Shams Assi

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Shams Assi

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I am a versatile actress and theater artist with a strong passion for experimental work. I enjoy engaging with innovative texts and exploring sensitive topics that have the potential to create real impact. Through my performances, I aim to challenge norms, provoke thought, and open space for honest conversations.
Shams Assi
Vita as Open in Filmmakers
Berlin (DE)
Genderfemale
Place of birthPalestine
NationalityGerman, Palestinian
Main professionActor
Working permitsUnited Kingdom, United States, European Union (EU-27), Afghanistan, Albania, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Egypt, Iran, Palestine, State of
Housing optionsMontpellier (FR)
Eye colordark brown
Hair colorblack-brown
Height (cm)158
LanguagesArabic(native)EnglishGerman
DialectsArabic - Levantine(native dialect)
AccentsArabic
InstrumentsCajónGuitarUkulele
SportArtistic gymnasticsClimbingAcrobatics
DanceFolk danceClassical danceExperimental danceImprovisation danceModern danceKurdish folk dances
PitchAlto, Bass
SingingBacking vocalsChoirfolk songArabian singing
Training
Primary professional training
2010 – 2014
Folkwang Universität der Künste
Other professional training
2020 – 2022
Cambus naturalis
Film
2019 – 2023
Filme gegen Recht picture
Filme gegen Recht (Experimental film)
Shams
Co-creating Low budget projects
Theater
2025
Shades never arrives
Shin| Soldier (LR)
Shams Assi Théâtre des 13 vents CDN Montpellier's Théâtre des 13 vents CDN Montpellier's Co- writing
2025
Baba dein Herz picture © Ara Ara Collective & Friends
Baba dein Herz
Fatemah (OTH)
Marina Dumont Ara Ara Collective & Friends BRUX / Freies Theater Innsbruck Jara Nassar
2025
Barzakh picture
Barzakh
Multiple
Rabee Hanani In Kooperation mit: Hochschule für Schauspielkunst „Ernst Busch Staatstheater Mainz Rabee Hanani
2022
Reisender Sand picture
Reisender Sand
R (LR)
Rabee Hanani Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts - Berlin. Rabee Hanani
2016
Elements picture
Elements
LINKS (LR)
Co-directing Khashaba theater - Haifa khashabi theater - Haifa - Palestine Co-writing
2014
Rashomon | Yabunonaka picture © Jun Ishikawa
Rashomon | Yabunonaka
The Wife (LR)
Yukari Sakata Festival/Tokyo 2014 Al-Kasaba Theatre Yukari Sakata new version of Akutagawa’s short stories, based on the original texts