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Alexandre Paulikevitch ({{lang-ar| الكسندر بوليكيفيتش}}; born February 20, 1982) is a Lebanese artist living in Beirut, Lebanon. He is one of very few male Arab belly dancers, and is known for his thought provoking work and the social issues he tackles through his art.^[1]^[2] He studied at the University of Paris VIII majoring in Theater and Dance.

He returned to Beirut in 2006, where he is now permanently based, and has since "been creating spaces of reflection on Middle-Eastern dance through his work as a choreographer, a teacher and a performer".^[3] Today he specializes in contemporary Baladi dance, a new dance form he has created and divulged.^[4]

Early life and career

Paulikevitch was born in Lebanon where he grew up in a conservative Christian neighborhood of Beirut. He embraced his sexuality early-on and came out as a homosexual man to his friends and family at the age of 16.^[1]

His solo debut in Beirut was in 2009 with “Mouhawala Oula” (Arabic for "First Try") with which he begins to challenge gender stereotypes.^[5]

Homosexuality

Although a relatively progressive country in the Middle East, homosexuality has not yet been decriminalized in Lebanon. As a male with a feminine demeanor, he is often the target of derogatory catcalls when in public. In one of his first solo shows, entitled Tajwal, Paulikevitch dances to a compilation of insults directed at him on the streets of Beirut, turning his suffering into art.^[6]

Gender

Paulikevitch's work also redefines "gender roles through oriental dance".^[5] As a male dancer of Baladi, he uses his body to question gender stereotypes in the Middle East.^[7]

Baladi appellation

One of the main missions Paulikevitch claims for himself is to battle what he describes as 'the colonial designation' of 'Belly Dance'. In describing his work, he aims to reclaim the native significance and original Egyptian appellation Baladi — Arabic for my country or land. His main critique is that the term 'Belly Dance' was created through the colonial gaze to eroticize this dance, condemning it as female and suggestive.^[8] As a male Arab dancer within this tradition, he combats these stereotypes, thus reclaiming a space for a male figure in a female dominated world.^[1]

Features

Paulikevitch was featured locally and internationally in many outlets. This includes an episode of the Netflix series We Speak Dance, hosted by Vandana Hart^[9] and filmed in Beirut; a New York Times article, "Coming Out in Lebanon" about openly queer and transsexual individuals in Lebanon,^[4] and a BBC Culture documentary, The Male Belly Dancer Fighting Gender Stereotypes.^[8]

Selected works

Solo shows

Collaborative shows

See also

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/interruptthisprogram/alexandre-paulikevitch-male-baladi-dancer-1.3295319|title=How Alexandre Paulikevitch — Beirut's singular male belly dancer — breaks barriers with his art - CBC Arts|first1=CBC Arts ·|last1=November 2|first2=|last2=2015|website=CBC}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/alexandre-paulikevitch-baladi-dance-lebanon-855103|title=Male "belly dancer" uses baladi to defy sexism and homophobia in Lebanon|first=Anna Menta On 3/21/18 at 10:46|last=AM|date=21 March 2018|website=Newsweek}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nawforum.com/speakers/alexandre-paulikevitch|title=Alexandre Paulikevitch - NAWF Women Entrepreneurs|website=www.nawforum.com}}
4. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/world/middleeast/lebanon-coming-out.html|title=Coming Out in Lebanon|first1=Laura|last1=Boushnak|first2=Mona|last2=Boshnaq|date=30 December 2017|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}
5. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/reportsfeatures/redefining_gender_roles_through_oriental_dance|title=Redefining gender roles through oriental dance|website=now.mmedia.me}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/scenes/article/2018/04/19/a-l-ima-alexandre-paulikevitch-mele-feminin-et-masculin_5287821_1654999.html|title=A l’IMA, Alexandre Paulikevitch mêle féminin et masculin|date=19 April 2018|publisher=|via=Le Monde}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://artandculturetoday.wordpress.com/theatre/lebanese-theatre-2/alexandre-paulikevitch-in-elgah-watch-me-move-resistance/|title=Alexandre Paulikevitch in "Elgah": Watch me Move Resistance!|date=23 December 2013|publisher=}}
8. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180320-the-male-bellydancer-fighting-gender-stereotypes|title=The male belly dancer fighting gender stereotypes|first=Sophia Smith|last=Galer|website=www.bbc.com}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/246835642|title=We Speak Dance - Official Netflix Trailer|first=Life Is My Movie|last=Entertainment|date=11 December 2017|publisher=|via=Vimeo}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imarabe.org/fr/spectacles/tajwal-alexandre-paulikevitch|title=Tajwal, Alexandre Paulikevitch|date=6 February 2018|website=Institut du monde arabe}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/920973/-tra-tra-tra-houuuum-ha-ordonne-alexandre-paulikevitch.html|title=" Tra-Tra-Tra-Houuuum-Ha ! " ordonne Alexandre Paulikevitch - Wilson FACHE|first=Wilson|last=FACHE|date=17 April 2015|website=L'Orient-Le Jour}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.avouspoitiers.fr/facebook-events/dans-le-collimateur-de-francois-chaignaud-cecilia-bengolea|title=Dans le collimateur de FRANCOIS CHAIGNAUD + CECILIA BENGOLEA|date=28 January 2012|website=À Vous Poitiers}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://magazine.com.lb/index.php/fr/culture/spectacle-?issue_id=151|title=Palais de femmes. La femme au sein de l’art- Natasha Metni|first=Natasha|last=Metni|date=10 October 2014|website=Magazine Le Mensuel}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.letheatre-saintnazaire.fr/spectacles/dresse-le-pour-moi/|title=Dresse le Pour moi|date=15 March 2018|website=Le Thêatre Saint Nazaire}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://outburstarts.com/the-last-distance/|title=The Last Distance|date=10 November 2018|website=Outburst Arts}}