Nima Aida Séne

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Nima Aida Séne

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Nima Aida Séne, (g.1991, she/they) works and lives as an artist and actor. Nima grew up inter-disciplinarily with intensive training in dance theatre in a youth company (2005 - 2013). Since 2011 and her move to London to study acting and theatre studies, Nima has been writing songs and singing.

First it was many years privately and only for herself and friends, from 2016 in and after Drama School studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Nima Aida Séne sings publicly, invited by festivals such as Kelburn Garden Party, Eden Festival, Glasgow School of Art (Scotland), Somerset House, Toynbee Studios (London), 2016. Thus Nima Aida Séne is always interdisciplinary. Be it theatre, film, music or visual art. Séne loves teamwork and to be present with enthusiasm and research most of all.

Among others, Nima Aida Séne has performed Showdown at the Chamäleon Theatre (2024, Berlin) with Upswing Arial (London), at the Schlachthaus Theatre (Bern) and Kaserne (Basel) PlayBlack (2020), at HAU Yo Bro (2022), presented at Mousonturm (Frankfurt) by Joana Tischkau and Elizabeth Hampe, has performed at the South Bank Centre (London) 3 original works B2B x 2 & p a l e (film, live music, interactive performance) presented in 2022 invited by Brownton Abbey (Marlborough Productions), at the Volksbühne, Pop-Kultur, XJAZZ! , Reethaus (Berlin) with A Song For You - choir Kollektiv (Berlin, 2023) as choir member and orator (speaker). As a professional background vocalist, Séne worked for King Josephine (2024) and Saint Precious (2023). 

As an artist, Nima Séne has been supported by The Work Room, Take Me Somewhere, Fierce Festival, Live Art Development Agency, Creative Scotland, National Theatre of Scotland, BUZZCUT, Music Board Berlin and the Fonds der Darstellenden Künste several times through funding for residencies to develop original work.  






26-41 yearsBerlin (DE)
Genderfemale
Acting age26-41 years
NationalityGerman
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27), United Kingdom
Housing optionsGlasgow (GB), London (GB), Berlin (DE), Birmingham (GB), Brighton (GB), Saarbrücken (DE), Dakar (SN), Auckland (NZ), Stockholm (SE), Zürich (CH)
AssociationsEquity (British trade union)
SpecializationsDubbing actor
Eye colordark brown
Hair colorblack
Height (cm)174
Weight (in kg)70
Ethnicity and heritageMixed, German, Senegalese
Statureathletic-muscular, female, stocky / chubby
LanguagesEnglish(native)German(native)
DialectsAmerican-StandardLondon(native dialect)
AccentsAmericanEnglish
SportMountain hikingYogaBowlingBoxingHorse riding
DanceChoreographyConcert danceContemporary danceAfro danceBalletVoguing
PitchAlto, Mezzo-soprano
SingingBacking vocalsImprovisationJazzRock & Roll
Special skillsAcrobatChoreographyImprovisationSinger-songwriterBarmanBurlesqueModel
Training
Primary professional training
Other professional training
2011 – 2012
Goldsmiths University of London
Awards
2016 – 2019
Engine Room, National Theater of Scotland (Educational production)
2016 – 2017
Banner Award from Arts Admin (Video installation)
Film
2021
Bloddy Love (Short film)
Lisa (LR)
Maryam Hamidi Daisy Costello Clan Creative Productions Maryam Hamidi
2015 – 2017
Reflections Of A Private Eye (Short film)
Brigid Astor (LR)
Andy Gunn Graeme Cassels, Andrew Gunn, Aaron Rivado, Myke Hall, Ryan Pasi, Mandy Shannon Graeme Cassles, Andy Gunn
2004
Lost Children (Documentary)
Synchronsprecher (English)
by Ali Samadi Ahadi, Oliver Stoltz Sabine Rollberg, Oliver Stoltz Telepool GmbH München
Television
2022 – 2023
Clashing Differences
Singer - Songwriter (OTH)
Merle Grimme Arte, zdfneo ZDFneo, Arte a little film production Maile Casting Merle Grimme
Theater
2024
Showdown (Drama)
Die Moderatorin
Vicki Dela Amedume Upswing Arial Ltd Chamäleon Theater Berlin Vicki Dela Amedume, Athena Kugblenu Athena Kugblenu
2023
The Matriarch, A Song For You (Berlin) (Concert recording)
Sprecher und Chor Sänger*in (Tenor) (OTH)
Noah Slee Dhanesh Jayaselan Volksbühne Kollektiv
2017 – 2020
Beige B*tch (Drama)
Beige B*tch (LR)
Nima Séne Co-Produziert von Nima Séne, Contact Theater, Divers Actions & Live Art UK, Take Me Somewhere Festival, Creative Scotland Contact Theater (Manchester), Frascati Theater (Amsterdam), CCA (Glasgow), Sophiensaele (Berlin) Nima Séne
Audio
SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/BVabfBbTz52PG7Tj8
Commercial
2024
Omega
Olympia Fan / social media clip, 360° Kamera
2016
VisitScotland Advert 2016 (Commercial)