CCDC Presentation - December 2017 A place built by dancers for dancers-16 | Page 14

Olivier Dubois (France) Choreographer and dancer, Olivier Dubois was named one of the 25 top dancers in the world and was appointed director of the Ballet du Nord on 1st January 2014. He has a unique breadth of experience spanning choreography, performance, and teaching.Olivier Dubois has performed in numerous pieces by acclaimed choreographers and directors such as Karine Saporta, Angelin Preljocaj, Cirque du Soleil, Jan Fabre and Sasha Waltz among others. Libertad Pozo (Spain) Libertad Pozo studied Social Education in Spain and graduated from ArtEZ Dance Academy in Arnhem (The Netherlands). Her work and movement language is based on improvisation and daily moments in the life and environment of the performer. She started the Foundation Arte Social, organization for social art projects, where she works actively as artistic director. Aly Khamees (Egypt) Aly Khamees is a dancer and actor based between Europe and Egypt. He began his training in street theater and circus in Cairo in 2001. He trained more formally from 2008 to 2011 in Cairo Contemporary Dance Workshop Program, at Studio Emad Eddin in association with Decent Dance. Aly has worked in a number of productions of theater, cinema, television and dance performances. Mirette Mechail/ No Point Perspective (Egypt) No Point Perspective is a non-profit organization based in Cairo founded by Mirette Mechail in 2002.Over the past 15 years, the company has premiered over 12 new performances in collaboration with artists from other disciplines including composers, filmmakers, and musicians. 14