US, THE MOON & THE NEIGHBOURS is a free, outdoor festival where local and international artists, children and adults alike, come together to turn stairs, balconies, windows, rooftops and gardens into stages for theatre, puppetry, storytelling, visual arts, music and contemporary dance.
For this fourth edition, we designed a programme for international professionals allowing them to follow the artistic programme of the Festival, participate in debates and discussions on society, politics and culture, meet the artists, discover cultural spaces and finally know why Beirut is Beirut!
Programme-PRO | 27 – 31 August 2015
Programme-PRO starts on THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2015, 21.00 and ends on MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2015, 22.00. Professionals are expected to arrive on Thursday during the day and leave on Tuesday 1st of September.
WHO CAN JOIN?
If you are the director of a venue/festival or an independent curator interested in discovering the Lebanese art scene and identifying potential collaborators, you are welcome to join!
HOW TO JOIN?
It is important for us that you spend a quality time in Beirut and get to have long conversations with the people that you meet. This is why we are limiting the number of participants to 20 presenters only, on a first-register-first-serve basis. If you are interested,
please fill out this registration form
(https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2setAi41iEM1FtMWlpRGZHY3M&authuser=0)
and email it back to a.geoliane@gmail.com no later than 30 July 2015.
WHAT IS COVERED?
We are unfortunately unable to cover travel costs, per diems or accommodation (you can however benefit from negotiated hotel prices).
Based on the outcome, we hope to be able to cover local transportation and provide (a nice Lebanese) lunch from Friday through Monday.
ARTISTIC PROGRAMME
. Hishik Bishik Show (Music/Theatre/Cabaret)
HISHAM JABER & YASMINA FAYED, Lebanon
. L’Incontro (Contemporary Dance)
RAFFAELLA GIORDANO – SOSTA PALMIZI & MARIA MUNOZ-MAL PELO, Italy/Spain
. Where can I find Someone Like You Ali? (Theatre)
LINA ABYAD & RAEDA TAHA, Lebanon/Palestine
. Collective outdoor installation
SAMANDAL COMICS, Lebanon
. Fileuse (Aerial theatre perfromance)
CECILE MONT REYNAUD, LUNATIC COMPANY, France
. Storytelling
KHALED NAANAA, Palestine – PRALINE GAY PARA, Lebanon
. Collecting Home (Theatre/Performance)
YARA BOU NASSAR & PAED CONCA, Lebanon
. The Happy Prince (Music Theatre)
THE ELSEWHERE ENSEMBLE, France/USA
. Wurschkonzert (Contemporary Dance)
MAURA MORALES, Cuba/Germany
. Bach (Contemporary Dance)
MARIA MUNOZ, MAL PELO, Spain
. Yaraqa (Video Dance)
YARAQA DANCE INITIATIVE, Lebanon
. Top Goon Reloaded: Intimate diaries of Evil (Puppet theatre films)
MASASIT MATI, Syria
. Mahalli (Contemporary dance)
DANYA HAMMOUD, Lebanon
US, THE MOON & THE NEIGHBOURS FESTIVAL is initiated and directed by COLLECTIF KAHRABA (www.collectifkahraba.org) and supported by the Embassy of France in Lebanon/SCAC, Embassy of Spain in Lebanon, Instituto Cervantes, Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Goethe Institute, Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, Municipality of Beirut.
Programme-PRO is designed and managed by Geoliane Arab
SUPPORT THIS FESTIVAL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN!
http://www.zoomaal.com/projects/naj2015/5035?ref=29058115
