Maqamat

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.

Dance Festival

Dance People Festival

Maqamat

An international dance festival bringing artists and citizens together through performances, participatory experiences, works...

Dance Festival

Telescope Beirut

Maqamat

Telescope Beirut is a one-week initiative within the Creative Europe project, SHIFT. It offers a unique lens to explore, magn...

Media
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

Creations

Dance Festival
Dance People Festival is more than a three-day event. It is a collective process unfolding over months, bringing together artists, dancers, musicians, thinkers, and local residents around a shared desire to imagine new ways of gathering. This page follows the people, stories, preparations, and discoveries that gradually shape the festival.
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Performance
Enter a glimpse of the process of Dance People — a creation shaped through encounters, movement, questions, and shared experiences. This space opens the work beyond the stage, inviting you to follow the research, discoveries, and evolving conversations that continue to shape the piece.
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