"…Yet having followed this dancer’s work for almost twenty years and now, seeing the Trianon theatre jam-packed with a largely feminine audience, one can but feel that her artistic commitment has not been in vain". Dominique Frétard (Le Monde 06/03/2003)
Choreographic pieces have toured around the world- USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, North Africa, Middle East, etc.
THE BELLY OF THE MOUNTAIN - DANCE WITH THE DREAMERS
World première at MJC Théâtre de Colombes, France
“What’s the point of a song with no message?” And, apart from its esthetic force and beauty, what’s the point of a dance that doesn’t militate in favour of a better world?
If I have chosen to call this new creation “THE BELLY OF THE MOUNTAIN - DANCE WITH THE DREAMERS” it is so that my dance becomes a dream-catcher at the disposal of all the visionaries of the world
"..... Just like moons and like suns
with the certainty of tides
just like hopes springing high
Still I'll rise..... "
(Maya Angelou)
Choreography : Leila Haddad
Choreography for 7 dancers
"ZIKRAYAT" – TRIBUTE TO OM KALSOUM
Choreography for 9 dancers
World première at the Mogador theatre, Paris, France
IN THE TRAIL OF THE GHAWAZEE
Choreography for 1 dancer and the Musicians of the Nile (7 musicians)
Commissioned by the Skirball theatre (New York) and the Royce Hall Theater, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
THE ORIENT OF A DANCER – DREAMS ON THE NILE
Choreography for 1 dancer and 14 musicians
Commissioned by Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
GREAT WOMEN OF THE CINEMA - CLEOPATRA
Choreography for 18 dancers
Commissioned by Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
AQUARELLES
Choreography for 1 dancer and 8 musicians
Music composed and arranged by Muhammad Sultan
Commissioned by Théâtre du Rond Point des Champs Elysées,Paris, France
World première
BALLADE IN RHYTHM AND BLUES
Choreography for 1 dancer
Commissioned by Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS
Choreography for 1 dancer and 5 musicians
World première at Festival de Lille, France
Choreographer and soloist : Leila Haddad
THEATRE
The Zulu and Barkane theatres-
Shaka Zulu
Mandela
La jungle en béton
L’arme à l’oeil
Leila Haddad toured with the theatres in acting, singing and dancing roles
in France, England, Belgium, Holland and Germany
FILM
“La goutte d’or”, a film by Marcel Bluwal (from the novel by Michel Tournier)
In the role of the dancer Zeit Zoubeida
“L’homme voilé”, a film by Maroun Baghdadi
A dancing role
