Omar Rajeh performs solo dance piece at Dance Umbrella festival
Lebanese choreographer Omar Rajeh presented his solo work Dance Is Not for Us as part of the Dance Umbrella festival.
Performance context and setting
The piece was shown during the August 2019 event series. Rajeh sat at a keyboard while his thoughts appeared on a screen for the audience to see.
Personal history of the artist
Rajeh founded the Citerne Beirut cultural centre in Lebanon before local authorities closed the site in 2019. He stated that dance served as a revolutionary act for him since his teenage years following the civil war.
Themes of the solo work
The performance explores frustration, defiance, and resistance through physical movement. Rajeh described choreography as an organization of bodies making choices in space similar to street protests.
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