Residency Programs

Research Residencies at Amalgam  (2023 - Present)

Since 2023, Amalgam Studio has been hosting a Research Residency, a space for artists to dedicate themselves fully to research without the expectation of producing a final outcome. The residency supports experimentation and exploration, allowing ideas to develop freely. 

With the support of The Dance Movement (Holland) and Sharon Mansur – The Cedar Tree Project (USA), the residency has had three editions so far: 

2025

Lama Al-Amine, Sara Al-Moneem, Seba Kourani, Sara Mashmoushy, Khalil Hajj Ali, Omar Bakeer, Yasser Khattab, and Rayan Hibta. 

2024

Yal Solan, Rana Al Baba

2023

Yara el Khoury, Natasha Karam, Elie Mouhanna

The residency focuses on process rather than production, giving artists the time and space to deepen their research without external demands.

Co-Labs Residency Program (2021)

Co-Labs is a residency program initiated in collaboration with Maqamat, supported by AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture), and Mawred Al Thaqafy (Culture Resource). The program was open to artists from all disciplines—photographers, writers, theater makers, architects, musicians, dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, set designers, and others—interested in working within the performing arts. It provided an intensive, one-month environment where these artists could come together to collaborate and explore the intersections of their diverse practices.

The three selected projects developed during this residency were:

The Unhearable Voices – A video by Racha Baroud, Nader Bahsoun, and Charbel Haber

Pina, My Love – A performance by Bassam Abou Diab, Ayman Sameer Sleiman, and Karam Abu-Ayash

ARTITECTURE – A site-specific performance by Eliesh and Mi

At the end of the residency, the projects were showcased at a special presentation during the Bipod Festival 2022, offering an opportunity for the artists to share their work with the broader local and international artistic community.

2020 - Amalgam Residents Program

The Amalgam Residents Program, supported by AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture) and Mawred Al Thaqafy (Culture Resource), offered a longer-term residency that provided artists with a dedicated space and time to focus on their artistic creation. This three-month residency was designed to support artists working across various disciplines, providing them with the resources and freedom to fully immerse themselves in their projects. The program took place at Amalgam Studio, where residents could explore, experiment, and develop their work without external demands.

The artists supported during this residency and the projects they worked on include:

Ghida Hashisho – Studies on the Movement of a Group

Petra Serhal – Suspended Between the Second and the Third Kiss

Layla Awadallah – Terranea

Nivine Kallas – Tarantism

Yara Bou Nassar – Tomorrow Is The Best Day of My Life

Ahlam Dirani – Body Reflection

Bassam Abou Diab – Pina My Love

Khouloud Yassine – Research Untitled

Farah Azraq – Decomposing Voice

The Red Bridge Ensemble – Playback Theatre

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