About.
Hamzeh Al Hussien is a disabled artist from Syria who arrived in Gateshead, North East England, five years ago as part of the UK’s Syrian Resettlement Programme. He was first introduced to performing during his six years in Za'atari refugee camp where he trained with a Spanish NGO in physical theatre. He performed in various productions, and facilitated drama and theatre projects with disabled children. He says, “As a disabled man, I want to show what I can do and that I am able to achieve whatever I want despite my disability. I want people to come away from my performances thinking ‘don’t give up, just keep trying’. I love music, so there’s lots of dance and movement in my shows. And they tell a story of a journey, my journey, and it’s all true.”​
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Hamzeh is currently preparing to tour 'Penguin', produced with Curious Monkey and supported by D6: Culture In Transit. 'Penguin' is an extraordinary story which takes you on a personal tour of the places he knows best. His village in the Syrian mountains, Za’atari camp in Jordan, Gateshead and inside his mind: a place full of music, dancing, fantasies and marbles. Hamzeh invites the audience to be his childhood friends, to hold up the moon to light his way, and into his dreams, brushing the dust from his clothes...and taking the stage.
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