MANEATER by Hazem Header

🚨 OSLO — MANEATER returns to the stage!

📅 Thursday, August 6, 2026

🕗 20:00 (Doors open at 19:45)

📍 The Nordic Black Theater, Oslo, Norway

🎟️ Free entrance

Presented during Hazem Header's residency with SAFEMUSE, Oslo.

MANEATER by Hazem Header

Performed to evocative songs by legendary Egyptian singers and compositions woven from Egyptian politicians' speeches, MANEATER is a powerful solo dance performance exploring the fractured and toxic relationship between Egypt, its rulers, and its people.

Through intricate physicality, Egyptian folk dance, and deeply personal storytelling, Hazem Header navigates the complexities of loving a homeland while confronting disillusionment. Rooted in memories of the Egyptian Revolution, the work reflects on patriotism, oppression, resilience, and the enduring power of hope.

Poetic, passionate, and unapologetically romantic, MANEATER imagines Egypt reuniting with some of her most infamous former lovers. Together, they revisit moments of tenderness, nostalgia, and devotion—before watching those relationships inevitably unravel.

MANEATER

A co-production by NÜT Dance Company, Breaking Walls Festival (Egypt), and Warehouse9 (Denmark).

Creation & Choreography: Hazem Header

Music Design & Composition: Anna-Maria Rammou (AMR) (@amr.crt)

Dramaturgy: Dimitra Mitropoulou (@mitropouloud)

Costume Design: Domagoj Štimac (@domagoj.stimac) & Dud Muurmand (@dudmuurmand)

Mask: Bky Walden (@bky_walden)

Text Video: Mahmoud El Enany (@mahmoud.elenany) & Nima Dehghani

Speech Archives & Research: Mary Nabil

French Translation: Niranjani Iyer

Poster Design: Farah Khalaf

Poster Photography: Sanjin Kastelan

Breaking Walls Team: Yasmine Atteya & Sami Daoud

Special Thanks: Bengt Thuv, Yasmin Clinch, Esraa Tareq and Axel Satgé

Join us for an evening of powerful movement, memory, and resistance. We look forward to welcoming you.