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For over twenty years, Christian and François Ben Aïm have been building a body of work rich in poetry and rigor, shaped by brotherly connection and singularity.
After a multidisciplinary training that combined dance, physical theater, and circus arts, each followed his own path as a performer before the two brothers reunited in 1997. Since then, they have created more than thirty pieces together, drawing inspiration from literary, musical, and visual sources, and weaving various artistic disciplines into their work: Right in the heart (2006), The Lightness of Storm (2014), Burn, rebellious hearts(2017), Mirages — boreal souls (2018), All in jest (2021), and Tender Anger (2025), among others.
Characterized by uncompromising energy, the Ben Aïm brothers’ dance offers more than a statement, it invites an experience, a “journey” the performer undertakes before our eyes, lived each time with the sincerity of a fully present body and spirit.
Through a subtle play of empathy and contagion, the choreographers draw us into a world where nothing is fixed, where everything is open to poetic and sensitive questioning, where truths blur and are continually reimagined, a world we are invited to explore together. Through performances, workshops, and international collaborations, the company continue to share a choreographic approach rooted in dialogue, empathy, and openness to the world.
After a multidisciplinary training that combined dance, physical theater, and circus arts, each followed his own path as a performer before the two brothers reunited in 1997. Since then, they have created more than thirty pieces together, drawing inspiration from literary, musical, and visual sources, and weaving various artistic disciplines into their work: Right in the heart (2006), The Lightness of Storm (2014), Burn, rebellious hearts(2017), Mirages — boreal souls (2018), All in jest (2021), and Tender Anger (2025), among others.
Characterized by uncompromising energy, the Ben Aïm brothers’ dance offers more than a statement, it invites an experience, a “journey” the performer undertakes before our eyes, lived each time with the sincerity of a fully present body and spirit.
Through a subtle play of empathy and contagion, the choreographers draw us into a world where nothing is fixed, where everything is open to poetic and sensitive questioning, where truths blur and are continually reimagined, a world we are invited to explore together. Through performances, workshops, and international collaborations, the company continue to share a choreographic approach rooted in dialogue, empathy, and openness to the world.
All in Jest
The small community of the strange, gathered on the stage thus, questions the meaning we give to our existence.Wandering in a world whose logic is shifted and reversed, these offbeat characters carry out acts whose stakes escape us. But they do so with a form of certainty–either that these acts have a purpose, or that their authors are not looking for any other than the fact of being there, and of living all the possibilities of this present.To be in the world without imagining that we master it.
Artistic DirectionChristian and François Ben Aïm
Performers
Christian Ben Aïm, Johan Bichot, Chiara Corbetta, Andréa Moufounda, Emilio Urbina
Dramaturgical Collaboration
Véronique Sternberg
Choreographical Assistance
Jessica Fouché
Musical Composition
Nicolas Deutsch
Lighting Design
Laurent Patissier
Set Design
Camille Duchemin
Costumes Manager
Maud Heintz
Stage Manager
Stéphane Holveque, Pierre Galais
With the support of the Alliance Française Panama and the French Embassy in Panama.
In addition to its performance, the company facilitated a masterclass for festival participants.
In addition to its performance, the company facilitated a masterclass for festival participants.