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Omar Rajeh, choreographer, dancer, and artistic director of Maqamat Dance Theatre, studied at the Lebanese University (diploma in Theatre Arts), and at the University of Surrey, England (MA Dance Studies). In 2002, after having worked and performed with a number of companies, directors and choreographers in Lebanon and abroad, he founded Maqamat Dance Theatre in Beirut. He has choreographed a number of pieces for the company. Omar is the founder of BIPOD (Beirut international Platform of Dance), an annual contemporary dance festival in Beirut which is one of the most important dance festivals in the region. Omar is also the foun
Omar Rajeh, choreographer, dancer, and artistic director of Maqamat Dance Theatre, studied at the Lebanese University (diploma in Theatre Arts), and at the University of Surrey, England (MA Dance Studies). In 2002, after having worked and performed with a number of companies, directors and choreographers in Lebanon and abroad, he founded Maqamat Dance Theatre in Beirut. He has choreographed a number of pieces for the company. Omar is the founder of BIPOD (Beirut international Platform of Dance), an annual contemporary dance festival in Beirut which is one of the most important dance festivals in the region. Omar is also the founder of Autumn Dance, a platform for dance research and exchange. He has also recently opened ʻMaqamat Dance Studio-MT Dance Spaceʼ and “Takween-Beirut contemporary dance schoolʼ, an intensive training program for professional dancers and choreographers. Co-founder of Masahat
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Dance Network, which is a regional network for contemporary dance (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan). The work that Omar Rajeh has been developing in Beirut is essential for the cultural and artistic scene in the city, in particular the contemporary dance scene. His work, intense and powerful, pushes the boundaries of dance in a country that has passed through difficult times and suffered so much.
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