K pop fans in Rabat, you officially have plans tonight.
The Korea Arab Friendship Caravan is taking over the Mohammed V National Theatre on October 6, bringing Korean dance, breaking and culture together for one night in the capital.
And this is not only a K pop playlist with some lights.
Korean dance crew K NOVA will perform choreography built around K pop, while Expression Crew brings breaking to the stage. The veteran South Korean B boy group is known internationally for combining breakdance with theatre and visual storytelling.
Their performance Marionette does exactly what the name suggests: dancers move like puppets controlled by invisible strings, mixing breaking with a much more theatrical performance.
The evening also goes beyond the stage.
From 7 PM, visitors can explore activities around Korean culture, including traditional games and hanbok, before performances begin at 8 PM.
For Morocco’s K pop community, events like this matter because most of the culture is normally experienced through a screen: music videos, fancams, dance challenges and livestreams from concerts happening thousands of kilometres away.
Tonight, a little piece of that world is actually happening in Rabat.
Places are limited and advance registration is required, so this is very much a “send this to the group chat now” situation rather than something to discover tomorrow morning.
K pop fans have spent years building a community in Morocco.
Tonight, they get the theatre.
