Mohamed
Issaoui

Awardee

Country

Tunisia

Mohamed Issaoui promotes gender equality through his artistic research.
Themes
Gender equality
Sexual / queer expression
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Dance
Performance
Theatre
Awards
SEED Award 2021

Profile

Mohamed Issaoui is an artistic researcher, dancer and performer from Tunisia. In 2017 he produced his first creation, ‘The Deserter’ - a stage production retracing his life as a homosexual in Tunis. He completed an artistic residency with Saida El Khadhra - an icon of Tunisian dance who marked the country’s modern history. This inspired and provided substance for his second performance ‘STEPS’, which he later developed within the framework of Uncontrolled Gestures, a project initiated by the Goethe Institut. His work speaks through the use of the body in order to create conversations about queerness, gender and sexual expression.