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Towering at over six feet two, choreographer Nadim Cherfan gives the impression of being absent from this world, living on a cloud of creativity, and more than that, touching the sky before making it his own. His practice is driven by relentless hard work and obsessive perfectionism. It is an almost divine grace that illuminates his choreography, giving birth to scenes in which every detail, every fold of a dress, every arm movement is scrutinized by his exacting eye, “like a magnifying glass,” he says.Choreographer Nadim Cherfan saluting the audience at the end of the show "Le retour," on Jan. 3, 2026, at Seaside Arena in Beirut. (Credit: Rudy Yazbeck/Mayyas) During a rehearsal, surrounded by about 50 dancers, he corrects each hesitant gesture, a (false) step that only he noticed, and tears a sleeve off a dress and makes it...
Towering at over six feet two, choreographer Nadim Cherfan gives the impression of being absent from this world, living on a cloud of creativity, and more than that, touching the sky before making it his own. His practice is driven by relentless hard work and obsessive perfectionism. It is an almost divine grace that illuminates his choreography, giving birth to scenes in which every detail, every fold of a dress, every arm movement is scrutinized by his exacting eye, “like a magnifying glass,” he says.Choreographer Nadim Cherfan saluting the audience at the end of the show "Le retour," on Jan. 3, 2026, at Seaside Arena in Beirut. (Credit: Rudy Yazbeck/Mayyas) During a rehearsal, surrounded by about 50 dancers, he corrects each hesitant gesture, a (false) step that only he noticed, and tears a sleeve off a dress and makes...
