1999 — 8 min
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Zummel is an experimental work by Allen Kaeja, produced in 1999.
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Zummel is inspired from the 27 minute stage version commissioned by NorrDans (Sweden), and based upon the first day of families being uprooted from their homes during the Holocaust, World War II. Through stark contrast and featureless landscapes, the balance between community and personal flight to safety is highlighted through five individual's struggles for day-to-day existence.
• Award for Best Performance - Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film & Video 1998 • Housed in Permanent Collection - Museum of Modern Art 2000 • Housed in Permanent Collection - Yad Vashem Housed in Permanent Collection 2008 • IMZ World Tour (2000 - 2010) • IMZ Special Jury Mention in Camera Re-work Category – 1999 • IMZ Dance Screen Film Festival 2000 • Special Jury Mention in Experimental Video Category – INTERCOM 2000 • Special Exhibit - Screened at the Museum of Civilization – 2013 • Screened at the Jews and Jewishness in Dance conference 2019