98Weeks Research/Project Space

[Through 98Weeks Lebanese artist Marwa Arsanios seeks to encourage research in the arts. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [Through 98Weeks Lebanese artist Marwa Arsanios seeks to encourage research in the arts. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

98Weeks Research/Project Space

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

98Weeks Research/Project Space

Beirut, Lebanon 

November 2013

 

On a side street overlooking the central area of Mar Mikhael in Beirut, Lebanese artist Marwa Arsanios and curator Mirene Arsanios founded 98Weeks in 2009. The initiative, which started as an artistic research project that focuses on a different topic every 98 weeks, has developed into a full-fledged space with a regular program of exhibitions, performances, and thematic discussions running in parallel to the ongoing research.

This video presents a portrait of 98Weeks, with Marwa highlighting its development over the years and the main programs it has offered the public, including in-depth research on such topics as the changing urban space of the city, modern Arab cultural magazines, and feminist discourse in the Arab world. Marwa also talks about an art book fair and bazaar they organized, as well as the space`s recent online radio program exploring exercises in collective reading. 

                          [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]      

 

A Scenography Workshop by Hussein Baydoun

A Scenography workshop by Hussein Baydoun

8-16 September 2013

Falaki Theater, Cairo, Egypt

 

Hussein Baydoun is a Lebanese artist, architect, and scenographer who is known for his unique approach to set design. Baydoun frequently participates in the creation and development of performances from their early stages with the view that scenography is an essential component to the creation of theatrical work, one no less important than the script. His designs are often inspired by the performance spaces in which he works, where he creates fascinating sets from whatever is available as he challenges conventional notions about theater production, such as in his most recent performance "Alice," which was produced in collaboration with Lebanese playwright and director Sawsan Bou Khaled. In September, Baydoun returned to Cairo to lead a scenography workshop following the same vision. At the American University in Cairo`s Falaki Theater, he worked with six upcoming set designers, in addition to amateurs, on creating imaginative environments from the remnants of old sets and other discarded objects. This video highlights the vision and development of the workshop as Baydoun describes the aim of his teaching methods.  


 

      

     [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a new partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]