The Euro-Arab Multidisciplinary Cultural Exchange Project was a unique and innovative endeavour in the Arab region that brought together 6 internationally renowned organizations in the field of performing and visual arts to collaborate in a culturally diverse project that spans over two years.

From the 1st of April 2010 till the 31st of March 2012, the project was structured around a tightly-knit series of workshops and residencies that cover diverse areas within Contemporary Dance, Dramaturgy, Technical Theatre and Multimedia.

Led by Studio Emad Eddin Foundation (Sweden) and in collaboration with: ZINC/ECM (France), Descent Danse Association (France), The Young Vic Theatre (UK), Dancing on the Edge Festival (Holland) and Orient Productions (Egypt), the JM Liverato project was named after one of its founders, Jean Marc Liverato, who passed away suddenly at the beginning of the project.

The project included workshops, productions and residencies for Egyptian performing artists.

Program from 1st of April 2010 to 1st of April 2012.

Three Contemporary Dance/ Media Laboratory Workshops:

  • 1st contemporary dance laboratory by Tomeo Verges (France/Spain) *
  • 2nd contemporary dance laboratory by Marie Claude Farel (France)*
  • Media Laboratory 3 by Renaud Vercey (France) and Nayouki Tanaka (Japan)**

The lab explored the potential use of smart phones as sensors in a stage space and how it relates to the capturing of movement. Furthermore, its work method relied on audiovisual compositions, written and controlled by a specific choreography, and how that can be integrated with music, dance and visuals. 

 

  • 1st contemporary dance laboratory – from 29th of April – 7th of May 2012 
  • 2nd contemporary dance laboratory – from 10th– 21st of June 2012 
  • Multimedia 3 laboratory – from 15th – 23rd of June 2012

*in collaboration with Descent Dance association (France) and with the support of the EU program culture 2000 held in Cairo.

 

**in collaboration with ZINC/ECM (Marseille – France), and with the support of the EU program culture 2000 held in Alexandria