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Maqamat

Omar Rajeh
Function
Dance company

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.

Citerne.live

Omar Rajeh

Omar Rajeh is a choreographer, dancer, founder and artistic director of Maqamat. Initially based in Lebanon since 2002, he moved and set up his company in Lyon in 2020 to continue to create and develop his projects in France and internationally. Omar Rajeh has developed more than twenty choreographic creations and is widely recognized in Lebanon and around the world. His work, inspired by the socio-political concerns that surrounds it, is always carried with strong compositions and an invested and vigorous physical presence. Omar Rajeh is the founder of the BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of Dance, co-founder of Masahat network, the founder of Takween, an intensive training program, and Moultaqa Leymoun, a platform that showcases and develops the work of artists and choreographers from the Arab countries. In 2017, he designed and establsihed Citerne Beirut, a choreographic and cultural center in Lebanon which, following its forced dismantling in 2019, gave birth in France to Citerne.live in 2020. **Photo de couverture: Elizabeth Pearl** **Portrait :Hadi Bou Ayash**

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Video dance

Cameras of October

Yara BoustanyLayal BerberiNatasha KaramSilvia Giordano

Cameras of October is a project by Maqamat Beit El Raqs in collaboration with Citerne.live, supported by the UNESCO within #...

Live Streaming
Dance Festival
Conversations
Round table
Studio Presentation

BIPOD 2022

Maqamat

This 18th edition of BIPOD takes place in Lyon & Beirut, with a live streaming program on Citerne.live digital platform. We g...

open studio

Cent Mille Façons de Parler

Omar Rajeh

'In the silence of love you will find the spark of life' - RUMI This open Studio is a short presentation of the work proces...

Media
Dance Festival

BIPOD 2021| Architecture of a Ruined Body

Maqamat

For the 17th edition of BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of Dance, Maqamat company invites cultural partners in 8 differe...

Dance Festival

BIPOD 2020

Maqamat

BIPOD - Beirut International Platform of Dance has played a major role in the development and establishment of a contemporary...

Media
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