ANDIE DUSHIME
° MM Laureate
La Monnaie Chamber Orchestra
Production LA MONNAIE
Co-realisation LA MONNAIE, KVS
With support from ENOA & CREATIVE EUROPE
Thanks to Engie
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter
