Time To Rehearse

A stellar cast: Tony Kahoush, Daniel Balabane, Hadi Deaibess, Raghda Moawad & Kholoud Nasser
+ A hard working stage manager: Assil Ayyash
+ A creative writer/director: Camille Brunel Aoun
+ Piles of garbage
+ More garbage
+ Even more garbage
+ A beautiful space, graciously donated to us by Zico House.
= Time to Rehearse BIM 4 !

In the coming weeks, we'll share more photos of our exciting work in progress, but for now we leave you with this quote, visible on the facade of Zico House, a true supporter of the arts and artists working in Lebanon:

                                                   "Imagination Helps Art Rid Reality Of Its Tricks"

The Final Countdown

Tomorrow, we begin our final rehearsals for BIM 4! 

We’d like to take a moment to acknowledge all those who participated in our workshop development phase and contributed to our project:

Concept Development... Lucien Bourjeily, Randy Ginsburg  & Nadine Touma 

Performers: Joan Baz, Hadi Deaibess, David Habchy, Raghda Mouawad, Hussein Nakhal, Dana Mikhail, Habib Rahmeh & Aurelian Zouki

Research/Advice/ Hosting: Apparacida Awad, Lamia, Jihan, Manal, Kara Molina Johnson, Mona Mouallem, Ziad Samaha, Alexandra Schneider & George Zouein

Thank You! 

And a Special Thanks to Zico House and the Theatre Communications Group :)

A Call for Plastic Bottles and Plastic Bags

Do you live in Lebanon?

Do you have plastic bottles & plastic bags around your house or office ??

Don't you WISH you could recycle them ???

Now, you can!

The (B)IM Project wants YOUR plastic waste.

We are collecting plastic bags & plastic bottles for our upcoming show.

Just send an email to thebimproject@gmail.com with directions & a time window on Saturdays or Sundays and WE'LL COME PICK THEM UP!

We only have two requests:

1. If you give us soda/juice/oil bottles, PLEASE RINSE THEM OUT

(Just a quick squeeze of soap & water will do!)

2. Please do NOT crush the bottles.

Yalla, email us!

BIM in RAGMAG Magazine

Pick up the March issue of RAGMAG magazine to read about BIM and the upcoming June 2012 production!

BIM Goes Aquatic

(Photo: Indra's Cloud by Anne Percoco. Check out her brilliant work with recycled materials!)

BIM is currently workshopping the 2012 production, a tour that will take place in fishing enclaves along the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon.

We are devising a story that involves movement, puppets and live music. The play will take place in and out of water and touch upon themes of fishermen, sea creatures and the Mediterranean. Moreover, our themes will bring awareness to major problems in Lebanon: the pollution of the marine environment, the lack of recycling and excessive waste. As a result, we are designing a show where all scenery, props & costumes are made from recycled material collected from actual Lebanese shores and trashes.

In the upcoming blog posts, we will share the steps of our research and workshop process.

Enjoy!