About Simon ELBAZ Author-Actor,
Composer-Singer
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Born
in Boujaad, Morocco.
He
moves to Paris where he finishes his university
studies in Humanities. He learned his stage craft
with Jacques Jecoq and Jerzy Grotowsky and also
during encounters with Peter Brook and Eugenio
Barba.
From
an early age in Morocco, he was bathed in
traditional cantillation, in Paris he studies
singing with Tamia, Giovana Marini, Sigmund Molik
and the lute - oûd with Hussein El Masry.
He
is faithful to his triple culture of french,
jewish and arab, for several years has focused
his work on Matrouz, a contemporary creation
coming from traditional judeo-arab including the
Musical,Theatral,Poetical and Story-Telling
Matrouz.
He
performes most of his own works:
Le Chant Vivant de Langues croisées, le Cantique
des Cantiques, Offrande, lAmour Poème en
Errance, la Légende de Cerf Berr de Medelsheim,
Bled-sur-scène, Médina-Folies, Mchouga-Maboul
He his also the singer-interpreter in works by
the authers: L. Atlan, T. Ben-Jelloun, E. A. El
Maleh, A. Hampaté Ba, A. Laabi, H. Meschonnic, J.
Rulfo, K.Yacine
He performs in France and abraod and has taken
part in numerous festivals:Avignon, Bourges,
Cannes, Casablanca, Edinburgh, Limoges, Montréal
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