Program Summary
Total Workshops: 15
Total participants: 15
Total Hours: 224
Total Venues: 6
Duration: 5 Weeks
Total participants: 15
Total Hours: 224
Total Venues: 6
Duration: 5 Weeks
About
The “Beirut Summer School for Theater & Performance '' (BSSTP), founded in 2021, is a school that involves a series of theater and performance workshops conducted by renowned practitioners in Lebanon and the Arab world who share their experiences, working methods, and perspectives within their own practice. The school includes workshops in Acting, Directing, Dance, Improvisation, Light Design, Scenography, Costume Design, Documentation, and Writing about Theater among other subjects. This school was initiated and programmed by alaa minawi.
Team members
Founder & Program Director: alaa minawi
Assistant Director & Production Manager: Georges Aboud
Communication & Social media: Fatmeh Mroueh
Assistant production and Coordinator: Romario Akiki
Team members
Founder & Program Director: alaa minawi
Assistant Director & Production Manager: Georges Aboud
Communication & Social media: Fatmeh Mroueh
Assistant production and Coordinator: Romario Akiki
Who joined
Theater and performance arts students in their last years of study, fresh graduates, and young professional practitioners are the main targeted group. Individuals who have been around the theater and performance arts field and would like to be exposed to different perspectives in the arts. The school opened its doors to any participants who have less prior experience in theater but quite interested in the subject matter. The school hosted emerging artists residing in Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan.
Emerging Artists from Tunisia and Jordan Joined
In partnership with Hamra Theater and ARAF in Tunisia and Studio 8 in Jordan, the Beirut Summer School for theater and performance was be able to host emerging artists from Tunisia and Jordan to join the school's program for summer 2023. The school selected one participant from Jordan and two from Tunisia. The school covered:
- Flight Ticket
- Visa Cost
- Per diem
- Accommodation
- Transportation contribution
- Flight Ticket
- Visa Cost
- Per diem
- Accommodation
- Transportation contribution
The workshops
(Workshops were conducted in Arabic)
Curated Lunches
Every Saturday, the school invited a prominent practitioner in the theater and performance arts field, ,sometimes form outside the field, to discuss their practice while cooking lunch for the workshop participants.
The names of the guests for the curated lunches: Sahar Assaf Farah Wardani Lary BouSafi Alaa Minawi |
Discussion Sessionswith Anas Younes Every Sunday during the summer school, Anas Younes moderated a discussion session around various topics related to theater. The topics were related to the workshops that the participants took throughout the week. It was a moment to look back and reflect on them.
Anas Younes is a Theatre practitioner, cultural activist. Anas worked with several cultural organizations and entities on the level of cultural and artistic management. He has directed several applied performances in alternative cultural spaces. An academic researcher majored in the cultural production. Anas graduated from AUL University, majored in drama and literature, and MA in theatre studies at USJ. Sharing Practices
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Participants for Summer 2023
What was the Schedule
The school starts on 6 June and ends on 10 July 2023.
Workshop Times in general are:
Monday till Friday: 18:00 till 21:00
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 till 19:30
Participants are expected to participate in all the workshops for all the five weeks period.
Workshop Times in general are:
Monday till Friday: 18:00 till 21:00
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 till 19:30
Participants are expected to participate in all the workshops for all the five weeks period.
Where did the workshops happen
Workshops took place in the following venues:
Mansion - Beirut - Zoukak el Blat
Studio Laban - Beirut - Speers
Houna center - Beirut - Hamra
Ettijahat Studio - Beirut - Mar Mkhayel
Hammana Artist House - Hammana
Béryte theater - Museum Street
Mansion - Beirut - Zoukak el Blat
Studio Laban - Beirut - Speers
Houna center - Beirut - Hamra
Ettijahat Studio - Beirut - Mar Mkhayel
Hammana Artist House - Hammana
Béryte theater - Museum Street
What were the fees
This school is free of charge. Participants are not asked to pay any fee. You are only asked to always come on time and not skip any workshop. The School would imburse the participants with transportation support.