{"id":33995,"date":"2024-05-06T09:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T09:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisisadominoproject.org\/?p=33995"},"modified":"2024-05-08T07:20:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T07:20:14","slug":"hazem-header-queer-art-in-modern-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisisadominoproject.org\/en\/hazem-header-queer-art-in-modern-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazem Header (Egypt) \u2500 Queer Art in Modern Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hazem Header (Egipat) \u2500 Queer Art in Modern Egypt, artist talk<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]May 17, 2024. | 19:00
\n<\/strong>MaMa, Preradovi\u0107eva 18<\/b><\/p>\n

Free entrance<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Being raised in Egypt, or any other Arab nation, a developing nation with a strong religious conservative culture, leaves one wondering a lot about <\/span>what could have happened for such a significant change to occur<\/b>. Egypt was also one of the first major civilizations to codify social justice, design elements in art and architecture, as well as some of the earliest literature in history. There were periods when the Queer community and art were vibrant, alive, and active, and there were also moments (NOW!) when they were restricted, risky, unsafe, and dangerous to practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hazem Header <\/b>is an Egyptian contemporary dancer and choreographer. With a BA of Physical education, studies of Personal training, Biomechanics and Kinesiology and a long career as a personal trainer and volleyball coach, Hazem studied dance at the governmental center \u201cCairo Contemporary Dance Center (CCDC)\u201d at Cairo Opera House. There he gained experience in choreography. In 2013 Hazem founded N\u00dcT Dance Company\u2019 (NDC). With NDC, Hazem has produced over 100 cultural events and performances since 2013 to this date that have been presented in Egypt, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy, Rwanda, Tunisia and Sri Lanka. From 2018 till 2020; he conducted lessons of Theater and Contemporary Dance at Cairo University\u2019s creative center. In 2017 Hazem founded \u201cBreaking Walls Festival\u201d to be the first international festival for site specific performances in Cairo.\u00a0 In 2021 Hazem created \u201cBreaking Walls Dance Film Festival\u201d to be the first festival of Dance Films in Egypt and in the region.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]