SET DESIGN
& ART DIRECTION
Kharbene
theatre Play by LAILA EL ZEIN - set design by studio tajareb
In his cluttered, forgotten home, a retired playwright is stuck in the shadows of his 123 unfinished plays. His creativity has withered until a determined journalist, arrives, hoping to reignite his passion. As they explore his memories, the clock ticks down on his declining health and the changing world outside. Together, they embark on a race against time to create one last masterpiece
Shedding
theatre Play by RAHAF JAMMAL - set design by studio tajareb - PROPS MANAGED by PIA KHOURY
Drops of acid rain start to eat up the city, the radio frequencies, Hala’s skin and Taher’s thoughts. This play is about a couple, Taher and Hala, who spend their evening sharing ghostly stories about life, history, and their neighbors, as their city gets drenched by acid rain.
ECDYSIS
theatre Play by Line Itani - set design by studio tajareb - material design by ghyda kanaan
Touched bodies realise their own skin. That which separates us is clear. I eat my home's flesh: I wear my mother's skin. I shed my lover's, for it feels unfamiliar. Ecdysis. Ecdysis till no skin on bone. Ecdysis till only flesh. Ecdysis till all is warm. I can build home again.
SMITTEN
theatre Play by tania ghawi - set design by studio tajareb
Smitten revolves around a lover who finds himself obsessed with conserving his partners. The play reveals his very last encounter with a woman who, just as smitten, proves to be as twisted as he is.
MISSING
short film by adam jammal & karim el ali - art direction by studio tajareb
The narrative revolves around a group of siblings that are known for performing plays together. On the night of their final performance, their kids go missing. They take it upon themselves to search far them in the middle of the night.