Theatre and Performance Landscapes in Lebanon

Abstract

This article gives a general insight about contemporary theatre practices in Lebanon while focusing on four landscapes that are inter-related: In order to understand Theatre in Lebanon, it is important to examine the eco-system in which performance artists thrive. After examining the governmental bylaws and support structures offered by both re-granting organizations and other governmental entities, The following lines will highlight, in a very concise manner, some of the tendencies and particular signs that feed one another in order to construct a vivid and a diversified theatrical scene that is yet to be discovered.

Keywords

• τheatre
• lebanon
• governmental support
• playwright
• funding
• grants
• decentralization
• theatre collectives