We Sleep Among Demons

Name: We Sleep Among Demons — Club Gewalt
Start: 2025-10-15T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-15T21:45:00+02:00
Location: Theater aan het Spui

Club Gewalt

Wed 15 Oct 20:15 - 21:45

Wed 15 Oct 2025

20:15 - 21:45

Wed 15 Oct 2025

20:15 - 21:45

Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag

Hall 2

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We Sleep Among Demons is a musical performance about daring to look your greatest fears straight in the eye. In a ritualistic concert for devil-exorcism, Club Gewalt member Amir Vahidi kills his own discomfort in order to take center stage. Like in a fever dream, he battles the inner demons that shape his view of reality. Inspired by Persian mythology and accompanied by dreamy, narrative music, he frees himself from the compulsions of the past. Letting go is also a form of harvesting.

We Sleep Among Demons is a musical performance about daring to face your deepest fears. In a ritualistic concert for exorcism, Club Gewalt member Amir Vahidi kills his own unease in order to take center stage. Like in a fever dream, he confronts the inner demons that shape his gaze on reality. The demonic voice of a mother telling him he mustn’t be angry? Banished. The voice of the racist bouncer who tells him he doesn’t belong in the club? Sent away. His white artistic collective that doesn’t take his voice seriously? Smoked out. But what do you do with your own voice, when it drags you down at every opportunity and would prefer to cut you off at the ankles?

Inspired by Persian mythology and accompanied by dreamy, narrative music, Amir frees himself from the compulsions of the past. Finding trust in vulnerability, even when being hurt is guaranteed. Because there is no other option. Because the D20 sometimes rolls a 20 and sometimes a 1, but usually something in between (nerd alert!). And because fate only truly becomes fate when you take it into your own hands. Letting go is also a form of harvesting.

We Sleep Among Demons is a creation by Amir Vahidi in which he searches for roots that don’t need soil in order to ground. For a heritage that transcends space and time.

Good to know:

This performance is Dutch, English and Farsi spoken/sung with Dutch / English surtitles.

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In the media

“In We Sleep Among Demons voert Amir Vahidi een innerlijke strijd die uitnodigt jezelf en elkaar diep in de ogen te kijken.” ★★★★ NRC

“We Sleep Among Demons is een emotionele muzikale weergave van het gevoel ontworteld te zijn.” Theaterkrant

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Credits

Performance: Amir Vahidi, David Schwarz, Hélène Vrijdag, Romy Vreden
Concept: Amir Vahidi, Club Gewalt
Compositie: Amir Vahidi
Eindregie | artistiek inhoudelijk advies: Khadija El Kharraz Alami
Dramaturgie: Mathieu Wijdeven, Anne van de Wetering
Perzische Mythologie Specialist: Fatemeh Heidari
Scenografie | lichtontwerp: Wes Broersen
Geluidsontwerp: Joost Muller
Kostuumontwerp: Maarten Van Mulken
Met dank aan: Gerty Van de Perre, Loulou Hameleers, Robbert Klein, Sanna Vrij, Suzanne Kipping

Techniek: Sipke Woudstra, Pablo Strörmann, Edwin van Steenbergen
Productieleiding Club Gewalt: Andrea van Bussel
Productieleiding: Chloé Hameleers
Zakelijke leiding: Rick Mouwen
Artdirection campagnebeeld: MaartjeMerel
Fotografie: Eva Roefs (campagne)
Communicatie: Pauline Ouwerkerk & Linda Muysson
Met steun van: Fonds Podiumkunsten, Gemeente Rotterdam, Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht, Fonds 21