Marah Haj Hussein is a dancer, actress and maker from Kofor Yassif in occupied Palestine. She is currently based in Antwerp, where she graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Dance at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, and then in 2023 with her master’s degree in Drama at KASK in Ghent. By merging these two disciplines, Marah challenges the delineation that separates text from movement, while simultaneously searching for possible ways to allow both into the performative space. In her work, Marah investigates the definition of mother tongue in a multilingual context while while exploring the power dynamics between languages. Marah has won the Roel Verniers Prize by Het Theaterfestival 2023 for her solo piece Language: no broblem. In 2025 she won the award for the most Acclaimed Performance for age -35 at The Sector Awards.