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Program description:
We offer an annual 3-month training program in physical theater for emerging artists in Beirut and its surroundings. The program focuses on developing skills in physical theater through embodied storytelling, choreography creation, physical capacity improvement, and technical training. Divided into two phases, the training phase emphasizes enhancing physical skills, while the creative phase allows artists to create their own physical theater scenes. Beirut Physical Lab incorporates these scenes into a contemporary performance, providing comprehensive support for participants in their artistic journey.
Location: Masrah Al Madina, and Metro al Madina.
Performers: 12
Artists: Joanna Eid, Miran Malaeb, Samer Zaher, Lea Bou Karim, Yara Nasreddine, Christophe Haber, Lea Jawad, Pamela Hayek, Rhea Saad, Catherine Harb, Ahmad Masri, Pamela Hachem
Audience Members in total: 400 - 450
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Location: Beryte Theater
Performers: 12
Artists: Ban Majed, Pamela Hayek, Catherine Harb, Christopher Habr, Laya Jawad, Joanna Eid, Rhea Saad, Leen Al Mobaddr, Celine Haddad, Roy Farhat, Nour Malak, and Rita Sayah
2 performance nights
Audience Members in total: 350
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Location: Le Monnot Theater
Performers: 12
Artists: Samer Zaher, Bshara Kesserwany, Aya Ayoub, Rayan Hibta, Yal Solan, May Mroue Adra, Hussein abdallah, Aly Menhed, Pamela Hachem, Fatima NAiim, Nancy Riman, Jana Mghames,
Audience Members: 230
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Location: Tournesol Theater
Performers: 9
Artists: Andrea Fahed, Yara Khoury, Dahlia Khalife, Stephanie Tadros, Romario Akiki, Ahmad Masri, Miran Malaeb, Bshara Kesserwany, Elias Khalil
Audience Members: 120
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Outcome:
3 editions passed and we are planning to have 12 emerging artists graduating each year from our program. 3 months intensives to give individuals the tools to become physical artists.
33 emerging artists that completed our training program and almost half of them are now in some sort of physical performances or collaborations between each other. Also almost half continue to take classes/work with us after the projects building a community that is growing year after year and that is expanding its energy to the workshops and other dancelabs where we are reaching more and more artists/ movements lovers.