Education and career
Minawi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the Lebanese American University in 2008, and earned a MA in Fine Arts from Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht in 2018. [3] He went on to study lighting design lighting design at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. [3]
Minawi began his career in 2006 as a lighting designer and scenographer, collaborating with various theater and dance companies in Lebanon and the Arab region. [2] In 2010, he began creating his own installations, which have been frequently exhibited in public spaces. [2] [4] [5] Some of his notable works include Beyond Myself... (2013), [6] My Light is Your Light... (2014), [7] [1] [8] The Bride (2016), [9] Waiting for It to End... (2020), [10] and The Liminal (2025). [11] In 2016, Minawi began an artistic research project focused on the concept of belonging and its connection to physical space, culminating in a series of performances collectively titled 2048. [12] In this work, Minawi aimed to integrate installation and performance art, involving the audience as a part of his performance. [12] [3] [13]
Minawi is a teacher at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) and the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU). He is the founder and program director of the Beirut Summer School for Theater and Performance