contact/about
Meenah Nehme is a visual artist whose work seamlessly integrates movement, performance, experience, and technology. She explores ways to blend her performance with discovery, collaboration, and artistic expression, challenging the boundaries of artistry and entertainment.
A graduate of NYU's Tisch, Meenah performed Andrea Miller's SAMA (Radio City Music Hall) and Mikee Ellis' A Moment Between Breaths (The Skirball Cultural Center). Most recently performed in Marla Phelan’s BIRTH + CARNAGE world premier at LA MAMA The Ellen Stewart Theatre and danced for Rylan Joenk in the WADE-Pride Residency.
Before relocating to New York, she danced in Matt Luck’s x2 and Chelsea Thedinga's Swan Song, both filmed in Los Angeles. In New York, Meenah has delved deeper into the fusion of dance and technology. While earning her BFA in Dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she connected with cari ann shim sham, who introduced her to the endless possibilities of combining visual performance arts and technology. Meenah has since showcased her technical prowess in stop-motion animation, live feed cameras, film, and innovative projections through her works Edd, A Thought Loop, and Industrial Form. She also contributed to Yilin Zhang and Derek Chan's project Impermanence, as a performer utilizing motion capture and volumetric capture. After graduation Meenah began collaborating with cari ann shim sham, Demetris Charalambous and Karsen Tengan on project, <dance prompts> AI Choreographer, which they have recieved the Collaborative Impact Grant awarded by Tisch Initiative for Creative Research.
A lover of performance, Meenah is always seeking opportunities to bring her versatile and captivating artistry to new audiences, often stepping outside traditional stages to engage and learn more in unique settings. Whether on stage, outdoors, or through the lens of technology, Meenah continues to explore new ways to blend performance with discovery, collaboration, passion and expression.
A graduate of NYU's Tisch, Meenah performed Andrea Miller's SAMA (Radio City Music Hall) and Mikee Ellis' A Moment Between Breaths (The Skirball Cultural Center). Most recently performed in Marla Phelan’s BIRTH + CARNAGE world premier at LA MAMA The Ellen Stewart Theatre and danced for Rylan Joenk in the WADE-Pride Residency.
Before relocating to New York, she danced in Matt Luck’s x2 and Chelsea Thedinga's Swan Song, both filmed in Los Angeles. In New York, Meenah has delved deeper into the fusion of dance and technology. While earning her BFA in Dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she connected with cari ann shim sham, who introduced her to the endless possibilities of combining visual performance arts and technology. Meenah has since showcased her technical prowess in stop-motion animation, live feed cameras, film, and innovative projections through her works Edd, A Thought Loop, and Industrial Form. She also contributed to Yilin Zhang and Derek Chan's project Impermanence, as a performer utilizing motion capture and volumetric capture. After graduation Meenah began collaborating with cari ann shim sham, Demetris Charalambous and Karsen Tengan on project, <dance prompts> AI Choreographer, which they have recieved the Collaborative Impact Grant awarded by Tisch Initiative for Creative Research.
A lover of performance, Meenah is always seeking opportunities to bring her versatile and captivating artistry to new audiences, often stepping outside traditional stages to engage and learn more in unique settings. Whether on stage, outdoors, or through the lens of technology, Meenah continues to explore new ways to blend performance with discovery, collaboration, passion and expression.
photo by Julie Benatar