Dancing in the womb

Lives Less Ordinary

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.6 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

A mother, a son, and the discovery of a shared dream.

Latifa Khamessi and her son Mohamed Toukabri from Tunisia were inseparable until aged 15 when he left for Europe to study dance. It was gut-wrenching to be apart, but an opportunity he couldn't turn down. It wasn't until years later that Mohamed discovered his mother had had the same dream as a girl, but had been forbidden from pursuing it. Separated by a sea and oceans of time Mohamed then hatched a plan to reunite with his mother, now in her sixties, and unite their dreams.

The Power (of) the Fragile was performed at The Shubbak Festival in London.

Presenter: India Rakusen Producer: Helen Fitzhenry Editor: Rebecca Vincent Voice over by Mounira Chaieb

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
0:06.5	I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.
0:11.1	I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,
0:16.0	relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.
0:22.4	So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,
0:28.3	and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience.
0:32.3	And maybe that's you.
0:33.6	So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.
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0:47.2	Search for The Documentary, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
0:59.6	Yeah. Yeah. at your BBC podcasts. A young man walks with his mother
1:01.8	onto an empty and brightly lit stage.
1:06.3	Stage.
1:07.5	He begins to point out the features.
1:12.5	He's kind of teaching her.
1:17.5	The mother, Latifah, is slight,
1:21.0	with long grey hair tied back tightly into a ponytail.
1:25.6	Her son, Mohammed, is tall, strong.
1:28.6	His black curls are piled up high on his head.
1:32.2	And in a mixture of Arabic, French and English,
1:35.8	he's introducing her to his world, his life.
1:42.4	Satifah's pose is one of respect, but also indulgent life. Sound system.
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