Program Summary

​Total Workshops: 15
​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 

Who can join 

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 are welcome to join. The school is also open to any participants who have less prior experience in theater but quite interested in the subject matter. ​The school hosts emerging artists residing in Lebanon. 

Emerging Artists from Tunisia and Jordan can apply 

In partnership with Hamra Theater and ARAF in Tunisia and Studio 8 in Jordan, the Beirut Summer School for theater and performance will be able to host emerging artists from Tunisia and Jordan to join the school's program for summer 2023. The school will select one participant from Jordan and one from Tunisia. The school will cover:
- Flight Ticket 
- Visa Cost
- Per diem 
- Accommodation 
- Transportation contribution 

What are the workshops
​(Workshops will be conducted in Arabic)

Curated Lunches
Every Saturday, the school invites 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 will be announced soon 

Discussion Sessions 

with Anas Younes ​

Every Sunday during the summer school, Anas Younes moderates a discussion session around various topics related to theater. The topics will be related to the workshops that the participants took throughout the week. It is a moment to look back and reflect on them. 
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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 
A residency with Petra Serhal and GN | MC

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Petra Serhal
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Guy Nader | Maria Campos
With the support of the Spanish Embassy in Lebanon, the Beirut summer school is proud to announce the launching of a new residency program under the name "Sharing Practices", where an artist/collective from Lebanon undergoes a 10 days residency with an artist/collective from outside Lebanon. They meet and explore their practices, work methods, and views. It is a way to grow seeds that might lead to a collaboration. 
For Summer 2023, the Beirut Summer School is glad to invite the multidisciplinary artist Petra Serhal from Lebanon to meet the choreographer and dancers Guy Nader and Maria Campos who make the ensemble GN | MC form Spain and do a the residency together. 

The participants of the summer school will meet Petra, Guy, and Maria in three occasions; at the start of the residency, in the middle, and at the end of it. In these meetings, the artists will discuss what they aim to reach and how they developed their explorations. 

By the end of the residency, Petra and Gn|MC would do a presentation to the public.
The rehearsals and presentation would take place in Houna Center Beirut. 
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​About Petra Serhal         ​About GN|MC

What is 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   

​Detailed Times and dates:

Week 1
06 till 09 June 18:00 - 21:00
10 till 11 June 10:00 - 19:30

Week 2
16 till 13 June 18:00 - 21:00
17 till 18 June 10:00 - 19:30

Week 3
19 till 23 June 17:00 - 21:30
24 till 25 June 10:00 - 19:30

​Week 4
26 June 18:00 - 21:00
27 till 28 June 19:00 - 22:00
30 June 20:00 - 22:00 then sleeping over in Hammana
01 till 02 July all day with sleeping over in Hammana
03 July return from Hammana in the morning

Week 5
04 till 07 July 18:00 - 21:00
08 till 09 July 10:00 - 19:30
09 July 20:00 - 22:00 Closing ceremony
 
Participants are expected to participate in all the workshops for all the five weeks period.
If you cannot commit to all the times and dates of all the workshops for any reason whatsoever
​please do not apply. ​

Where do the workshops happen

Workshops will take 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

What are 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.

What is the application process 

There are two phases for selection :
Phase one: A committee  of three will short list all the submissions to 24.
Phase two: All the workshop conductors will choose 14 out of the 24. 
Only 14 applicants will be chosen for the school 

When does the application process start 

Submission of applications starts on 10 April 2023 and closes on 28 April 2023 

For Inquiries 

For inquiries you contact us at: BeirutSummerSchool@gmail.com 

How to Apply

You can apply by clicking on the Link Below 

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