Adham Hafez

Theorist, choreographer, performer and composer, Adham Hafez writes on contemporary performance history outside of western paradigms, on choreographic systems, climate change, and postcolonial legacies. He holds a Master’s in choreography from Amsterdam Theatre School, a Master’s in Political Science and Arts from Sciences Po Paris, a Master’s in philosophy from New York University, and is currently a PhD candidate at New York University’s Performance Studies department. Adham Hafez founded Egypt’s first performance studies and choreography research platform, named HaRaKa (meaning movement, in Arabic), and together with his colleagues they produce publications, pedagogic programs, international conferences, as well as create works on the lines of installation and choreography, for over fifteen years. His choreographies and installations have been presented at MoMA PS1 (New York), Hebbel Am Ufer (Berlin), Damascus Opera House (Damascus), and Sharjah Architecture Triennial among others.