Al-Arz boasts a wide range of programs and provides artistic programming content focused on music, song, dance and theatre that can be tailored to a host or presenter’s programming needs:

Productions

• Lebanese theatre productions
• Lebanese multi-disciplinary stage productions
• Theme-based stage presentations

Artists

• Dabké dancers
• Baladi dancers
• Musicians of Middle-Eastern instruments (daf, derbaké, katem, nay, kanoun)

International performers

Are you looking for a Mexican troubadour, an Irish bagpiper, a Flamenco dancer, a Japanese taiko drummer ?  These are but a few of the many artists we have been working with for over 40 years.  Ask us how we can help you add a special touch to your next event with the appearance of international folkloric performers from around the world.

Enjoy Lebanese dance classes with the best teachers in Canada!  Refine your dance technique, learn a variety of dabké styles and engage in conversation with dance professionals who have redefined dabké in Canada.

Master classes are offered in Ottawa and are accessible to dance professionals in Canada and abroad.

Contact us if you’d like to host a Master Class in your city or community.

Follow Our Steps is a workshop designed for schools, dance organizations and individuals who demonstrate an interest in learning and perfecting their techniques in Lebanese dance based on the Al-Arz dance curriculum and the Yazbek repertoire.

The workshop helps to develop and understanding of traditional themes, while exploring original dance works that marry Lebanese folklore and contemporary movement.  Follow Our Steps includes an overview of the origins of Lebanese dance and music and the evolution of movement, the introduction to Lebanese dance basics and dance vocabulary, as well as the presentation of traditional folk wear.

Follow Our Steps workshops have been welcomed in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Baie Comeau and Halifax.

Contact us if you’d like to host a workshop in your city or community.

Gain confidence in yourself and enjoy the pleasure of learning dance.  We offer customized one-on-one dance lessons for adults of all ages!

• Learn basic dabké steps that will allow you to join the party
• Brush up on your dabké skills
• Immerse yourself in the pleasure of free-style Lebanese dance (for bride and groom)
• Learn the basics of baladi (for women only)