Mission

The mission of the (B)IM Project is to make theatre accessible in Lebanon by performing for free, in site -specific locations across Lebanon.

The (B)IM Project uses free productions and collaborations with artists from around the globe to cross divisions between local groups within Lebanon and boundaries between Lebanon and the international community. We devise and adapt stories rooted in the culture, history and literature of Lebanon. All productions are in colloquial Arabic.

History

(B)IM is an acronym for "Books in Motion," the name of the first project, where we adapted Lebanese books into plays. We inserted parentheses around the B to indicate flexibility and to indicate that adapting books is not our only activity. Our activities are “in motion” whether touring Lebanon or collaborating overseas.

Under the umbrella of the 2009 UNESCO World Book Capital City Festival, we launched the first, free, traveling theatre festival in Lebanon in 10 public streets across Lebanon. A follow up, indoor edition- (B)IM 2- took place in 12 hospitals across Lebanon in the winter of 2010 and in the summer of 2010, (B)IM 3 took place in abandoned train stations across Lebanon. The (B)IM Project has reached over 10,000 people and is currently developing (B)IM 4, scheduled for the summer of 2012.