Theatre performance · 2019
1975–2019
- Connection
- Alex acted in LAU’s fall 2019 major theatre production, directed by Lina Abyad.
Organization
Lebanese American University
University · Film, theatre & arts education
Connection with Alex
LAU connects Alex’s studies, academic recognition and film and performance practice. He studied television and film with a minor in performing arts, graduating in January 2020 with High Distinction. His work there includes āh, Jabbara, Mining the Gap and 1975–2019. His academic recognition includes the Highest GPA Award, Community Service Award and Recognition Award in TV & Film for 2017–2018, followed by the Community/Volunteer Service Award for 2019–2020.
Work & recognition
Projects, programmes and milestones. Each entry explains its relationship and attribution.
26 entries
In commonConnected work
In commonConnected work
Interactive performance · 2019
Mining the Gap
- Connection
- Alex performed in Mining the Gap at LAU Byblos’s Selina Kurban Theater in 2019.
In commonConnected work
Short video · Spring 2018 · course project
Tamina Saade
- Connection
- Alex made the short video portrait Tamina Saade as his final project for LAU’s TVF441 Cinematography course in Spring 2018.
In commonConnected work
Short film · Fall 2016 · course project
What’s Normal?
- Connection
- Alex made What’s Normal? as a final project for LAU’s TVF222 Introduction to Audio-Visual Media course in Fall 2016.
In commonConnected work
Projected video visuals · 2018
Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet
- Connection
- Alex, Rita Choueifaty and Taline Bedikian created visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet during Salaam, part of LAU’s IMAGINE Workshop and Concert Series in 2018.
In commonConnected work
Short film
Battlefield
- Connection
- Battlefield was developed as a collaborative Introduction to Audio-Visual Media course film at LAU.
In commonConnected work
Television course project · Fall 2017 · course project
Do You Really Think You Know Me?
- Connection
- Alex produced and assisted direction on Do You Really Think You Know Me?, an LAU television-production course project in Fall 2017.
In commonConnected work
Restaurant concept · art-direction study
Rendez-vous au Coin
- Connection
- Alex and Yara Hitti jointly developed Rendez-vous au Coin as an unbuilt restaurant concept for an LAU art-direction course.
In commonConnected work
Art-direction study
A Room of One’s Own
- Connection
- Alex developed A Room of One’s Own as an LAU art-direction study, using a fictional character, room palettes and staged images.
In commonStudy
January 2020 · Study · Lebanese American University
Television & Film · Performing Arts
Alex completed the BA in Television & Film with a Performing Arts minor and High Distinction in January 2020.
- Alex Dahdah
- BA · Television & Film · Performing Arts minor
- Class of 2020
In commonAcademic recognition
2020 · Academic recognition · Lebanese American University
High Distinction
Graduated with High Distinction; requirements completed in January 2020.
In commonAcademy study
15 July–4 August 2018 · Academy study · LAU · Salzburg Global Seminar
Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change
Alex was a Fellow of the twelfth Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change, held from 15 July to 4 August 2018 at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria. He joined the programme through LAU.
In commonAward
Academic year 2019–2020 · Award · LAU School of Arts and Sciences
Community/Volunteer Service Award in Television & Film
Awarded to Alex by the School of Arts and Sciences.
In commonAward
Academic year 2017–2018 · Award · LAU School of Arts and Sciences
Recognition Award in TV & Film
Awarded to Alex by the School of Arts and Sciences.
In commonAward
Academic year 2017–2018 · Award · LAU School of Arts and Sciences
Highest GPA Award in TV & Film
Awarded to Alex by LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences for the academic year 2017–2018.
In commonAward
Academic year 2017–2018 · Award · LAU School of Arts and Sciences
Community Service Award in TV & Film
Awarded to Alex by LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences for the academic year 2017–2018.
In commonVolunteering & design
January–May 2022 · Volunteering & design · Alex Dahdah · career record
IDDFL · Dance Festival Coordination Assistant
Alex supported LAU’s International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon as a volunteer, coordinating dancers’ schedules, creating social-media and landing-page visuals, and covering the festival on social media.
In commonAnnual awards programme
Academic year 2017–2018 · Annual awards programme · Lebanese American University
LAU School of Arts and Sciences · 2018 awards
Alex received the Highest GPA Award, Community Service Award and Recognition Award in TV & Film for the academic year 2017–2018.
In commonCoverage of the work
LAU News · 2019
Institutional article1975–2019: memory takes the stage.
Coverage of Lina Abyad’s theatre production, in which Alex performed. The article follows the production’s response to war, memory and the October 2019 protests.
Institutional feature · Production context
Fall Major Theater Production: 1975-2019
Discusses Lina Abyad’s production, in which Alex performed.
In commonCoverage of the work
Elaph · 2019
Cast interviewA conversation with the cast of 1975–2019.
A filmed cast interview about Lina Abyad’s production. Interview in Arabic.
Cast interview · Arabic
أبطال مسرحية "1975-201" ثائرون لأجل لبنان الوطن بلا حرب
A conversation with performers from 1975–2019, including Alex.
In commonCoverage of the work
Film review
Jabbara
Review of the short film directed by Samir Kawas, examining its lead performance, enclosed theatrical space and use of color.
In commonCoverage of the work
L’Orient-Le Jour · 2019
Theatre review1975–2019: war, revolution and the stage.
Edgar Davidian reviews Lina Abyad’s production, discussing its minimal staging, cast performances and dialogue between civil-war memory and the 2019 protests. Review in French.
Theatre review · Named cast credit
« 1975-2019 », guerre et révolution, témoignages et projections...
In commonCoverage of the work
LAU — CONNECTions
Director reflectionSamir Kawas reflects on Jabbara’s festival run.
The director recounts the film’s Festigious honorable mention and its TMFF awards and nominations in the university’s arts and sciences magazine.
First-person director reflection
In commonCoverage of the work
LAU News · 2018
Named contribution creditProjected visuals for Salaam
LAU credits Alex, Rita Choueifaty and Taline Bedikian for the visuals accompanying Dvořák’s quintet in Salaam.
A published credit for the collaborative visuals presented with Seba Ali and the Apple Hill String Quartet.
Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano QuintetAlex · Co-creator of projected visualsProduction coverage
A published credit for the collaborative visuals presented with Seba Ali and the Apple Hill String Quartet.
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About & links
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Biography
The Lebanese American University is a nonprofit higher-education institution with roots in a women’s college founded in 1924. It combines liberal arts with professional education and is institutionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
Context
Institutional accreditation · April 2026 announcement
Continued NECHE accreditation
LAU reports that the New England Commission of Higher Education continued its accreditation after the fall 2025 evaluation. Its first NECHE accreditation was in 2009.
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