Samaa Wakeem
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Samaa Wakim is a performer, choreographer and cultural manager based in Haifa, Palestine. Graduated from Gaton Dance School and the acting department of Haifa University. She has performed in various local and international performances such as: I am Yusuf and This is My Brother a co-production of the Shibir Hur and the Young Vic Theater (London 2009); The Beloved, a co production of Shibir Hur and the Bush Theater (London, 2012); Exit & Ble Ble Bel, Khashabi Theater (Palestine, 2011); Badke a co-production between the Palestinian A.M.Qattan foundation and KVS Theater in Brussels and Les ballets C de la B (Belgium 2012-2017); Bound a co-production of Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre and Sareyyet Ramallah (Ramallah 2014); Against a Hard Surface by Yaa Samar! Dance Theater and Amir Nizar Zuabi (Palestine 2017); Modern Curses, co-directed and choreographed by Bashar Murkus and Wakim, and produced by Khashabi Theater (Haifa 2018); Last Ward by Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre (Paris 2018); The Cabaret by Khashabi theater (Haifa 2018); The Father by Al Jawal theater (Haifa, 2021); Losing it, co-directed with Samar Haddad King, produced by Theaterformen, (Hamburg 2021). Part of the production managing team of Haifa Independent Film Festival 2019 & 2023 and member of Yaa Samar! Dance Theater (since 2014) and Khashabi Theater (since 2008).
Fluent in Arabic(mother tongue), English and Hebrew. Basic French.