Over 400 spectators and artists filed into the lower floor of KED events venue on February 3, filling the space...
Within the Takeover room, a subtle emptiness prevails. The atmosphere tinged with a coolness accentuated by the mint-colored floor and...
Red roses, balloons, and life-sized teddy bears have taken over the streets of Beirut in preparation for lovers’ most anticipated occasions: Valentine’s day. But for Lebanese farmers and florists focusing on local and seasonal crops, this celebration is not necessarily synonymous with a profitable holiday. To Josephine Abou Abdo, a...
Every year, winter brings with it a catastrophe for Beirut: Streets flood, roads cave in, sinkholes form, and whole buildings...
Lebanese musician and puppeteer Yara Asmar’s album “synth waltzes and accordion laments” has been named one of Pitchfork’s Top 30...
Emphatic Mexican-Lebanese artist Blu Fiefer is back with a new single, “Ekhir Hamme”, as part of her upcoming debut album “Villain Bala Cause.” The single was released on August 31st and signaled the beginning Fiefer’s “villain on vacation era.” Only a few weeks in, the music video has already garnered...
At their sanitized table, men in white coats adjust their surgical masks and protective eyewear in preparation for the next...
Laura Ayoub happened upon pole dancing while on a trip in 2015, and immediately fell in love. In the years...
Carlos Haidamous loved going to the airports. He loved to see the planes fly and explore the cockpits, and today, he is a filmmaker, aerial photographer and cinematographer who specializes in filming using drones. “I learned about drones when they were just released. Before I got my first drone, the...
Located in the heart of Ashrafieh, Takeover is an artist-run project space that has been featuring a number of different...
Zaynab Mourad is an artist, social activist, and storyteller at heart who moved to Beirut in late 2018. Born and...
Any outside observer who takes a look at Lebanon’s state of affairs would immediately assume that raging public discussions and dominant discourses hover around food insecurity, providing necessary health and pharmaceutical services, improving educational outcomes and formulating better social protection programs. In fact, many would be astonished to find out...