Marah Haj Hussein

Marah Haj Hussein is a Palestinian dancer, actress, and theatre maker. She studied dance at the Royal Conservatory (Antwerp) and drama at KASK (Ghent). In her work, she explores power structures rooted in language, often bringing together theatre and dance in physical, political, and poetic encounters on stage.

Mother tongue is a recurring theme in all her performances. For Marah, it is a symbol of identity, memory, power, and resistance. Drawing on her own multilingual background (Palestinian Arabic, Hebrew, English and Dutch), she investigates how languages ​​are shaped by colonial history, migration, and political power dynamics. In doing so, she connects intimate experiences with broader societal and political questions.

During Het TheaterFestival in 2023, she won the Roel Verniers Prize, and during Het TheaterFestival in 2025, she received the award for the most appreciated acting performance under 35 for her solo Language: no broblem.

In Language: no broblem (2024), Marah Haj shares personal memories from Belgium and the languages ​​she uses here. The performance moves between languages, geographies, voices, and imagination, and is an attempt to explore multilingualism.
The dance performance In relation to whom?, by Marah and Nur Garabli, premiered in the spring of 2026. Both performances are touring extensively in Belgium and abroad.

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Calendar Language: no broblem

01/10/26 - 19:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty TnBA - Bordeaux
02/10/26 - 19:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty TnBA - Bordeaux
03/11/26 - 20:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Mixt - Nantes
04/11/26 - 20:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Mixt - Nantes
10/11/26 - 00:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Vzlet - Praag
11/11/26 - 00:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Vzlet - Praag
14/11/26 - 00:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Łódź of Many Cultures Festival - Łódź
28/11/26 - 20:30u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Istanbul Theatre Festival - Istanbul
29/11/26 - 15:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Istanbul Theatre Festival - Istanbul
29/11/26 - 18:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty Istanbul Theatre Festival - Istanbul
12/05/27 - 20:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty La Vilette - Parijs
13/05/27 - 19:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty La Vilette - Parijs
14/05/27 - 20:00u Language: no broblem // Marah Haj Hussein / Monty La Vilette - Parijs

Calendar In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟

06/10/26 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Frascati - Amsterdam
07/10/26 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Frascati - Amsterdam
10/10/26 - 18:30u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty MC93 - Bobigny, Parijs
11/10/26 - 15:30u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty MC93 - Bobigny, Parijs
26/02/27 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Les Halles - Schaarbeek
27/02/27 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Les Halles - Schaarbeek
03/03/27 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Monty - Antwerpen
04/03/27 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Monty - Antwerpen
06/03/27 - 20:30u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Schouwburg Kortrijk - Kortrijk
09/03/27 - 20:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Théâtre Jean Vilar - Vitry-sur-Seine, Parijs
24/03/27 - 19:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Théâtre l’Aire Libre - St-Jacques de la Lande
25/03/27 - 20:30u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Théâtre l’Aire Libre - St-Jacques de la Lande
04/05/27 - 00:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Teatro di Roma - Rome
05/05/27 - 00:00u In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟ // Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli / Monty Teatro di Roma - Rome