Photography Céline Burnand
Eman Hussein, born 1994, is a dancer, choreographer and dance filmmaker based in Cairo. She studied dance, street art, theater and martial arts. Her works merge labourers daily movements and contemporary dance, amongst other arts. Working with individuals outside of art institutions is her main inspiration. She collaborates with craftsmen and workers and live with them to learn their movements inside their workshops. Her dance films combine aspects of public space and contemporary dance movement. They have been shown and awarded internationally.
Studies
2021 Martial Arts, Kung Fu at Meshkah, Cairo
2020 Dance, Contemporary Dance Center Maat, Cairo
2017 Theater, Helwan University
2014 Street Art, Nahda Arts School Cairo
Prizes, grants, residencies
2023 Artist in Residence, French Institute Cairo, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2023 Artist in Residence, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, Rote Fabrik, Zurich
2022 Prix Lumière Prize 2022, Cinédanse, Montreal
2022 Artist in Residence, Halaqat, Goethe Institute/Bozar/La Bellone, Brussels
2022 Winner Best Film, Flatlands Dance Film Festival, Urbana Illinois
2021 Winner Roznama 8, by Medrar for Contemporary Art, Cairo
2021 Winner Best Film, Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, Bucharest
2021 Winner Best Film, Mexico City Video Dance Festival, Mexico City
2021 Winner Best Director, Zinetika Festival, Pamplona/Bilbao/San Sébastian
2021 Artist in Residence, El Gouna University, El Gouna
2021 Research Grant, Pro Helvetia Cairo, Bern/Basel/Zurich
Teaching, talks
and jurys
2022 Masterclass, Université Côte d'Azur, Mov’in Cannes/Festival de Danse de Cannes
2022 Isiphethu Int. Student Film Festival Jury, Durban Int. Film Festival, Durban
2022 Theaterfestival Basel, «watch & talk», Basel
2021 Contemporary Dance Workshop, Centre Rezodanse, Alexandria
2020 Acting teacher for outreach program, Cairo Conemporary Dance Centre, Cairo
2019 Dance and Film, roundtables, talk, Goethe Institute, Cairo
2018 Dance teacher for kids in Bastet Art Space
2016 Acting and dance teacher in a programme for kids in in Helwan
Dance film festivals
2023 Moovy Tanzfilmfestival, Cologne
2023 Salem State University International Dance Film Festival, Salem
2022 InShadow Festival, Lisbon
2022 Cinedans, Tour & Nowness, various places in China
2022 Rencontres Internationales, new cinema and contemporary art, Paris/Berlin
2022 Cinédanse, Montreal
2022 Dancinema, Vancouver/Washington DC
2022 Cinedans Fest, Amsterdam
2022 Dance on Screen at Zürich Tanzt, Zurich
2022 Cinédanse SAPA, Poschiavo/Basel/Lausanne
2022 Flatlands Dance Film Festival, Urbana Illinois
2022 Motif Film Screening Series, Providence
2021 San Francisco Dance Film Festival, San Francisco
2021 Durban International Film Festival, Durban
2021 Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck, Paris
2021 Mexico City Videodance Festival, Mexiko City
2021 Choreoscope Internationall Dance Film Festival, Barcelona
2021 Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival, Ramallah
2021 Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, Bucharest
2021 Tipperary International Dance Festival, Ireland, Thurles
2021 Encontro de Cinema Negro Zozimo Bulbul - Brasil, Africa, Caribe
2021 Nice Dance Film Festival, Nice
2021 Zinetika Festival Spain, Pamplona, San Sebastian, Bilbao
2021 Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival. Cairo
2021 CinemAfrica Film Festival, Nigeria, Abuja
2021 Roznama 8, exhibition by Medrar for Contemporary Art, Cairo
2020 Screen Dance Festival Stockholm
2019 Festival Lumieresd ́Afrique de Besancon
2019 Moving Images Dance Festival, Cyprus, Nicosia
2019 AegeanDocs International Documentary Film Festival, Athens
2019 Festival du filme Arabe de Fameck, Paris
Dance films and dance projects
2022 Smell of Cement – Solo Eman Hussein, Theatre Marni, Brussels
2021 Belia – concept, choreography, directing, performing, various festivals/places
2021 Tickling the Sundance – soundtrack, for Ongoing Project/Medrar for Contemporary Art, Cairo
2019 A Skewed Conversation – concept, choreography, co-directing, various festivals/places
Participating dance perfromances (selection)
2022 Long Play Cairo, Alexandre Roccoli, Cairo/Naples
2021 Retour a Helwan - La Maison d’Estivants, Celine Brunand, Pasquart Photoforum, Biel/Bienne
2021 Belia, Eman Hussein, Cairo
2019 A Skewed Conversation, Eman Hussein and Ahmed Hamed, Cairo
2019 Herding, Islam El Arabi, El Falaky Theatre, Cairo
2019 Hoop-om-on-ay, Nicholas Cantillon, El Falaky Theatre, Cairo
2018 Contemporary Dance Night Festival, Cairo
2018 Fluttering, Ibrahim Abdo, Jesuit, Cairo
2018 Shuffle Tussle, Mounir Saeed, El Falaky Theatre and at Contemporary Dance Night, Cairo
2017 Rough Stage, Maher Shawamreh, Institut Francais d'Egypte au Caire
2017 El Zombie Wel Khataya El Ashr, Tarek el Dewery, Arabic Theatre Festival, Algeria, Oran
2016 El Zombie Wel Khataya El Ashr, Tarek el Dewery, El Hanager Theatre, Cairo
2015 Moulin Rouge, Ratan el Ghaba, Cairo Opera House, Cairo
Participating acting performances (selection)
2019 El naesa Farah, Ahmed el Guendy, tv-series, Cairo
2018 Ring and Bracelet, Nasser Abdel Moneim, El Salam Theatre, Cairo
2018 Layaly Eugeny, Hany Khalifa, tv-series, Cairo
2017 Mother Line, Amanda Ledrer and Eliza Simpson, El Falaky Theatre, Cairo
2017 Hesit Plotters, Ash Moniz, short movie, Cairo
2015 Takhreef thonaee, Reham Desouky, Institut Francais d'Egypte au Caire
2014 Mathaf el shame, Hamada Shoush, Jesuites Theatre, Cairo
2014 Elmohkma, Tarek el Dewery, National Theatre and National Theatre Festival, Cairo
2012 El Zobab, Mohamed Mabrouk El Hosapeer Theatre, Cairo
Participating artistic workshops
2020 Dancing on the Edge, Online Masterclass, M. Schumacher, Alleyne Sisters (Netherlands/UK)
2019 Orchestra of the nutrition theatre, Haytham Tantawy (Egypt/Germany)
2019 Acting Workshop, Carlos Diaz (Chile)
2019 Mime Workshop, Radim Vizvary (Czech Republic)
2019 Contemporary Dance Workshop, Nicola Conion (Switzerland)
2019 Dancing Theatre Choreography, Dan Safer (USA)
2018 Contemporary Dance Workshop, Nicola Conion (Switzerland)
2018 Contemporary Dance Workshop, Fray Faust (Germany)
2018 Acting Workshop, Gerald James (USA)
2017 Contemporary Dance Workshop, Maher Shawamreh (Palestine)
2017 Spinning Workshop, Zaya Azazy (Turkey)
2017 Appearing and disappearing in public space, K. Bahkalam/S. Abdelsalam (Germany/Egypt)
2016 Acting workshop, Carlos Diaz Leon (Chile)
2016 Scenography Workshop, Ichak Magudar (India)
2016 Theatre writing workshop, Karen Malbid (USA)
2016 Documentary Theatre workshop, Denis Botkaus (USA)
2016 Contemporary Dance Workshop, Salah El Brogy (Egypt)