Hussein Smko (Ashbury/Wolf in Fragments of Outside) is a self-trained Kurdish dancer, choreographer and director based in New York City. WAM Theatre: debut. Selected Dance Credits: Hussein’s works have graced prestigious festivals and residencies, including the One Journey Festival, the Kennedy Center, Battery Dance Festival, CUNY Dance Initiative, Laguardia Performing Arts Center, Rough Draft, Bethany Art Center, the Watermill Center, Rockefeller Center, and the Chicago Cultural Center’s Surviving the Long Wars. Recently, he was a featured dancer in Pontus Lidberg’s On the Nature of Rabbits, which started as part of the Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process series and officially premiered at The Joyce in early 2024. Selected Artistic Credits: Smko has appeared in plays like Iphigenia Point Blank, OUTSIDE, and the film “As It Ends, It Begins”. Smko’s impact is featured in Dana Mills’ book “Dance and Activism”. Smko appeared as an actor and dancer in Incomplete by Sasha Korbut and Strays by Or Schraiber. “The Performance”, a documentary directed by Alfredo Chiarappa and produced by Caterina Clireci, offers an in-depth look into Smko’s artistic journey. Awards: DEL Choreography award. Membership/Affiliations: In 2019, he founded Project Tag, a dynamic dance theater company. Sarah, a physical theater piece co-created by Smko and Khalil Ayed is set to premiere in 2024. Final Word: Looking forward to what Genée will do next with OUTSIDE. Connect: Project Tag.