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QualificationAlongside the BA · awarded January 2020
Lebanese American University logo

Qualification

Minor in Performing Arts

Acting, theatre, dance, music and movement studied alongside the BA in Television & Film.

Alex Dahdah · Minor accompanying the BA

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Performance2019
Publicity artwork for the theatre performance

Practice & context

1975–2019

Alex Dahdah · Actor

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Workshops attended4 February 2019
Portrait of Dalia Farid

Workshop record

Musical Theater Workshop

A musical theatre workshop within LAU’s IMAGINE Workshop and Concert Series.

Photo · American University in Cairo

Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Dalia Farid

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Workshops attended2018
Participants practise movement on a studio floor while the workshop leader observes.

Workshop record

Butoh & physical theatre

Physical theatre through improvisation, butoh, breath and partnering, in a workshop led by Dana at YAZAN.

Photo · YAZAN workshop archive

Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Dana Mikhael

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Roles & serviceSeptember 2017–September 2018
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Professional role

Drama Club Founder & President

Organised screenings, theatre, performances and fundraising, including support for Mary’s Village Orphanage.

Alex Dahdah · Drama Club Founder & President

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Workshops attended2017
RNTC

Workshop record

Drama for Social Change

A workshop with Brandon on using drama for social change.

Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Brandon Oelofse

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Performance2017
Performers in black costumes on a red-lit stage with barred panels, during the Chicago adaptation at NDU. · Chicago

Practice & context

Chicago

Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

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Performance2017
Original Huis Clos production poster reproduced in the LAU programme · Huis Clos

Practice & context

Huis Clos

Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator

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PerformanceApril 2015
Alex Dahdah, at left in camouflage and a red beret, performing with two other actors in Balle de mémoire. · Balle de Mémoire

Practice & context

Balle de Mémoire

Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

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PressArticle
2019

Related work · 1975–2019

1975–2019 on stage

LAU News

LAU covers Lina Abyad’s production, its response to war and memory, and the October 2019 protests.

Alex’s role
Actor
PressReview
2019
1975–2019

Related work · 1975–2019

A review of 1975–2019

L’Orient-Le Jour

Edgar Davidian reviews Lina Abyad’s staging and the cast’s performances. Review in French.

Alex’s role
Actor
PressInterview
2019

Related work · 1975–2019

In conversation with the cast

Elaph

A filmed interview about Lina Abyad’s 1975–2019. Interview in Arabic.

Alex’s role
Actor
Stage performance
2019-12-12
1975–2019

Related work · 1975–2019

Don’t Be Scared, Sweetheart, It’s Fireworks

Performance

Alex’s role
Actor
CourseworkFall 2019
Lebanese American University logo

Study record

Theater in Performance

The collaborative process of making a theatre production, including research, rehearsals, performance, design and production responsibilities.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

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PressArticle
2017
Chicago

Related work · Chicago

Chicago at the NDU festival opening

Notre Dame University–Louaize

NDU’s report documents the Chicago adaptation performed at the opening of its 11th International Film Festival.

Project coverage · Alex is not named in this source; his role is documented separately.

Alex’s role
Actor · main cast
Stage performance
5 November 2017
Chicago

Related work · Chicago

NDU International Film Festival · opening ceremony

Chicago adaptation performed at the opening of the 11th NDU International Film Festival.

Alex’s role
Actor · main cast
CourseworkFall 2016 · Fall 2017
Lebanese American University logo

Study record

Introduction to the Art of Theater

Theatre history and dramatic forms, alongside the roles of acting, directing, design and production.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

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CourseworkFall 2017
Lebanese American University logo

Study record

Theater in Lebanon and the Arab World

The history and development of theatre in Lebanon and the Arab world, studied through plays and their cultural contexts.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

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