Omar Rajeh | Maqamat & Le Trio Joubran

‘Beytna’ means ‘being invited to someone’s home’ in Lebanese. Food plays a key role in this – just as it does in this performance. A one-off collective of dancers and musicians from various continents and cultures will be meeting one another at a banquet. The seven artists will be cooking, eating, drinking, talking and dancing. At the table, they’ll be turning the spotlight on the contemporary dance from each other’s countries. How does it relate to tradition? And what exactly does ‘contemporary’ mean?
The Lebanese choreographer Omar Rajeh, along with fellow choreographers Hiroaki Umeda, Anani Sanouvi and Koen Augustijnen, from Japan, Togo and Belgium respectively, and three lute-playing brothers from Palestine, the famous Trio Joubran, celebrate the wealth of cultural and artistic diversity. Fancy joining in?