People

After studying French Literature and Film, choreographer and dancer, Nacera Belaza embraced dance as the medium through which she could best explore and express her aesthetic sensibilities.

Hicham Benohoud works in photography, focusing on objects from his surroundings and employing unique display strategies.

The work of sculptor Mohammed Abdullah Bulhiah, constructed in metal, wood and stone, consists of both abstract forms and sculptures of Emirati wildlife.

Nikhil Chopra’s artistic practice draws upon approaches associated with theatre, portraiture, landscape drawing, sculpture and installation to chronicle the world through live performance.

Papy Ebotani has been a dancer for over fifteen years.

Ahmed El Attar is an Egyptian independent theatre director, translator and playwright. He is founder and artistic director of the Temple Independent Theatre Company and of Orient Productions for film and theatre.

Founder and director of Simsara Music PR & Management, Sarah El Miniawy works closely with a wide range of artists and organisations at the forefront of independent music in the Arab world.

Dancer, performer and choreographer, Erin Ellen Kelly uses techniques from Butoh, qigong, gymnastics, farming, cabaret dancing, and performance action-theatre to create performance installation pieces that comment on the human condition and its relationship to environment and society.

Ahmed Foula studied Architecture at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria University.

Ahmad Ghossein is a filmmaker, performer and is one of the founders of Maqamat Dance Theatre.

Joe Girandola is a professional artist originally from Baltimore, USA.

Tarek Halaby is a Palestinian-American performer. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance, he lived and worked in New York where he danced with a variety of companies and independent choreographers.

Yayoi Kusama has forged a singular practice that spans over six decades.

Faustin Linyekula’s work as a choreographer, dancer and founder of Studios Kabako in Kisangani is intimately tied to the artist’s engagement with his home country.

José Maceda was a composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist who dedicated his life to the understanding and popularisation of Filipino traditional music.