Tickets are 8JDs, or 5JDs with a valid student ID.  Available at the door and at www.sajilni.com.

Internationally acclaimed artist from New York, Yoshiko Chuma will direct 25 local dancers and musicians in a whirlwind of an experience as part of the Amman Contemporary Dance Festival. “Secret Journey — Sadeem” is a choreographed chaos that displays the hopes and despair that our world faces today.  Sadeem, means haze or mist in Arabic, and the title highlights the multi-layered and the tangible but ephemeral nature of personal stories. The production features a diverse array of musicians and dancers from various socioeconomic classes, and from genres such as breakdancing, contemporary dance, dabke. 

"Secret Journey - Sadeem" is performed as part of Amman Contemporary Dance Festival. The production is part of the year-long project Sadeem, dedicated to the growth of local dancers and audience in Jordan. Sadeem is organized and produced by “Midan: Amman Dance Lab” (@midandance), in collaboration with “Underground Amman” (@undergroundamman).

Sadeem is part of Factory’s Jordan Art Residency & Studios Program (JARS) (@factory_jordan) – The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (@jngfa). 

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Concept, Design and Direction: Yoshiko Chuma
Co-direction: Ryuji Yamaguchi
Creative Team: Ahmad Sweiss, Alaeddin Rahmeh,
Emran Alamareen, Laila Demashqieh
Featured Artists: Abdulhameed Abu Zaid, Ahmad
Sweiss, Alaeddin Rahmeh, Ahmad Jouhar, Ahmad Kaher, Arran Walshe, Aysheh Deeb,
Emran Alamareen, Heba Albaz, HUU, Laila Demashqieh, Layan Mashal, Lour
Madanat, Peter with Oud, Pieter Jonker, Malak Farrar, Mohammad
Alassaf, Mohammad Wahdan, Shihun Lee, Yanlin Li,
Ziqi Yu, Zoë Fraiture

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Yoshiko Chuma (Japan/USA) is one of the most unique artists in New York City. A pillar in the post-modern dance scene since 1980s, her company The School of Hard Knocks have created thought-provoking performances in over 40 countries that is neither dance nor theater nor film nor any other pre-determined category.

Since 2007, The School of Hard Knocks and Midan: Amman Dance Lab have collaborated on 8 major performances in Jordan and Palestine.