When we look at each other, I forget if it's me who looks at you or who you look at. The idea we have of ourselves is not that of an organism of living cells, but something else. We are a mental construction (opsychological) of abstract concepts that results in what we call the Self, or Ego. An Ego that is observed, reflected and materialized in the gaze of the other. An external look that acts as a mirror for us and is essential to evolve in life, but that, in imbalance with our own internal listening, results in an unbalanced, deformed and fragile evolution. Looking inward leaves us in a listening void, without distraction and in harmony. Photos © Ignacio Urrutia
Maqamat is a dance company that was established in Beirut in 2002 by Omar Rajeh and moved to Lyon in 2020 in the perspective of developing its creative and cultural projects in France and internationally. It played a major role in the organization, creation and establishment of a contemporary dance scene in Lebanon and the region. It has founded major dance projects such as BIPOD-Beirut International Platform of Dance, Takween, an intensive training program, Moultaqa Leymoun, a showcase platform supporting artists from different Arab countries and more recently the digital platform Citerne.live.
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