tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63058598938180379262024-03-13T04:25:39.691-07:00Roof 68The cultural rooftopUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-89547611734758257282013-03-05T20:57:00.001-08:002013-03-05T20:57:50.483-08:00À Beyrouth, le théâtre d’improvisation de Lucien Bourjeily fait encore des adeptes | Politique Liban | L'Orient-Le Jour<a href="http://www.lorientlejour.com/category/Liban/article/803843/A_Beyrouth%2C_le_theatre_d%27improvisation_de_Lucien_Bourjeily_fait_encore_des_adeptes.html#.UTbMwGx_HFs.blogger">À Beyrouth, le théâtre d’improvisation de Lucien Bourjeily fait encore des adeptes | Politique Liban | L'Orient-Le Jour</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-89846189713559823532012-06-02T09:44:00.001-07:002012-06-02T09:44:18.615-07:00Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -66 Minutes in Syrian detention<a href="http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=403967#ixzz1wdJDtm2Y">Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -66 Minutes in Syrian detention</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-68495433186226646352011-06-18T07:28:00.000-07:002011-06-18T07:28:29.285-07:004D Theater!! Innovative play concept coming to Roof 68!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lMj3Jvfafns/Tfy1wc8jI9I/AAAAAAAAASA/XZKy-cDrKEk/s1600/poster-4D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lMj3Jvfafns/Tfy1wc8jI9I/AAAAAAAAASA/XZKy-cDrKEk/s400/poster-4D.jpg" width="271" /></a></div>For the first time in the Middle East: “& now what?” (وهلق شو؟) a 4 Dimensional interactive improvised theater play will be launched by ImproBeirut. <br />
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Watch theatre in a new dimension: by experiencing live, interactive performances with our professional actors outside the realm of a traditional stage. <br />
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This unique experiential show will let the audience delve into a parallel reality, in which they are the main protagonists, choosin<span class="text_exposed_show">g the path they will ultimately experience.<br />
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Idea & directed by Lucien Bourjeily<br />
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Cast (in alphabetical order)<br />
Tarek Annich <br />
Jean Paul Hage <br />
Youssef Khawaja <br />
Sabine Ojeil <br />
Maya Sebaaly <br />
Farah Shaer<br />
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Date = Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd of July 2011 <br />
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Timing = 4pm to 7pm (Different Time Slots) <br />
Duration of the play = 60 minutes<br />
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Location = Roof 68, Achrafieh (Al Shami Bldg., behind MTV offices in Achrafieh)<br />
<a href="http://www.roof68.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.roof68.com</a><br />
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For more info & reservations: 03-153772<br />
Please note that reservation is mandatory to guarantee availability.<br />
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Participation Fee: 20,000 LBP<br />
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للمرة الأولى في الشرق الأوسط : "وهلق شو؟" مسرحية مرتجلة تفاعلية رباعية الأبعاد ستقدمها فرقة "إمبرو بيروت".<br />
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مسرحية تختبر فيها البعد الرابع، من خلاله تتفاعل وتشارك البطولة مع باقة من الممثلين المحترفين خارج إطار حدود المسرح التقليدي.<br />
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هذا العرض الفريد من نوعه يأخذكم الى عالم مواز للواقع، مليء بالمفاجأت، يكون فيه القرار للمشاهدين بأختيار اتجاه وكيفية تتمة الأحداث. <br />
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فكرة وإخراج لوسيان بورجيلي<br />
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تمثيل - بالترتيب الأبجدي<br />
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طارق الأنيش<br />
جان بول الحاج <br />
يوسف خواجة<br />
مايا سبعلي<br />
فرح شاعر <br />
سابين عجيل<br />
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تاريخ العرض: 2, 3 تموز 2011<br />
التوقيت: من الرابعة الى السابعة مساءً <br />
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مدة العرض: 60 دقيقة <br />
المكان: رووف 68 ، الأشرفية (خلف مبنى مكاتب تلفزيون ام تي في <br />
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لمزيد من المعلومات أو للحجز: 03153772<br />
رسم المشاركة : 20000 ليرة لبنانية</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-62630676672487079722009-12-28T05:47:00.000-08:002009-12-28T05:55:40.082-08:00Ground 68 opening night!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Szi4x8yqetI/AAAAAAAAAGg/79vTSyuV1Ds/s1600-h/11433_1304785978272_1189177058_2250722_3081535_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Szi4x8yqetI/AAAAAAAAAGg/79vTSyuV1Ds/s400/11433_1304785978272_1189177058_2250722_3081535_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420285319812119250" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Szi4TQc5sCI/AAAAAAAAAGY/TLXcCPw9O6s/s1600-h/11433_1304785818268_1189177058_2250720_7074827_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420284792513605666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Szi4TQc5sCI/AAAAAAAAAGY/TLXcCPw9O6s/s400/11433_1304785818268_1189177058_2250720_7074827_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Szi4GQ-3bzI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/jvcGJV9dbxk/s1600-h/11433_1304785738266_1189177058_2250718_7471217_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420284569317764914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Szi4GQ-3bzI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/jvcGJV9dbxk/s400/11433_1304785738266_1189177058_2250718_7471217_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>VAPA would like to thank all the people who participated in the opening of Ground 68 for their support and help. We hope this will be but the first step of a long and inspiring journey.</div><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-43857722297469197182009-12-11T10:52:00.000-08:002009-12-11T10:55:28.867-08:00the nest of experimental ventures<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SyKVd3hiuyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/2raewmmmVgw/s1600-h/logo-ground68.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414054042406140706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SyKVd3hiuyI/AAAAAAAAAGI/2raewmmmVgw/s400/logo-ground68.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On behalf of the VAPA association, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to the opening of “Ground 68”, the nest of experimental ventures.“Ground 68” is a public space created by VAPA to welcome all people of different backgrounds from all over the country who are involved in cultural creation. The space is intended to become a focal point of social interaction and dialogue, the base upon which we intend to craft our experimental art.The event will exhibit the artwork of the participants who have taken part in the workshops held at “Roof 68”, the first activity completed by VAPA. The exhibition is the result of two different workshops, the first on finger painting and the second on photography. The collection will remain on display until January 12, 2010.</div><div>This festive jamboree that will be held on <strong>December 12 from 6 pm till 9 pm</strong> at AL Shami Building, St. Louis Street, Achrafiyeh, Beirut. For a map of the location please visit <a href="http://www.roof68.com/">http://www.roof68.com/</a> We will be honored by your presence.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-91069089013938856792009-10-02T08:34:00.001-07:002009-10-02T08:56:02.532-07:00but you never dared to ask...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsYh6P0Q6rI/AAAAAAAAAFk/FrplR8pPAtA/s1600-h/DSC_0314.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388031288757250738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsYh6P0Q6rI/AAAAAAAAAFk/FrplR8pPAtA/s400/DSC_0314.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsYgwjpp9lI/AAAAAAAAAFc/PfWlMFy8hQg/s1600-h/DSC_0314.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>Tuesday's intro session to the photography workshop can rightly be labeled as <strong>"everything you ever wanted to know about photography but you never dared to ask"</strong> as participants rushed in their questions about the artform, Elsee explained minituously from tip to toe what it would take to make that perfect shot "alive". </div><br /><div>In the background you could see the active beiruti streets that would be used for landscape try-outs and for first hand experience in composition and subject/concept definition. </div><br /><div>In the end, i would totally agree with <strong>"looking forward for the next session"</strong> as one of the participants was saying as she got past the roughly painted green door of the Roof.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-25027532810214191962009-09-29T05:26:00.000-07:002009-09-29T05:48:09.180-07:00Mitlna Mitlak @ the Roof<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsIBk0guNBI/AAAAAAAAAEY/rxI4FMupAq4/s1600-h/LILO7038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386869836371342354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsIBk0guNBI/AAAAAAAAAEY/rxI4FMupAq4/s320/LILO7038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsH-kSkMCZI/AAAAAAAAAEA/L2NE2vY905U/s1600-h/LILO7038.jpg"></a>Last thursday's peformance of the interactive improvised play <strong>Mitlna Mitlak</strong> was, as usual, amazingly hilarious. The audience had great stories to tell and the energy was just fabulous. <strong>Raouf </strong>made a lot of fans that night which were dazzled by his impro wit and fully interactive acting.<br /><br /><div><strong>Zeinab</strong>'s "i love NY" was visible from the surrounding rooftops as she was playing the crazy shop owner in of the most hilarious scene/story of the night:<strong> "the old madman in pyjamas"</strong>. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsH_puO1nYI/AAAAAAAAAEI/kpi1T4nF7EI/s1600-h/LILO7098.jpg"></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386868722625940642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/SsIAj_fIDKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/LDD8Ntbn0V4/s320/LILO7098.jpg" border="0" />What will happen this Thursday in <strong>Mitlna Mitlak</strong>? Well, as i always say when we start the play: <strong><em>"what you are going to see tonight has never been played before and will never be played here again, it is created for you alone with your stories and your objects, and even sometimes with you as actors/actresses"</em></strong> so expect the unexpected... ;)<br /><br /><div>Mitlna Mitlak is this thursday (1 Oct.) and every Thursday at 8h30 @ Roof 68 (<a href="http://www.roof68.com/">http://www.roof68.com/</a>) RSVP: <strong>03-984646</strong></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305859893818037926.post-7606699856022873092009-09-26T04:54:00.000-07:002009-09-26T07:11:34.383-07:00"Surrealist Poets Society" night @ roof68<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4Gtv1--qI/AAAAAAAAADY/AaFy-K5hWFA/s1600-h/DSC_0011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385749587388463778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4Gtv1--qI/AAAAAAAAADY/AaFy-K5hWFA/s320/DSC_0011.jpg" border="0" /></a>as guests started pouring in this wednesday night (sept. 23) to <strong>Roof 68</strong>, they didn't know that by end of night they would become <em>"surrealist poets"</em>; that they are actually going to create a collaborative "surrealist" poem in less than 30 minutes...<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4EsSepGTI/AAAAAAAAADI/7GkvvelRH9c/s1600-h/DSC_0039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385747363302807858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4EsSepGTI/AAAAAAAAADI/7GkvvelRH9c/s320/DSC_0039.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Some of them came also to the previous edition of the "thematic night" when it was about eating in the dark.. total darkness.. imagine doing that... so we can say that at least some were expecting something crazy.. </div><div>the peom/experiment endedup being "realistic" in a way, check it out:</div><div> </div><div>EXPERIMENT 1</div><div><br /><strong>all streets lead to roof 68. just bring your ladder<br />makes you want to jump over<br />the street looks empty without the image of my lover<br />a killer<br />it was evident he was the lover<br />and once again we spent the night together<br />why do you wonder?<br />sweet time in sweet October<br />can’t you be more tender?<br />the sky was brighter<br />time seemed to pass faster<br />by the side of the road flowed a river<br />strolling down, the street unfolds layer by layer<br />you get a new perspective of it and its corner<br />street? lost children’s mother<br />i will remember<br /></strong>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _<br /><br />each sentence written independently and then joined randomly. as you might have noticed, the theme was "a street" the reccurence was the "er" in the last word of each sentence.<br /><br />We read the whole of it, amazed by the power of coincidence and how a story developed from our experiment.. everyone agreed that the poem should be called "a killer"</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385748863522186418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4GDnO0JLI/AAAAAAAAADQ/vNjIGgYcheU/s320/DSC_0084.jpg" border="0" /><br />later on.. another experiment.. on the spur of the moment Kiki brought an empty canvas, paint, ink, sponges and invited everyone to plunge their fingers and fill it together, and bit by bit it happened till magically the final artwork just emerged</div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4JHRcsmFI/AAAAAAAAADg/KNhWirfOC7M/s1600-h/DSC_0127.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385752224929192018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JnKgffCDQ2I/Sr4JHRcsmFI/AAAAAAAAADg/KNhWirfOC7M/s400/DSC_0127.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0