Enkidu Company and Mohanned Hawaz official website
Iraqi folk dance & Contemporary dance
Mohanned Hawaz
Performer
Teacher
Choreographer
“I love to experiment with modern and traditional arabic dance”
Hannah Abdullah
founding member/ choreographer/principal dancer/ principle Instructor of the Iraqi National Folkloric Troupe.
"I supervised Mohanned on a daily basis and could see he was a naturally gifted dancer.
I took him under my wing and trained him personally in many of the nuances of Iraqi folklore and dance. He is an artist and he loves his art. We all believe his future will be bright and successful as he continues to share our long and rich heritage of the Iraqi Folkloric arts"
Lena Cederwall Broberg Founder and Artistic director at Löftadalens Conservatory
"Mohanned is extremely talented both as a dancer and as a choreographer and during my composition classes he succeeded to blend ballet and Iraqi dance to a perfect mixture. We had so many interesting and enjoyable discussions during my classes of dance history. When I see Mohanned perform today, I see a very talented and creative dancer/choreographer. He has succeeded to create his own new dance technique mixing ballet, modern and Iraqi dance to a new expressive dance technique. He also brings the Iraq dance to European and international audiences"
Mohammed Hussein Kemer
Foundation for the Iraqi Maqam in the Netherlands
"The artist Mohannad Hawaz has played an excellent role in bringing Iraqi folkloric arts and dance to European and international audiences. Mohannad is extremely talented and has succeeded in bringing Iraqi dance to the public through Swedish and other foreign dancers. Using his Iraqi heritage, he has blended his own creativity with Iraqi folklore to represent the history of Mesopotamia and showcase the stories and legends of the civilizations of Ur, Sumer and Babylon
I wish dear Mohannad great success in his job representing Iraqi heritage on world stages and in his artistic and cultural endeavours and back him with all my support and appreciation."
2010 - present
2010 - present