Omar Rajeh & Mia Habis, representing Maqamat and Citerne Beirut have curated a mosaic of dance artists presenting works that are voicing and questioning deep cultural and political concerns about the body, its presence and/or absence. In the midst of a worldwide pandemic that had a clear impact on culture, it seems inevitable to acknowledge the need to reassess previous cultural dynamics and aspire new ways and meanings of engagement. It is essential to think of cultural and artistic exchanges in their deepest essence of sharing, equality, inspiration and progress. There is a strong need to re-visit keywords and consider their meaning in depth. How can we deepen the understanding of everyday concepts and discussions? How can we shift such discussions into strategic and existing actions? How can we link the presence of the body and/or its absence to words such as solidarity, vulnerability, difference, powerlessness, supremacy, domination, racism, fanaticism, conservatism and exclusion?