Mohamad Moe Sabbah (they/he), born in 1990, is a Lebanese filmmaker/artist based in Cologne, Germany. In his work, he observes the world from a queer perspective and questions family structures, love, death, grief, and body representation. He completed his first fiction feature, CHRONIC, in 2017. Among his previous short films are WHERE THERE IS NOTHING BUT WATER, THERE, and THE LAND. Mohamad is co-director of the hybrid film EMBODIED CHORUS. He is currently pursuing art studies with a focus on performance at the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln.
Khansa is a multidisciplinary artist based in Beirut. A singer, dancer, songwriter, choreographer, and visual artist whose style draws on a wide range of influences, genres, and topics from the Middle East. Redefining Middle Eastern Avant Pop, Khansa’s work is a meditation on gender and intimacy. During his second year of release, Khansa has showcased at Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, Rich Mix & the National Theatre Riverstage as part of Shubbak Festival in London, MACAO in Milan, and has received the Arab Fund for Arts & Culture for performance. Khansa’s been featured on Vice, BBC, Mille World, Reorient Magazine, Hornet, The Guardian, and was voted by L’orient le Jour as one of the top 16 Lebanese Artists who made 2018.
Khayef The Ciné-Corps film Khayef is a public invitation to the personal living room of a young Middle Eastern boy belly dancing in front of his family, unveiling Arab society’s perception of effeminacy and androgyny. A celebration of fluidity and nonconformity that spans various different spectra such as transformation and creativity.
“My creative history with New Dance Alliance goes a way long. Since my friend, Chivas Sandage brought me to New Dance Alliance to rehearse in early 90’s, the place has become a part of my creative life. The long time existence of the studio and Performance Mix Festival are vital to the artists who seek and explore deep into their process. Whenever I step into the studio, it’s a new space with a lot of memories. I lie down on the floor, listen to my body, and I dance. It is valuable. The time in the space nurtures my practice and artistic vision. Karen’s vision of Lift-Off residency, feedback sessions, providing peer to peer connections are more significant than ever. It has been helping us to get through 2020 and we are going into 2021.”
– Nami Yamamoto
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