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 12 performers from different generations, cultures, and life experiences.

The work is based on ongoing research that began in 2024 and explores rhythm as a force that pulses through the body, memory, and relationships. Through repetition, breath, and collective movement, a shared language emerges – one that is both intimate and far-reaching. Bodies gather, listen, and respond to one another. This creates a space where individuality meets the collective. The performance invites you into an immersive landscape of presence and resonance. Within it, dance becomes a contemporary ritual of connection, attention, and transformation.

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Below the Skin: Rhythm of Reverence

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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
Mentoring
Romain Guion
Co-Creation, Performance
Chien Ching Ying, Maureen Zollinger, Yvonne Sieber, Alessandra Hitz, Antonia Orfanou, Muriel Meyer, Martha Gjikolaj, Cristy Martínez, Amrei Wolfers, amélia graber, Lélia Brigatti, Simona Santamaria
Music
Mohamed Shafik
Lighting Design, Set
Iris Rohr
Co-production
Tanzhaus Zürich  
With support from
Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Binding First Dance, Elisabeth Weber Stiftung, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung

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