Throughout Mawazine’s nine days, street parades and impromptu shows take place on sidewalks all over Rabat. One of this year’s most impressive was a West African drumming group, headed up by modern master of Senegal’s traditional sabar drum Doudou N’Diaye Rose. The group were followed down a closed-off main road by an excited gathering of people, making for one of the most atmospheric offerings of the whole festival.
On the theatrical side, local Moroccan group Théâtre Nomade garnered huge attention for their visually stunning storytelling act which included welcome public participation throughout. Their oversized carnivalesque costumes and musical theatre sparked the curiosity of children and parents alike in an Agdal high street.
