During his residency at Warehouse9, Hazem Header will continue to develop his new cabaret and solo-performance “MANEATER”, in collaboration with Anna-Maria Rammou and Dimitra Mitropoulou.
Performing to the evocative old songs of Egyptian Singers and composed tracks of Egyptian Politicians’ speeches; A Solo dancer exposes the fractured and toxic relationship of Egypt and its rulers, politicians and Egyptian people as he delves into the complexity of his love for Egypt in an attempt to reconcile patriotism with disillusionment, and light of hope with darkness of oppression.”. It shines a light on his deep rooted connection to his memory of The Egyptian revolution and suggests the power of what hope may do. Poetic and passionate, MANEATER… has an intricate physicality, Egyptian folk dance and is unashamedly romantic in its celebration of lovin Egypt.
There will be a work sharing as part of the residency period. More information coming soon.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Hazem Header is an Egyptian contemporary dancer and choreographer. In 2021, he founded the Breaking Walls Dance Film Festival, Egypt’s and the region’s first dance film festival. Prior to that in 2017, Hazem launched the Breaking Walls Festival, Cairo’s first international festival for site-specific performances. Previously, he combined his passion for movement and artistry to create NÜT Dance Company-NDC in 2013, a legally recognized entity in Cairo that produces dance performances and cultural events. Hazem has gained international recognition for his contributions to contemporary performing arts. He was selected in 2021 as a member of the IETM/International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts’ Global Connectors program and, in 2024, was elected to the IETM Advisory Committee for a three-year term. Hazem earned a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education, with a focus on personal training, biomechanics, and kinesiology. He also studied at the governmental center, Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre (CCDC) at the Cairo Opera House.
Anna-Maria Rammou (AMR) is a sound artist and composer of electronic music. She creates in situ compositions for live performances. Her work has been released on cassette by various labels, including the Paris-based Vice de Forme and she has performed live at various venues in Europe. Her music is characterized by noisy and electroacoustic elements. She uses analog hardware and programming languages to produce sound and processes live sounds from semi-modular synthesizers, acoustic instruments and field recordings. She is part of Triangle Error, an improvisation group with electronics and clarinet. She hosts a fortnightly radio show, “Under The Seams”, at Stegi Radio. She composes music for dancing performances and films including the award-winning animated short film Pulsión (2019) by Pedro Casavecchia.
DIMITRA MITROPOULOU grew up between Athens and Longos, Achaia. She studied theatre at EMPROS Drama School and Philosophy & History of Science at the University of Athens. She works as an actress, dance dramaturg and assistant director.
As an actress and assistant director, she has collaborated with the directors Natasha Triantafylli, Georgia Mavragani, George Sachinis, Irini Fanarioti, Anna Tzakou, Kostas Papakonstantinou, Aris Balis, Lefteris Yovanidis, Christos Stergioglou, Konstantin Bogomolov, Dimitris Xanthopoulos, Thanos Papakonstantinou, etc. She has participated in performances at National Theatre, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Greek National Opera, Onassis Cultural Centre, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, and in many theatres and festivals abroad.
As a dramaturg, she collaborates with the choreographers Ioanna Portolou (Griffon Dance Company), Chara Kotsali, Margarita Trikka (Prolet OCD), Ilias Chatzigeorgiou and Christiana Kosiari. Since 2009, she has been a regular member of Aerites Dance Company as a choreographer’s assistant to Patricia Apergi and as a stage manager of the company’s tour.
With support from The Danish Arts Foundation and The City of Copenhagen
Jasmin has a master’s degree in English and cultural communications from the University of Copenhagen and has worked with several fields within the cultural sphere. She has worked with executing and communicating films, festivals, art fairs, and literature, and has now embarked upon queer performance art at Warehouse9.
Emma (they/she) has been a core member since 2012 and a leading effort in driving organisational development. They have helped shape WH9’s artistic profile, initiated national and international collaborations and consolidated WH9 through fundraising strategies, and insisting on production methods centering care and accessiblility.
In addition, Emma works as an independent curator, e.g. through the curatorial duo osborn&møller, where they have acted as guest curator at the Wellcome Collection (UK) and curated part of City of Women’s 25 year anniversary festival in 2019 (SL). Emma has experience as a freelance producer in the UK, where they worked with artists such as Poppy Jackson, Manuel Vason and SPILL Festival. Emma holds a MA in Theater and Performance from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA (Hons) in Drama, Applied Theatre & Education from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Jørgen Callesen (They/He) is co-founder and co-director of Warehouse9.
For the past 17 years, they have been an integral part of developing Warehouse9 to become a leading organisation for cross-aesthetic queer art, including international festivals and socially engaged projects. He holds a Ph.D. in information & media science from Aarhus University (2005) and has an artistic practice with the performance figure “miss fish”. They have presented solo work in Denmark and internationally since 2002 and work in collaboration with numerous queer artists as well as in lager scale productions.
