Facing the Blank Page
premiere 22 April 2011, BIPOD-Beirut International Platform of Dance
In his solo creation, Omar Rajeh collaborates with sound composer Pablo Palacio and questions the presence and materialization of his own body. It is a journey in movement and construction, a spontaneous play of and by the body. Without associations to identity, culture, religion, politics and other labels, would this body be able to stand on its own? And if so, what does it mean?
My body is onstage. It is not seeking representation. It does not carry within it any associations; it is simply being what it is. My body is misread, misinterpreted, victimized, violated, annihilated. It is not seen in its immediacy; rather it is always associated with a pre-conceived idea, word, image, action.
Duration
60’
Omar Rajeh Choreography / Dance Music Composition Pablo Palacio Costume Designer Mia Habis Photos Bruno Ruffini
A production of Omar Rajeh | Maqamat
Facing the Blank Page_ touring
2013
March 22 - 23 | Printemps des Sévelin, Théâtre Arsenic, Lausanne, Switzerland
February 1 - 2 | Tanzhaus NRW, Dusseldorf, Germany
January 30 | Internationales Bonner Tanzsolofestival m Theatre Im Ballsaal, Bonn, Germany - 31
2011
September 22 - 23 | Impact 11, Kitchener, Canada
May 14 | Bonlieu Scène Nationale Annecy, France
April 22 | BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of Dance, Lebanon
January 30 | Attakkalari India Biennal, Bangalore, India
January 28 | On Marche Festival, Marrakesh, Morocco
2010
September 25 | Festival Costante Cambiamento, Florence, Italy