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Fellowship Participants Hazem HeaderArtistic Director Hazem Header is an Egyptian contemporary dancer and choreographer. Hazem decided to focus on contemporary dance in 2009 after earning a BA in physical education, studying personal training, biomechanics, kinesiology, and having worked as a personal trainer and volleyball coach. Hazem studied the governmental centre "Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre (CCDC)" at the Cairo Opera House. Hazem started his own dance company, "NÜT Dance Company-NDC" in 2013, which is a Cairo-based and legally recognised entity that produces dance performances and cultural events. Hazem launched the "Breaking Walls Festival" in 2017, which was the first international festival for site-specific performances in Cairo. Hazem established the "Breaking Walls Dance Film Festival" in 2021 as Egypt's and the region's first dance film festival. He was also chosen in 2021 to be a member of the IETM/International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts' global connectors. In 2024, he was elected to the IETM Advisory Committee for a three-year term.
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