Local Cities. Global Bodies.
Citerne.live is a living cultural space that extends the life of artistic and cultural creation by connecting people, practices, places, and ideas across time and geography.
A Living Cultural Space
Artistic and cultural creation begins long before a public presentation and continues long after it ends. It evolves through research, experimentation, collaboration, dialogue, and the relationships that shape it.
Through Creative Channels, artistic projects, events, media, and stories, Citerne.live creates continuity—allowing artists, cultural organizations, festivals, and audiences to remain connected before, during, and beyond the moment of presentation.
Creation is a Process
Creation is never limited to its final presentation.
Every work carries with it a process of research, experimentation, encounters, and transformation. By making these journeys visible, Citerne.live invites audiences to discover not only finished works but also the ideas, questions, and people that shape them.
Creation becomes something to accompany rather than simply observe.
Culture as a Common Space
Culture belongs to everyone who contributes to it.
It flourishes through openness rather than exclusivity, cooperation rather than competition, dialogue rather than isolation, and diversity rather than uniformity.
By connecting people, places, and practices, Citerne.live contributes to a cultural landscape where local realities remain visible, differences become a source of dialogue, and artistic and cultural life continues to evolve.
Culture is not simply presented.
It is lived.
It is shared.
It is built together.
From Place to Presence
Every artistic and cultural creation emerges from a specific context.
It is shaped by landscapes and cities, by political and social realities, by memories, communities, languages, and everyday life. These local realities are not barriers to international exchange—they are what make it meaningful.
Born from the experience of Citerne Beirut, Citerne.live continues to create spaces where diverse cultural experiences meet, enrich one another, and open new perspectives.
Culture Grows Through Relationships
Culture is created collectively.
Artists, organizations, festivals, researchers, technicians, curators, audiences, and communities all contribute to the life of a work. These relationships continue beyond individual projects and events.
By giving artistic and cultural life a continuous presence, Citerne.live strengthens the connections that allow ideas, collaborations, and communities to grow over time.
Culture grows through continuity as much as through encounter.
Beyond Broadcasting
Physical and digital spaces are not opposites.
One creates the immediacy of presence. The other extends presence across time and distance.
Live experiences, conversations, archives, media, and communities continue to evolve together, creating new possibilities for participation, dialogue, learning, and support.
Technology makes these encounters possible.
Culture gives them purpose.