“Incontro” is a dialogue. With their cultural differences at the centre of the practice, Bassam and Jacopo generate an open and exposed debate on cultural diversity for the audience to witness and partake in. This series of encounters between the two artists searches for body-based strategies for identification and qualification. Received with open arms by audiences around Europe, Bassam and Jacopo anticipate how the cultural make-up of the audience can potentially shift their dynamic. Maqamat and BIPOD are happy to have “Incontro” as a feature performance this year, after having presented it as a works-in-progress in the last edition following a Beirut based residency. “Incontro” will be presented in Théâtre De La Ville this coming season.
Duration: 40 minutes
Place: Citerne Beirut (facing Forum de Beirut), Bourj Hammoud
The performance in Beirut is supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut.