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From light to darkness, where the unseen becomes visible.
Issam Zemmouri
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[vdm_eventbuttons]- GENRE: Dance, Performance Art, Social Arts
- THEME: Changing the Norm, Speaking Bodies, Voicing the Unvoiced
- LANGUAGE: Language No Problem, Optional audio description Dutch
- Attention: a lot of sensory stimuli (light and/or sound), Smoke / Fog machine
- Specific accessibility description, check our festival page for more info, Toilet for wheelchair users: yes, Wheelchair accessible: yes
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What if you don’t see art, but feel it? Countdown is all about that experience. This sensory dance performance begins with impressive scenes full of contemporary dance, light and sound. Then something unexpected happens: the lights go out completely.
In total darkness, the audience is challenged to look differently – without eyes. What you saw before, you are now going to feel. Countdown is designed for the visually impaired, but is just as impressive for those who can see. It is an invitation to embrace the dark and leave behind the fear of it.
Zemmouri tells a powerful story of identity, vulnerability, struggle and hope – a journey from light to darkness and back again.
Countdown is an experience that takes you beyond what is visible. An invitation to feel what you don’t normally perceive – and perhaps a different perspective on art and life. For everyone.
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Audio description is available for this performance.A voice describes what can be seen on the screen, to make visual information accessible to blind and partially sighted people. It can be added free of charge when purchasing your ticket.
Assistance dogs are allowed in the theater, but due to the sound of the performance, they cannot be brought into the auditorium. We will ensure supervision. Are you bringing an assistance dog? Please email tickets@amsterdamfringe.nl.
We would also like to know if you are coming in a wheelchair. If you are unable to get out (with or without assistance) to sit in a chair, please email tickets@amsterdamfringe.nl.
Biography
Issam Zemmouri is a choreographer and dancer with a distinctive and personal style. His work interweaves contemporary dance with powerful physical expression and strong visual imagery. His movement language is unique: expressive, intense and always surprising. With his body, space and objects, he knows how to challenge and constantly renew the audience’s perception.
What makes his work extra special is how he uses dance to explore sensitive and often difficult subjects – precisely where words fail. Dance becomes for Zemmouri a way to communicate, touch and connect.
Despite the fact that his eyesight has deteriorated over the years, he remains undiminished in his artistic ambitions. His visual impairment does not stop him from continuing to create, perform and inspire. Since 2019, he has been actively affiliated with ZID Theater in Amsterdam, where he continues to develop and express his artistic vision.
Zemmouri’s work is an invitation to look differently – not only at art, but also at the world around us.