Jemaa el-Fna Square is one of the main cultural spaces in Marrakech. Having become one of the symbols of the city since its founding in the eleventh century, it offers an exceptional concentration of Moroccan popular cultural traditions which are expressed through music, religion and various artistic expressions.

Located at the entrance to the Medina, this triangular square surrounded by restaurants, stalls and public buildings is the daily scene of commercial activities and entertainment. It is a meeting point for residents of the city, but also for people from elsewhere. Throughout the day, and until late at night, one can buy fruits, taste traditional dishes and find a variety of services such as dental care, traditional medicine, divination, preaching, henna tattooing or carrying ‘water. You can also see and hear storytellers, poets, snake charmers, Berber musicians (mazighen), Gnawi dancers and senthir players (hajhouj). Oral expressions were once continually renewed by the bards (imayazen) who traveled through the Berber territories. Even today, they mix gestures with words to teach, entertain and charm the public. They now tend to adapt their art to the contemporary world by improvising on the framework of an ancient text, thus making their stories accessible to a wider audience.