Biography

Omar Rajeh is a choreographer, dancer and artistic director of Maqamat Dance Theatre which he founded in 2002. He is also founder of BIPOD (Beirut International Platform of Dance), Autumn Dance, a research and exchange platform, the Maqamat Dance Studio-MT Dance Space and Takween-Beirut contemporary dance school. Intense and powerful, his work pushes the boundaries of dance and makes an essential contribution to the cultural and artistic scene in Beirut. Rajeh is also co-founder of Masahat Dance Network, a regional contemporary dance network across Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan.