chada | شَدا

Chada Halwani is a Lebanese dancer and visual artist. Born and raised in Beirut city. Her work uses various media, including performance, installation and dance. Her movement practice is influenced by her training in Laban bartenieff technique, Shiatsu, and Martial arts. In her work, she develops a critical understanding of how contemporary art and performing arts and culture relate to global politics, such as migration and displacement, the impact of these movements on the creation and manipulation of a collective memory. Halwani holds an MA In New Media at L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Dance Intensive training at TanzFabrik Berlin and a BA in Graphic Design from the American University of Science and Technology in Beirut, Lebanon. Today she continues her studies in Shiatsu at Shiatsu-Schule Kreuzberg, Berlin. Her work was presented in various cultural spaces such as  –  TanzFabrik Berlin, Hammana Artist House, Lebanon –  STATION, Beirut, Lebanon  – The Hangar Museum at Albanella, Itlay – The BiblioErica”, Capaccio Scalo SA, Italy.