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Sima is a Contemporary dance company. It was established by Alaa Kried in Syria in 1992. The company's first performance was. Following the group's appearances in various festivalin Lebanon and different GCC countries. Sima has received recognition, positive reviews, and awards from professionals and local and international audiences. Sima is the grand winner of the MBC's Arabs Got Talent 2014 The group mainly presents works by Krimed, since then the company moved its activities to Beirut in 2012 and recently in Dubai in 2015. The company's studios are at the Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. , wherein one of the art hub of United Arab Emirates. Sima's main focuses are Contemporary dance, Contact Improvisation and the classic ballet technique.

The Sima Dance Company is acknowledged by the Ministry of Culture and Youth and the division of art in GMDO.

Sima founder Alaa Krimed, Palestinian, was born in 1982 in Syria. In 2003, Krimed graduated from the Dance Department Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Damascus) in Syria in 2007. Alaa participated in Choreography workshops in Germany and Denmark and has choreographed pieces for his college and various performances for Damascus Opera House. While studying at the academy, he formed the Sima dance group, where he met different students from the same dance department where he also met Lana Fahmi. Krimed and Fahmi later married and today have one child named, Mila.

Performers
Lana Fahmi, Mazen Al Nahlawi, Tomomi Aramaki, Rei Kassandra Co

Works

 *  Opera Carmen (2008)
 *  Choreographer(2006)
 *  Toys World (2010)
 *  Puzzle (2010)
 *  Minutes (2011)
 *  Cellophane (2012)
 *  Ansaf (2019)
 *  Rhyme (2022)

Other Performances

 * The Opening Ceremony "Damascus Opera House" (2007, 2008, 2009)
 * The Grand Opening of Beiteddine Festival, Lebanon
 * Fujairah Monodrama Arts Festival (2010, 2014, 2017) UAE
 * Arab Got Talent 2014, MBC, Lebanon (2015)
 * Sheikh Sultan Al Qassimi Play “ALYA WA ISSAM”  (2015), UAE
 * Fujairah Arts Festival(2018), UAE
 *  Quoz Arts Fest, Alserkal Avenue, UAE (2018)
 * Arts and Motion Series, Abu Dhabi Culture and Tourism, UAE (2018)