Danya Hammoud

Danya Hammoud is a Lebanese choreographer. After studying theater in Beirut, she continued her training in France with the Essais program at the CNDC in Angers and obtained a master’s degree in dance studies from Paris 8 University. The perception of violence is the central dramaturgical focus of her choreographic work. Her pieces have been presented in Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, and several European countries. Reflecting on the relationship between movement and its description through words, she made the documentary film Poreux (2021). She is also pursuing a project entitled Par écrits, which attempts to bring together texts of different kinds that reflect on the movement of bodies and their political, social, economic, and poetic contexts. Since 2024, she has been co-programmer with Meryem Jazouli for Dérive Casablancaise, a multidisciplinary biennial in the city of Casablanca. 

“The concepts of detail (where each movement can be perceived as an event), condensation (the economy of gestures), and unfolding rhythm (where movement reveals itself over time), permeate my creative work and the workshops I offer. This workshop is a space for transmitting choreographic tools I have developed throughout my career. Tools for reflection, experience, and composition, explored through exercises and prompts, solo and in groups, with particular attention paid to the pelvis as the place where movement begins, as well as to the positioning of the gaze(s). This time spent together will therefore necessarily also be a time for sharing dramaturgical, political, and poetic questions.” Danya Hammoud