Live-streamed: Morning coffee with Khouloud Yassine

This talk with choreographer and dancer Khouloud Yassine explores the themes and process behind her performance Heroes – Surface of a Revolution.

This event is part of a series of “morning coffee” conversations with performers and practitioners who are participating in this year’s edition of BIPOD – Beirut International Platform of Dance.

This talk is live-streamed on the Citerne.live platform. You may watch it here.

Morning coffee with Khouloud Yassine is organized by BIPOD – Beirut International Platform of Dance in the framework of the festival’s 17th edition, Architecture of a Ruined Body. The festival is taking place from 16 May until 27 June 2021 in cooperation with Allianz Kulturstiftung, CND/Lyon, CCN Bourgogne Franche-Comté à Belfort/ Viadanse, Les Subsistances, Taldans, Menhir, Sareyyet Ramallah, Dan.Cin.Lab, Egomio Cultural Centre, and Rézodanse.

Khouloud Yassine is a choreographer, dancer, and actor. She holds a BA in Theater studies from the Lebanese University, and a BA in Choreography from the University of Paris 8. She has been collaborating with composer Khaled Yassine since 2007, with whom she has created the performances B Layle Men Azar, Entre Temps, Entre Temps2, and Heroes – Surface of a Revolution.

Founded by Maqamat in 2004, BIPOD – Beirut International Platform of Dance is a yearly festival that offers a rich international program of local and international dance performances, debates, conferences and workshops. BIPOD has played a major role in the development and establishment of a contemporary dance scene in Lebanon.