Maqamat is a Lebanese contemporary dance company that was founded in 2002 in Beirut. The company has been able, in a very short period of time, to emerge as a functional organization in the creation and development of contemporary dance in Lebanon and the region. It has presented works that were favourably received by both critics and public and was considered by Nazih Khater, the well- known critic from Annahar Newspaper as:

“…the founder of a Lebanese contemporary dance theatre scene.” Annahar, January 12, 2002.


Since 2002 the company has created Eight Dance performances and is currently working on a new creation for 2010/2011; “Beyrouth Jaune” (2002), “Guerre Au Balcon” (2003, supported by Yatf and DBM, won the prize of ‘journalists and critics’ and the prize of “best technique” at “Rencontre Theatrale de Carthage”), “Shutter Speed” (2003, supported by House of World Cultures-Berlin and Yatf), “Mental Masturbation” (2004), "White Coffee" (2005, supported by Beirut Street Festival-Zico House), "Concerto 13" (2006, produced by Beiteddine Festivals), “Concerto 13/2nd Movement” (2007, co-produced by Dancing on the Edge-Amsterdam and Grand theatre-Groningen), and “The Assassination of Omar Rajeh” (2009, Produced by Bonlieu Maqamat and Scene Nationale de annecy-France, and co-produced by Théâtre de l’Agora, scène nationale d’Evry et de l’Essonne-France, Dancing on the Edge Festival, Amsterdam-Netherlands, and Tanzhaus-nrw, Dusseldorf.)


In addition to the creative work, Maqamat, together with a network of international and regional partners, focuses on building an infrastructure for contemporary dance in Beirut and the region. Projects such as “BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of Dance”, “ Leymoun”, “ The Arab Dance Platform”, “ Maqamat Dance Studio”, “Takween-Beirut contemporary dance school”, and “Autumn Dance”, aim at encouraging cultural exchange of the dance knowledge and experience, building capacities for young artists through training, development of their dance-technique, physical abilities, performance skills, and creativity, stimulation of international debate and intercultural dialogue, and finally strengthening the socio-cultural and artistic understandings for better exchange and well-balanced collaborations.



















Maqamat is a Lebanese contemporary dance company that was founded in 2002 in Beirut. The company has been able, in a very short period of time, to emerge as a functional organization in the creation and development of contemporary dance in Lebanon and the region. It has presented works that were favourably received by both critics and public and was considered by Nazih Khater, the well- known critic from Annahar Newspaper as:

“…the founder of a Lebanese contemporary dance theatre scene.” Annahar, January 12, 2002.


Since 2002 the company has created Eight Dance performances and is currently working on a new creation for 2010/2011; “Beyrouth Jaune” (2002), “Guerre Au Balcon” (2003, supported by Yatf and DBM, won the prize of ‘journalists and critics’ and the prize of “best technique” at “Rencontre Theatrale de Carthage”), “Shutter Speed” (2003, supported by House of World Cultures-Berlin and Yatf), “Mental Masturbation” (2004), "White Coffee" (2005, supported by Beirut Street Festival-Zico House), "Concerto 13" (2006, produced by Beiteddine Festivals), “Concerto 13/2nd Movement” (2007, co-produced by Dancing on the Edge-Amsterdam and Grand theatre-Groningen), and “The Assassination of Omar Rajeh” (2009, Produced by Bonlieu Maqamat and Scene Nationale de annecy-France, and co-produced by Théâtre de l’Agora, scène nationale d’Evry et de l’Essonne-France, Dancing on the Edge Festival, Amsterdam-Netherlands, and Tanzhaus-nrw, Dusseldorf.)


In addition to the creative work, Maqamat, together with a network of international and regional partners, focuses on building an infrastructure for contemporary dance in Beirut and the region. Projects such as “BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of