Modern dance as part of the Theater is = a MUST لازم..مسرح Festival, supported by Jesuit Cultural Center.

A journey into the womb.
Creating a dance that mirrors the womb to the globe, exploring how time and space can shift through a dialogue between music and the pelvic movement allowing a discography through multiple layers of the inherited and contemporary conditioning of our physical perception and means expression, Working through the center, the origin of life force, the space of power manifestation, to come back to the depth of the familiar ground…the core.
Womb is choreographed and performed by Shaymaa Shoukry is a multidisciplinary artist with a background in visual arts and theater, She thrives on a passion for Dancing, choreographing, and creating video art, Shaymaa is interested in researching the origin of movement, repetition, and transformation while steadily questioning approaches to share her artistic practice with publics from diverse backgrounds and various landscapes locally and internationally.
Live music and artistic collaboration by Ahmed Saleh a musician, composer and sound artist from Alexandria, Egypt.
Saleh is one of the founders of the renowned band Telepoetic , and participates in a number of other musical projects. He composes music for films, Contemporary dance and Theater.

Credits
Concept, Dance and Choreography: Shaymaa Shoukry
Artistic collaboration, Live Music and Composition: Ahmed Saleh
Vocals: Anastasia Katsinavaki
Cello and Text: Shaymaa Shoukry
Belly dance movement coach: Sherin Hegazy
Production: Ahmed El Attar Orient Productions, Dayer for Artistic Productions, Arab Arts
Focus Association, Fonds de Soutiens aux Arts Arabes
Research residency: Between the Seas Art Space 1927
Womb is realized with the support of Mophradat’s Grant for Artists’ practice Program
Womb is developed during the ProHelvetia Cairo residency program hosted by the Dansometre Vevey Switzerland.
Special thanks:
Inspiration and teachings: Taha Hassouna and Sultan Mounir
Rehearsal visits / Creative feedback: Jasmine Morand, Nicole Seiler, Neda Loncarevic, Tiago
Branquino , Aktina Stathaki, Nadim Bahsoun , Ahmed Alaa el din, Mona Elshimi, Salma Salem, Noura Seif and Mohamed Fouad,