Repair cafe, Boardgames, Creative hub, Pet-friendly We are delighted to welcome Oakura X Ashwe as a valued friend and partner of Maison Fraykeh! This collaboration is a testament to our shared values of community and creativity. We look forward to creating memorable experiences together and enriching our communities with creativity and passion. Stay tuned for…
Month: October 2024
Courses
Maison Fraykeh is a dynamic centre for creative exploration, offering a wide range of courses, seminars and workshops in a variety of artistic and intellectual disciplines. Whether you are drawn to art and design, theatre, poetry, literature or film, Fraykeh House offers inspiring opportunities to learn, create and develop. Beyond the arts, Fraykeh House also…
Residency
We are committed to a decentralised approach to culture and call on educators and teaching specialists from the Metn region to develop teaching programmes aimed at young people, students, professionals and enthusiasts alike. Writing, dance, theatre, movement, video or sound design, intersectional and multidisciplinary somatic research, three-day to three-week residencies for groups of individuals, collectives,…
Theater
We are in communication with Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) and Lucien Bourjeily to develop theater trainings and intensives at Maison Fraykeh. Maison Fraykeh draws deeply from Lebanon’s rich theatrical tradition, inspired by the legacy of Mounir Abou Debs, a pioneer in modern Lebanese theater. Abou Debs’ innovative approaches to dramaturgy, combining local narratives with…
Dance
We strive to open the space at Fraykeh for research in the fields of dance, embodiment and somatics as we believe the space is perfectly suited for these practices. Corinne Skaff has been hosting a Contact Camp and DanceScapes regularily since 2018, bringing the collective and moving body to life.