Abdel-Halim Caracalla

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Abdel-Halim Caracalla is the founder and the artistic director of the Lebanese dance company Caracalla Dance Theatre, a company which would evolve into the first and most prominent dance theatre of the Middle East, creating a new language based upon the disciplines of western technique intertwined with the identity, movement and traditions of Arab cultural heritage.

Since 1968 Caracalla created over twenty ballets and musicals including adaptations of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing.

Recipient of numerous acclaimed awards the Caracalla Dance Theatre captured global press recognition and collaborates with internationally renowned artists, pioneers in the world of the performing arts. The company has succeeded in establishing its own theatre in Beirut, which is home to the leading Caracalla Dance School. Caracalla also has extensive archival research in dance, music, literature, costumes and traditions, consolidating its rich heritage as it celebrates its landmark 50th anniversary.