BEYTNA

Fonderie Limone – Sala Grande
October 11th, 12th 2024 – 8.45 PM

Omar Rajeh | Maqamat

Beytna (which means “our home”) by Omar Rajeh, Lebanese by birth and French by adoption, presents itself as an immersive experience. Four dancers/choreographers (including Rajeh himself) and four musicians meet on stage in front of a feast. They chat, drink, laugh, dance, and prepare food, which they eventually offer to the spectators, who become part of a community formed during the performance. It is an invitation into the home of another, where food and choreography become mediums of meeting and sharing, joyful tools that create harmony in diversity.

Ideation and coreography Omar Rajeh
in collaboration with Koen Augustijnen, Anani Sanouvi & Hiroaki Umeda
performers Omar Rajeh, Koen Augustijnen, Anani Sanouvi, Jihun Choi, May Bou Matar,
Youssef Hbeisch, Ziad Ahmadie, Afif Abou Merhej, Samir Nasreddine
music Ziad Ahmadie, Samir Nasreddine, Youssef Hbeisch, Afif Abou Merhej
voice Nohad Rajeh
scenography and costumes Mia Habis
sound designers Jean-Christophe Batut and Philippe Balzé
light designer Victor Duran Manzano
BIPOD-Beirut Piattaforma Internazionale di Danza, Tanzquartier Wien, Les
Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, CCN de La Rochelle / Cie Accrorap-Direzione Kader Attou, Theater im Pfalzbau- Ludwigshafen e Fondazione Fabbrica Europa

photo © Ibrahim Dirani