Zico House.

Zico House was started by Moustapha Yamout (aka Zico), a lover of arts and culture, in his family home, in order to give artists and performers a space to create and express themselves. As a platform for emerging artists, it defends experimental and avant-garde works and contributes to the development of art in Lebanon.

Since 1999, around 250 activities have taken place, including exhibitions, debates, video shows, and workshops. The goals of Zico House are to not only provide a space for cultural experiences and alternative art, but to encourage civil associations to use arts as a medium in their work and create an environment for exchange, dialogue and communication.

Mawsam 2008

Zico House is convinced that arts and culture are a powerful medium to encourage peace. The aim of Mawsam 2008 was to uncover and highlight talents among young people in the villages of Lebanon and broaden their horizons by helping them express themselves through theatre. Four experienced theatre directors spent a month in four different villages of varying backgrounds and religions to help groups of young people develop, manage and perform a play. Through preparing and performing a theatre piece, the young people involved were able to showcase their talents and learn tolerance.

Bosta (Bus)

This project started on April 13, 2009 (the date of the beginning of the 1975-90 Lebanese Civil War) and ran for a month. A bus, similar to the one that was shot at in 1975, sparking violent clashes which eventually led to civil war, toured the Lebanese territories, 34 villages and cities, from different ethnic backgrounds, promoting peace.