Spaces of Encounter is a specially curated programme of short films selected by dance artist, festival director and filmmaker Omar Rajeh. Throughout his work, Rajeh explores the relationship between bodies, memory and place, examining how movement can reveal the social, political and emotional landscapes we inhabit. For this edition of Dance Umbrella’s Sunday Shorts, he brings together a collection of films that reflect these ongoing artistic enquiries. 

Spanning streets, apartments, rooftops, ruins, public squares and temporary architectures, the selected works explore how movement transforms our experience of place and of one another (and its relations). Architecture and the material fabric of the city become active participants within the films: walls, windows, staircases, concrete, debris, light and distance shape the choreography of everyday life.  

Together, these films offer a rich and layered meditation on encounters, belonging and coexistence, inviting audiences to consider how bodies move through and are shaped by the spaces they inhabit. 

Full programme to be announced

Photo: Maqat