Abdo Nidal

Born in 1989 in Yarmouk, Syria, Nidal Abdo is Palestinian-Syrian-Ukrainian. He started from a very young age as a ballet dancer at the Theatrical Institute of Damascus and later joined the Enana Ballet Academy, before participating in the performances and tours of the Enana Dance Theatre. He performed for 7 years for the Caracalla Ballets of Beirut on the most important international stages. He practices Graham technique, modern jazz, contemporary and folk dance. He completed his training at the Centre National de la Danse and obtained the State diploma (DE) of dance teacher (jazz option). He worked with Thierry Thieû Niang (Va voir là-bas si j’y suis), gave some dance classes. He founded the Nafass collective in 2018 and created the dance pieces Et si demain, In Motion and Habitus. He has been a member of the agency of artists in exile since 2018.