Katma and collective rhythm: With Azzam Mohamed
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM
Airing Date: June 17, 2026
Host: Nicole Inica Hamilton
Featured Guest(s): Azzam Mohamed
This week on TUЯИOUT Radio, Azzam Mohamed (dancer, performer, and educator) joins the program for a conversation about “Katma.” Sudanese slang for “suffocation” or “no room to breathe” — a word that captures the charged intensity of an underground dancefloor.
Presented by Luminato Festival, and in partnership with Fall For Dance North, Katma presents Wednesday, June 17 – Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum in Toronto.
About Azzam Mohamed
Azzam Mohamed (Shazam) is a dancer, performer, and educator from Sudan. In 2019, he and his crew Riddim Nation were invited by choreographer Nick Power to develop and perform Two Crews (Sydney and Adelaide Festivals, 2020) with Paris crew Lady Rocks. He has co-created and premiered works–Katma (PYT, Sydney Festival 2025), The Risk of Hyperbole (Phoenix Gallery, 2021), and Echo Mapping (Art Gallery of NSW 2024, North Australian Festival of the Arts 2025) and often collaborates with composer Jack Prest. In 2022, he performed in the Monumental program at the Art Gallery of NSW.
