Farah Chamma
Farah is a Palestinian poet and performer, best known for her spoken-word performances, in which she combines orality, acting, and live music. In February 2021, she and Brazilian music producer Liev launched chamæleon, a poetry and electronic music duo. She holds a master’s degree in Performance and Culture from Goldsmiths, University of London.
SHORT FILMS
PERFORMANCES
PODCAST APPEARANCES
Farah Chamma is a Palestinian international writer & performer. She started performing at the age of 15 with a group of poets called the Poeticians. She gained a lot of attention on YouTube from two poetry videos performed by her in “كيف أؤمن” (How Must I Believe) and “الجنسيّة” (The Nationality).
Listen to this conversation as we learn how Farah is evolving her poetry into a new focus and listen to her as she uncovers her relationship with the colloquial (محكي) & literary (فصحة) Arabic language.
بيت جوا بيت
شعر و صوت: فرح شما
موسيقى: لمى قاسم و راشيل غانم
المكساج والماسترنج: منير ماهر
الشاعرة و الكاتبة فرح شمّا
فنحن نؤمن بأثر الفراشة
مسرح في غزة
ربما لذلك
ريتا
بلد