Hannah Ma
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Hannah Ma (all pronouns/hannah) has roots in Hong Kong, Berchtesgaden, Southeast Asia, Sothern Europe and the Balkans.
Hannah Ma works as a performer, choreographer, curator, mentor, and producer primarily in Germany, Luxembourg, and South Africa.
She has published several artistic-philosophical texts as well as an interdisciplinary publication.
Hannah is the artistic director of hannahmadance and The People United. She is a co-founder of United Networks gUG and the BIPOC Initiative: Transform(D)ance. Hannah Ma’s artistic practice is primarily situated within a feminist, anti-racist, and philosophical context.
Her focus is on intersectional storytelling, the representation of multi-perspective narratives, as well as discrimination-sensitive artistic research and staging.
In addition to her work in the performing arts, Hannah Ma also works in hospice care and as a coach for somatic transformation and decolonization processes.
Hannah loves spicy food and adventurous interventions of all kinds that make her laugh and pause for reflection.
Hannah’s network of friends and family is spread across the globe.
She has collaborated with partners such as the Joburg Ballet (ZA), Jomba Contemporary Dance Experience (ZA), Trois C-L Maison de la Danse (LU), Théâtre National du Luxembourg (LU), Théâtres de la Ville (LU), the National Arts Festival (ZA), Uferstudios Berlin (GER), Ruhrfestspiele (GER), the German Consulate General (NY), Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, Bundeskunsthalle (GER), and many others.
@hannahmadance
Hannah Ma is working with:
hannahmadance (Hannah Ma gUG I GER): Production Germany
Haus Noir (ZA): Production South Africa
The People United asbl(LU): Production Luxemburg
LEM-Studios, Berlin (GER): Media Production Berlin
The People United:
Sergio Mel: Community Dance, Choreographic Assistance
Christin Reinartz: Education, Choreographic Assistance
Ritsuko Matsuoka: Co-Creation, Performance
Maher Abdul Moaty: Co-Creation, Performance
Nora Zrika: Co-Creation, Performance
Valentina Zappa: Co-Creation, Performance