creations

Omar Rajeh founded Maqamat in 2002 as a contemproary dance company and his ambition was to create a space for innovation, experimentation and continuous development of new ideas and concepts of dance and 'the body'.

He early realized that there is no separation between what is needed on an artistic and cultural level from the need to change regarding the political and scoial realities. The company was engaged and totally immersed in the artistic and creative as ‘statments’ for direct political and social productivity, creativity, modernization, and free-expression.

  • Beytna | 2016

  • Watadour | 2014

  • Zaafaran | 2015

  • Dance is not for Us | 2023

  • Minute Made | 2022

  • The Odor of Elephants after the rain | 2021

  • Four four Disturbance | 2014

  • #minaret | 2018

  • The Assassination of Omar Rajeh | 2009

  • Hibr | 2014

  • It's May or May Be or May Never | 2011

  • Walking in Wrinkles | 2021

  • Guerre au Balcon | 2003

  • Concerto 13 second movement | 2007

  • UNION | 2021

  • Mental Masturbation | 2003

  • Concerto 13 | 2006

  • That Part of Heaven | 2013

  • Beyrouth Jaune | 2002

“[Omar Rajeh] makes contemporary dance a proposal of force in present day Lebanon” - Thomas Hahn, DANSER, 2018

  • upcoming tour dates

Beytna

• 30 January 2025 - Beytna - The Arts Center, NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE

• 21 February 2025 - Beytna - Festival de Liège, Belgium

• 22 February 2025 - Beytna - Festival de Liège, Belgium

• 7 March 2025 - Beytna - Belgrade International Dance Festival, Serbia

• 8 March 2025 - Beytna - Belgrade International Dance Festival, Serbia

• 17 April 2025 - Beytna - Osterfestival, Tirol, Austria

• 28 November - Beytna - Teatro della Tosse, Genova Italy

• 29 November - Beytna - Teatro della Tosse, Genova Italy


Dance Is not for Us

• 9 March 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - Belgrade International Dance Festival, Serbia

• 1 April 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - FOG, Triennale di Milano, Italy

• 2 April 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - FOG, Triennale di Milano, Italy 

• 14 May 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - Dance International Glasgow, DIG, Tramway, Glasgow, UK

• 23 May 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghaussen, Germany

• 24 May 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghaussen, Germany 

• 10 June 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - Interplay Festival, Torino, Italy 

• 12 June 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - SZENE Salzburg, Austria 

• 13 June 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - SZENE Salzburg, Austria

• September 2025 - Dance Is not for Us - Festival of International Alternative Theatre (FIAT), Podgorica, Montenegro(TBC)

Dance People

7 August 2025 - Dance People - Edinburgh International Festival, UK

• 8 August 2025 - Dance People - Edinburgh International Festival, UK

• 9 August 2025 - Dance People - Edinburgh International Festival, UK

• 10 August 2025 - Dance People - Edinburgh International Festival, UK

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