Zifzafa
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
When and where?
Friday, 10 october - 8:00 PM
Saturday, 11 october - 8:00 PM
Sunday, 12 october - 8:00 PM
Théâtre El Hamra
Concept, writing and performance: Lawrence Abu Hamdan.
Music composed by: Busher Kanj Abu Saleh (@busher_kanj)
Performed by: Busher Kanj Abu Saleh
Saxophonist: Amr Mdah (@amrsax)
Music: This Place by Busher Kanj.
Coproduction : Fondation Alserkal Arts, L’Art Rue / Dream City 2025, le CENTQUATRE-PARIS et le Festival d’Automne à Paris.
Zifzafa—an Arabic word for a wind that shakes all in its path—gives its name to a performance by Lawrence Abu Hamdan that weaves sound, spoken word, and game engine simulation into a sonic journey of resistance.
Set in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, it confronts a looming storm: the installation of massive wind turbines and the noise-driven displacement they threaten. As wind reshapes climate, land, and politics, Zifzafa listens to ancient modes of coexisting with air and sound—now fractured. Composed by Busher Kanj Abu Saleh and performed with Amr Mdah, this live audio essay captures wind as both a force of erasure and a call to resist. Sound, here, becomes memory, archive, and frontline.
The National | Audio essay in Dubai turns up volume of Syrian Jawlani community's opposition to Israeli project | article en anglais
Practical information
El Hamra Theatre
10th, 11th and 12th October at 20h
Languege : english Overtitling in French
Duration
45 min
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