Rhythm of Reverence

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Rhythm of Reverence
An event by Below the Skin / Aly Khamees

Rhythm of Reverence is a full-length dance piece by Below the Skin. It brings together nine female-identifying performers of different generations, cultures, and life experiences.

Rhythm of Reverence is a dance piece by Below the Skin. Nine female-identifying performers dance together. They are different ages and from different cultures. Some are professional dancers, others took part in a workshop beforehand.

The piece asks: What remains of old rituals that once connected us? Through repetition, breathing, singing, and moving together, a language of movement emerges.

As an audience member, you are right there with them. The dance draws your attention to the moment and creates closeness. And it might just show you things in a new light.

Born by the Nile, echoed from everywhere. A bow here, a raised hand there, a rhythm from every place that once knelt. We create rituals to understand what we cannot say.

The work is based on ongoing research since 2024 into rituals and dance traditions from different cultures, and asks: What remains of the rituals that once connected us? Through repetition, breath, voice, and collective movement, a shared language emerges — at once intimate and far-reaching. Bodies gather, listen, and respond to one another. This creates a space where individuality meets the collective.
On stage, the dancers repeat movements, breathe, and sing together. Gradually, a shared rhythm emerges that the audience can follow up close.

Season Opening and Premiere on 16 September 2026
Following the premiere of Rhythm of Reverence, Dino Brandão will perform a concert at around 9:15 pm. The concert will last approximately 30 minutes and is free for everyone with a ticket to the premiere. The concert cannot be attended without a ticket.

After the concert, there will be an apéro and a party with a live DJ in the foyer.

Below the Skin
Below the Skin: Rhythm of Reverence

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Premiere followed by a concert by Dino Brandão
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  • Soli: CHF 35
  • Regular: CHF 25
  • Budget: CHF 15

Duration:

1 hr

Relaxed Performance

Tanzhaus Zürich

Bühne 1

Wheelchair accessible

  • Nonverbal
Black-and-white photo of a dance rehearsal: one person in dark clothing walks across the studio floor in the foreground, while a group in light-colored garments stands close together in the background against a concrete wall with a beam of light.

© Caroline Schmidt

Two people in light-colored tops stand close together, heads tilted far back and turned upward, against a plain concrete wall.

© Caroline Schmidt

Two people in light-colored tops with heads tilted back and gazes turned upward, with a third, blurred person in a similar pose in the background.

© Caroline Schmidt

A group of dancers stands together with arms spread wide and gazes turned upward, in the hazy stage light of a studio with visible lighting equipment.

© Caroline Schmidt

A person in dark clothing with hair whipped up mid-movement, beside two blurred figures in white and mustard yellow.

© Caroline Schmidt

Artistic Direction / Artistic Director, Choreography
Aly Khamees
Concept, Production
Jelena Mair
Outside Eye, Artistic & Dramaturgical Advisor
Romain Guion
Co-Creation, Performance
Chien Ching Ying, Maureen Zollinger, Yvonne Sieber, Alessandra Hitz, Antonia Orfanou, Martha Gjikolaj, Amrei Wolfers, Amélia Graber, Lélia Brigatti
Artistic Collaboration
Ching-Ying Chien
Music
Mohamed Shafik
Artistic Support (Voice & Sound)
Dino Brandão
Lighting Design, Set
Iris Rohr
Co-production
Tanzhaus Zürich  
Special thanks
to Catja Leopfe, Dino Brandão and Jonas Künzli
With support from
Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Binding First Dance, Elisabeth Weber Stiftung, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung

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