BIOGRAPHY

Majula Drammeh

I am a performer, dancer, dramaturg and performance maker based in Stockholm and Malmö, Sweden. My main focus is on interactive, participatory immersive work within the fields of dance and performance as well as somatic practices. I am looking to explore how these can act as a bridge for people to participate and discover themselves in an open, permissive and inclusive way. In the interpersonal.

Maker

I am interested in giving space for both audience/ participants and performers to deal with their own bodily identity and the political baggage it carries. And I strive to present interactive performing arts where the body of the minority is the norm, and hopefully contribute to the decline of history-less of which the non-white body is consigned too.

Performer/Dancer

As a performer and dancer my focus is on using somatic practices and experiences to create a focus that is vulnerable, present and invites the participant to be present with themselves too. I use my choreographic and improvisational experiences to find methods of meeting the room, space and objects to create a relational bridge to them. These are also methods I communicate in my teaching.

Dramaturgy

I work as a dramaturg for mainly dance artists and I am intrigued with processes and the path they lead the work on. How, with close attention, the process reveals the very core of an artist’s work and clarifies what decisions need to be made when we listen closely.

Background

I grew up in Hjulsta/Tensta suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.
I studied at the Dance and Circus School in Stockholm in 2006 and received my bachelor’s degree in dance from Laban Center London (2009) and in 2021.I received a master’s degree in performing arts from Stockholm University of the Arts.
I have been teaching at Stockholm University of Arts and The Royal Danish Art Academy amongst others.

SITE Incubator

In 2022/23 I am a recipient of SITE Incubator/ one year residency for artists.
SITE is a powerhouse for professional dance and performing artists in Stockholm.

Link : https://sitesweden.se/