Abdullah Miniawy (born 1994) is an Egyptian expressionist, a writer, singer, composer, and actor. Over the years, he has shared the stage with acclaimed artists such as Erik Truffaz, Kamilya Jubran, Yom, Médéric Collignon, Aly Talibab, A Filetta, Hvad, Ziur, Simo Cell, and many others. Abdullah’s performances have graced prestigious international stages and venues, including the Festival d’Avignon edition 72, French national theaters, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, Haus Der Kunst museum in Munich, Mao Asian Museum in Turin, even the Louvre in Paris.
In addition to his music career, Abdullah proved his natural acting talent in Alaadine Slim’s “Tlamess,” a Tunisian feature film featured at the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. The film achieved critical acclaim, winning the Best Full-Length Feature Film award at Kino Der Kunst 2020 and the Best Director Award at the Marrakech International Film Festival 2020. Abdullah was also recognized with a nomination and shortlisting for the Best Actor Award from the Arab Cinema Center at Cannes.
As a composer, Abdullah has created different soundtracks for dance shows, theater productions, and exhibitions, including notable works like “Cabaret Crusade III” by Wael Shawki premiered at MoMA PS1, “AMDUAT” by Kirsten Dehlholm premiered at Hotel Pro Forma, and “Insurrection” by Jilani Saadi.
Abdullah Miniawy is an artist of the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union and Pro Helvetia.
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