Tunisian Choreographers Selma and Sofiane Ouissi in a Word, a Gesture and a Silence

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Selma Ouissi, a dancer and choreographer, and her brother Sofiane Ouissi, an artist, dancer and choreographer, are major figures of contemporary dance in the Arab world. After graduating from the Conservatoire de musique et de danse and the National Dance Centre in Tunis, the multidisciplinary artists created in 2007 a laboratory of artistic writings and launched the contemporary art biennial Dream City. At the Festival d'Avignon, they presented…