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