A Dabkeh Workshop at Beirut Art Center By Retrospective Performer, Malek Andary

The Dabkeh Workshop with Malek Andary is the first of a series of workshops led by some of the performers of Xavier Le Roy’s “Retrospective” that was hosted by Beirut Art Center from September 22 to October 12, 2015. The series aims at sustaining the exchange momentum generated by “Retrospective” and transmitting the performers’ experience of dance and performance to a wider audience.
During the three-day workshop, choreographer and dancer Malek Andary, one of the nine performers of “Retrospective”, will be introducing the participants to Dabkeh through an approach that addresses both the theory and the practice of the dance, all the while drawing on Malek’s recent experience with “Retrospective”. Beginners and professionals alike will be benefiting from Malek’s methodological approach to teaching Dabkeh, as well as comprehensive information about the dance: its origins, rhythms and costumes. The basic steps of different Dabkeh types will be taught during the 9-hour workshop, including Dalouna, Houwwara and Arja.

Biography
Malek Andary was born in 1976. He is a choreographer and dancer. Malek graduated with a BA in Archaeology from the Lebanese University in 2001 and was the founder of Marhabtain Organization for preserving Lebanese heritage and culture. He taught dance since 1996 and in addition to his dancing in several prominent shows in Lebanon, he was the choreographer of a number of dance performances for theater and television. Malek is an official CID (UNESCO/ Paris) member and is representing Lebanon in national and international festivals since 1999.

Cost
$60

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