Eleanor Campbell
Eleanor Campbell (b. 1985) is originally from Australia. She was drawn to ballet and sports in her youth and began her early dance career working for Australian companies The Queensland Ballet and Dance North. Eleanor traveled to Europe at age 21, landing first in Scotland before studying contemporary dance. After one year at SEAD, Salzburg, she entered the 4-year program at PARTS, Belgium.
After graduating, she worked with theatre directors Mokhallad Rasem and Thomas Ryckewaert and choreographers Peter Savel, Georgia Vardarou, and Albert Quesada. In 2015, Eleanor joined Cullberg and performed in the work of Deborah Hay, Jefta Van Dinter, Eleanor Bauer, Ian Kahler, Alma Söderberg, Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir and Halla Ólafsdóttir. Throughout her time in Cullberg, Eleanor's focus has been on improvisation in performance, group processes, and how somatic practices merge with and support choreographic forms.
Mohamed Y. Shika
Mohamed Saleh (b. 1989), Shika "Mohamed Saleh, known as Shika, is an Egyptian contemporary dancer of Nubian origin. His dance journey blends influences from Nubian folk dances, martial arts, house, and Afro-traditional and contemporary dances studied at Senegal's Ecole des Sables. Inhabiting various worlds and identities intersect, Shika's artistic sensibilities thrive in the fusion of these diverse experiences.
Shika's interest extends beyond dance to different art mediums, such as painting and photography, influenced by the dynamism of his movement. In 2017, Shika was awarded the Pina Bausch fellowship following the work of Nora Chipaumire, where their close collaboration continues to evolve to date. Shika has been dancing with Cullberg since 2018.
Shika's invitation to the Within Practice festival ignited his interest in exploring, through the lens of his own experience, how dancers' roles within companies like Cullberg shape and inform the utilization of the various tools and practices they have developed or been exposed to. Specifically, he's intrigued by the intersection of dance practices and long-term approaches.
Freddy Houndekindo
Freddy Houndekindo (b. 1991), Stockholm, Sweden, is an interdisciplinary artist positioned at the intersection of music, spoken word poetry, dance, film, and performance. His interest in dance originated from street dance, later he studied contemporary dance at the Conservatoire National superior de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (France) and German modern dance at the Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen (Germany).
Movement Director and Choreographer, Freddy's expertise and interest in multimedia led him to work in a variety of contexts, such as stage work, film, and fashion. A dancer at Cullberg, he joined the ensemble in the autumn of 2018. Freddy's recent project proposes to look at performance practices as sites where ethics and theory could potentially self-actualize into practice.