Dancers Citizens South
Tunisia
Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Cultural Management, Cultural Policies
A progressive youth movement established as an independent association on 31 May 2015, the DCS organizes projects that aim to integrate youth into public life, promote the culture of dialogue among them, enhance their artistic abilities in the performing arts, help them develop their own work, and open horizons for them. Since 2020, the association has operated a cultural center called NO NAME. Located in Gabes, it is the first alternative cultural center in the area and, as such, it seeks to give young people a safe home to gain expertise through alternative, contemporary approaches that are consistent with the association’s aspirations at this juncture.
Dancers Citizens South
Tunisia
Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Cultural Management, Cultural Policies
A progressive youth movement established as an independent association on 31 May 2015, the DCS organizes projects that aim to integrate youth into public life, promote the culture of dialogue among them, enhance their artistic abilities in the performing arts, help them develop their own work, and open horizons for them. Since 2020, the association has operated a cultural center called NO NAME. Located in Gabes, it is the first alternative cultural center in the area and, as such, it seeks to give young people a safe home to gain expertise through alternative, contemporary approaches that are consistent with the association’s aspirations at this juncture.
Grantee
Wijhat
Round 03
2023
WADEintoACTIVISM Festival
Danseurs Citoyens Sud is set to participate in the opening of the WADEintoACTIVISM festival in New York, where they will showcase the artwork "Say Her Name." The work delves into the experiences of women who have been subjected to violence, drawing inspiration from a true story in El Kef, a city in northwest Tunisia. It’s the story of Ms. Refka Cherni, a young mother and the wife of a policeman, a member in the Tunisian National Guard, who shot her 5 times with his police-issued weapon. In response to this tragedy, the organization launched the initiative “Say Her Name” to honor the memory of Refka Cherni and all women who have been silenced by violence. The artwork’s primary focus is to shed light on issues related to masculinity and the suffering of women within conservative societies.
Grantee
Abbara
2022