Stichtin Amazigh

Foundation Amazigh was established in 1998 by theatre director Chaib Massaoudi with the aim to produce theatre and organise exchanges between Morocco /North Africa and Europe. The foundation depends on funds and other contributions per production. Chaib Massaoudi has directed a number of theatre plays in the Netherlands, Spain and has received several awards in Morocco at Amazigh art festivals for his plays. His latest theatre project was a collaboration with a foundation based in Spain, led by Moroccan immigrants. His work is dedicated to the development of culture in the Northern part of Morocco, the so called Rif area. In the Netherlands, his plays are staged at festivals and events in theatres. The Foundation Amazigh also collaborates with socio-cultural Moroccon / Dutch organisations in the Netherlands. As an individual artist, Chaib Massaoudi also is an actor and has played various roles in films and theatre plays. He is also the organiser of debates about issues like the Moroccan law the Muduwana, cultural heritage projects like the Mestassa project he scouted for the Prince Claus Fund and debates about Amazigh culture and arts, like the lecture of Prince Claus Fund laureate Mohamed Chafik in 2003. He is the founder of theatre groups in several cities in North Morocco.