Maissa Alameddine

Maissa’s voice is an inheritance from her family’s long line of women vocalists and musicians. Her interpretive songs honour her ancestors.

Maissa is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative producer and experienced vocalist.  Maissa has performed solo and with Arabic and Persian jazz music ensembles as well as contemporary and classical Western orchestras. Maissa has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and has had shows at Phoenix Central, The City Recital Hall, Performance Space, Carriageworks, The Sydney Opera House and The Art Gallery of NSW.  Maissa recently performed in Germany as part of Documenta Fifteen International art exhibition.

Maissa has been part of the contemporary Arab Australian arts community for over twenty years.  She has produced a series of creative cultural projects in Sydney and is a founding member of Western Sydney-based Arab Theatre Studio (ATS). She is the Creative Director and one of the lead vocalists in ATS’s musical project Ensemble Dandana, a collective who produce Arabic music, deliver workshops and develop new and old sounds through experimental public improvisations.

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