KLEIO PROJECTS PRESENTS
BEIRUT TANGENTS (part 2)
BEYROUTH, 6DB UNDERGROUND
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 7:30-9:00PM
$FREE, Q+A with filmmakers will follow screening
- Beyrouth, 6db Underground, by Serge Abiaad & Philippe Tremblay-Berberi
Philippe Tremblay-Berberi & Serge Abiaad’s documentary, Beyrouth, 6 db Underground, captures the energy and complexity of Beirut’s underground music scene, which spans from experimental to post-punk, hip hop to electronica. Filmed in Autumn of 2007, the film features interviews and music by six members of this diverse underground and provides a backdrop for Tania Traboulsi’s photographs, which hang in the main gallery. Beyrouth, 6db Underground includes music by Zeid Hamdan, Mazen Kerbaj, Katibe 5, Siska, Charbel Haber, and Radwan Moumneh; it is in French, English, and Arabic, with English subtitles added for this screening.
7:30PM-8:00PM Reception
8:00PM-9:00PM Film Screening
Q+A with Philippe Tremblay-Berberi + Serge Abiaad will follow screening
Beirut Tangents are digressions from and complements to Tania Traboulsi’s exhibition, Music is Life: Lebanese Sound Stills. Organized by Julie Sengle + Alexis Bhagat
Tanya Traboulsi’s ongoing series, Music is Life: Lebanese Sound Stills, is a unique glimpse into the flourishing alternative music scene in Beirut. The diversity of the Lebanese underground is significant: experimental to post-punk, electronica to rap and hip hop, these musicians continue to gain international attention. Traboulsi’s images give us intimate access to recording sessions, concerts, and otherwise private moments. musicislifeexhibit.wordpress.com for updates + schedule.
Itinerant gallery KLEIO PROJECTS aims to promote emerging artists working in video, photography, installation, painting and new media in venues throughout New York City. Directed by Christine O’Heron.
