

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.

Thanks to Kotomi Nishiwaki, Melina Faka, Julien Quartier – Atelier De facto
Production Arrangement Provisoire
Coproduction ICI – CCN of Montpellier-Occitanie and Stuk- Louvain with Life Long Burning, project supported by the european commission, centre chorégraphique national of Caen in Normandie, dans le cadre de l’Accueil-studio, Programme Nomades of Nos Lieux communs (Extension Sauvage, Format danse and A domicile), Slow danse with le CCN de Nantes, Les SUBS, Lyon ; Charleroi Danse, choreographic center of Wallonie – Bruxelles ; Le Gymnase – CDCN Roubaix and La Chambre d’eau.
Support Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Aide au projet) ; L’Essieu du Batut (Aveyron) ; La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marn