Bouchra Ouizguen dancer and choreographer, Bouchra is born in Ouarzazate, the city by the great desert in Morocco. She now lives and works in Marrakesh, where since 1998 she has helped to develop the local dance community and created a number of experimental performances. She has received several awards for her choreography.

Carte Blanche – The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance Established in Bergen 1989, the company tours both in Norway and internationally throughout the year. The ensemble consists of 12- 15 dancers of many nationalities. The Company has previously worked with Norwegian and internationally renowned choreographers, and works now with artists that has a critical eye on the society and that manages to express this through the dance.