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Bouzid Ait Atmane & Saïdo Lehlouh: Opening

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19 Aug '25

Bouzid Ait Atmane & Saïdo Lehlouh: Opening

Summer Dance Forever

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Tue 19 Aug
20:30 - TBA
Grote Zaal
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Bouzid Ait Atmane & Saïdo Lehlouh: Opening
19 Aug '25
Summer Dance Forever
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This year, ITA once again joins forces with hip-hop dance festival Summer Dance Forever for a theatre program packed with thrilling performances. The program kicks off in style with Opening, a high-energy piece by Bouzid Ait Atmane and Saïdo Lehlouh that pays tribute to the bold and celebratory spirit of hip hop.

Run time 60 minutes
Genre Dance
Language  Language No Problem

BOUZID AIT ATMANE & SAÏDO LEHLOUH: OPENING


The performance begins like an elegant soirée—a stylish gathering among friends in a refined setting. Between champagne flutes and sharply dressed waiters, a quiet sense of boredom hangs in the air. Nothing has been left to chance, not even the DJ. Then suddenly, hip hop erupts—taking over bodies and shifting the entire atmosphere.

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Ten dancers move effortlessly across the stage in a dynamic flow of battles, solos, group scenes, and suspended moments. With Opening, choreographers Ait Atmane and Lehlouh honour the raw, disruptive language of hip hop—a counterculture that continues to reinvent itself with energy, elegance, and edge. A journey back to the future of hip hop.

About Summer Dance Forever

Summer Dance Forever is one of the world’s leading international hip-hop dance festivals. Every August, dancers and audiences from around the globe gather in Amsterdam to enjoy virtuosic dance performances, explosive battles, soulful club nights, workshops by top dancers, and much more.

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