Biography
Hala Salem is a dancer, choreographer, actress, dance teacher, and workshop facilitator from Deir Hanna and based in Haifa. Hala started her professional training at Haifa Dancers Training Workshop and had obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Dance Theatre from the Western Galilee Academic College.
Throughout her dancing career, Hala has performed both solo and with local dance groups, and has appeared in several music videos and art video projects. With Amsterdam storytelling center, hala has worked as a performer and a workshop facilitator.
In collaboration with Rand Taha, a Palestinian dancer, and Yusor Hamed a Palestinian singer and music composer, hala made a duet called “Parallel” which emphasis what women endure psychologically through the years when coming from different backgrounds but same community. They have performed both locally and internationally.
With the academic Arab college for education in Haifa Hala has made her first long performance “Araq”, both as a director and choreographer. The work started as a final project for her students in 2022, and continued with the ensamble of the college theatre. In 2023 Hala took part with number of theatre, dance, cinema projects in Palestine, both as a performer and choreographer. "Alashiq" by Nabil Azzar, "disturbed" by Hala salem and Althat part of the series 'when I fell' curated by Samar Hadad king in al Qattan foundation. "Gaza bride" by Wassim Khir, staring Saleh bakri, "fabric of freedom" by Sham Yusof, with Salwa Nakara part of "Bethlehem Site-Specific Theatre Festival" produced by Al-Harah Theatre.
At the end of 2023 Hala worked on her new long solo "Saffron" that premiered in Holland. Where she partnered with Lynn adib on the music and with ghenwa noiré on the animation and visuals.
From the music of this solo, hala and Adib produced the music video "Dar".
Hala works as a movement and dance instructor with different
marginalized groups: kids with special needs ,elderly people, and women.
Dar - دار
In Arabic "Dar" means Private one's home, where you feel connected, cherished, loved, safe and humble. This song by Lynn Adib, was part of the performance "saffron", and based on texts from ‘The Palestinian encyclopaedia’.
Where Palestinians sang it for ages, about losing, goodbyes and heartache.
This performance is dedicated to all people suffering and dreaming of better realities..