People

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.

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.

Meiro Koizumi works in a range of media, including video, performance, drawing and collage.

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.

Eva Meyer-Keller is a versatile performance artist whose work often emerges from a point of transition between visual and performing arts.

Choreographer and dancer Radouan Mriziga’s performances explore the relationship between movement, construction and composition.