Tarek Atoui

Tarek Atoui continues his long-term research trajectory with The Sahara Chapter, a three-year research project commissioned by Hartwig Art Foundation. The Sahara Chapter forms part of Atoui’s broader research and exhibition project At-Tāriq (2022–ongoing) and was launched in 2025 with a sold-out concert at De Balie, Amsterdam.

At the Thomaskerk, a Protestant church in Amsterdam Zuid with an active artistic programme, Atoui reiterates a central principle of his practice: music as a hospitable space. For this one-time concert, he invites members of the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra and Naghib Shanbehzadeh, who brings the percussive traditions of Southern Iran. The concert engages in a dialogue between traditional musical forms and Atoui’s experimental electronic compositions. The church becomes a setting shaped by cultural exchange.

The people at Hartwig Art Foundation have kindly offered a limited amount of free tickets for Subbacultcha members. Please make a reservation by sending an email to mailinglist@subbacultcha.nl with ‘Tarek Atoui’ in the subject line + your name in the email.

Registrations are open until 12.00 PM on weekdays.