{"id":6859,"date":"2026-11-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/zoukak-theatre-company-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:00:00","slug":"zoukak-theatre-company-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/fr\/zoukak-theatre-company-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoukak Theatre Company | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Beirut theatre collective making devised work, running a studio in Karantina and curating the Zoukak Sidewalks festival.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zoukak was formed in 2006 as a horizontal theatre collective that treats theatre as a form of social and political engagement. Its members create work collectively and care more about process than polished outcomes. A big part of the company's work happens outside the stage: drama therapy, psychosocial sessions and nonviolent communication with groups such as incarcerated youth, survivors of domestic violence and migrant domestic workers. The company opened Zoukak Studio in 2008 in a small apartment, moved it to a building on Corniche du Fleuve in Karantina in 2016, and reopened in 2022 after the port explosion damaged it. Since 2013 it has curated Zoukak Sidewalks, an international performance festival, and it runs mentorship, university and residency programs. Its awards include the Praemium Imperiale Grant for Young Artists in 2017.<\/p>\n

Brand Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Brand Name<\/th>\nZoukak Theatre Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Based In<\/th>\nKarantina, Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/th>\n2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founders<\/th>\nLamia Abi Azar, Maya Zbib, Junaid Sarieddeen, Omar Abi Azar, Mohamad Hamdan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Products<\/th>\nOriginal theatre productions, Zoukak Sidewalks festival, drama therapy and psychosocial workshops, training for theatre practitioners, residencies and coproductions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where to Buy<\/th>\nShows and workshops announced through the company website and social media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Website<\/th>\nzoukak.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instagram<\/th>\ninstagram.com\/zoukaktheatre<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/th>\nA Beirut theatre collective making devised work, running a studio in Karantina and curating the Zoukak Sidewalks festival.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Zoukak Theatre Company at a glance<\/h2>\n