Artists in residence

Ibrahim Mahama, born in 1987 in Tamale, Ghana, is interested in narratives of globalisation and the impact of colonialism, exploring themes such as labour exploitation, migration and inequality. Renowned for his monumental installations, he addresses socio-political issues through found materials, inviting us to examine their transformation and confronting us with historical and contemporary mechanisms of globalisation

Mahdjouba Ahmed Moustafa is an Algerian choreographer, contemporary dancer and performance artist, and the founder of AMCompany, based in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria. With over twelve years of experience in dance and the performing arts, he has developed a distinctive artistic language that brings together movement, theatrical expression, ritual and cultural memory.

His artistic journey began with training in classical and contemporary dance at the Kateb Yacine House of Culture, before expanding through collaborations with renowned choreographers and companies in Algeria and internationally. Between 2017 and 2019, he was a member of the Contemporary Ballet of the Wilaya of Algiers, under the direction of Ahmed Khemis, taking part in numerous national and international productions.

Throughout his career, he has performed at major festivals, including the International Festival of Contemporary Dance in Algiers and the Carthage Festival in Tunisia, as well as in various multidisciplinary productions across North Africa and Europe.

As Professor of Music at Radford University from 1989 to 2026, Bruce Mahin developed a lifelong career as an innovative composer, with an extensive record of performances and commercially released recordings.

In recognition of his achievements, he was named Dalton Eminent Scholar in 2024 and Distinguished Creative Scholar in 2008.

He gained recognition in the 1990s through performances and recordings of works composed for interactive computers and electronic wind instruments, released on the Capstone label. His music explored the potential of real-time interactions between machines and performers, creating moments of inspired creativity in live performance made possible by early artificial intelligence algorithms and musical instrument tracking software.

Since 2006, Mahin has collaborated with the Glasgow-based vocal ensemble Scottish Voices on a series of concerts in Scotland and the United States, as well as two recorded releases on the Ravello Recordings and PnOVA Recordings labels.

His collection of twelve preludes for solo piano (2013) illustrates the potential of his harmonic theory, “Bi-tonal Quartal Harmony”. The works were recorded by British pianist Martin Jones and released on the PnOVA Recordings label.

More recently, Mahin performed for fifteen years as a member of the Americana trio “String Theory” and as a solo performing artist, releasing three albums on the PnOVA Recordings label.