Thursday 18 April @8:30 - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

Charged with her personal history and her magnetic presence on stage, Laurence Yadi invites us to join her in a world that will transcribe a range of emotions kept secret. In this work, the choreographers aim to intertwine two essential aspects of the body: the body as an object and the body as a subject.

Thursday 18 April @10pm - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

Extreme physical precision and attention are a must in this dance and acrobatic performance. TRAMA unfolds like a symphony, showcasing a myriad of diverse voices blending and clashing like notes in a concert. We are not just individuals, but a band, a collective weaving a tapestry of interconnected bodies and relationships.

Friday 19 April @3pm - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

Cometa is a performance for kids and families. It is an enigmatic voyager who invites us to view our everyday surroundings with fresh perspective, guided by her insatiable curiosity and remarkable findings. Through her youthful gaze, we are propelled into a cosmic adventure that delves into the mysteries of gravity, the boundless realms of motion, and the profound connections of empathy.

Friday 19 April @4pm & 5pm - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks (1 session for family @ 4 pm)

Saturday 20 April @2pm - 3 pm & 4pm Institut Français

"Les Naufragé-es" is a 40-minute self-performance experience for 30 participants that merges immersive sound with a journey into a Butoh-inspired realm of shadows. Through this experience, participants embark on a fictional voyage to another world, drawing inspiration from myths.

Friday 19 April @8pm - Sursock Museum

Moritz Ostruschnjak's solo TANZANWEISUNGEN with the ‘furious’ Daniel Conant is a firework of steps, turns and kicks. A restless sequence of diverging elements that overdraw, ironize and counteract each other and in combination lead playfully, yet relentlessly into the abyss. A must watch!

Saturday 20 April @7pm - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

In this work, Dalia Khalife sets her physical movements to the backdrop of her life-sized (sweaty) digital avatar, raising questions on the boundaries and liminal space between the human form and its simulation.

Saturday 20 Apri @7:30 pm - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

Two creatures are born in a crowded, unstable, and violent city, finding their ways to adapt and survive in this confined physical space. The performance leads the audience through a journey of battles, dialogues, debates and disturbances between these two creatures, struggling between controlling and connecting with the other.

Saturday 20 April @8:30pm - Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

“It might have been weird on many levels that I chose dance in a country that was coming out of civil war, destruction, death, and loss. However, dance at the time seemed to be the most revolutionary, the most provocative, and the most confrontational. “ Omar Rajeh

Friday 19 April @9:30pm- Abroyan Factory / Union Marks

Charlie Prince exhausts his physicality and reaches out to the extreme of possibilities and of being onstage. Through involving the body in rituals of exploration and excavation, it unveils new and unbounded mythologies. This journey allows for limitless self-representation and a sense of rootedness.

Saturday 20 April @11pm - Station Beirut

Khansa defies traditional labels, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of styles. His live shows are a mesmerizing blend of cultural influences, exploring themes of love, untold stories, and eroticism. With a rich background in belly dancing, Khansa artfully combines the rhythms of a percussionist tabla player with the fluid movements of a baladi dancer, infusing his music with Classical Arabic flair.