Madji Bou-Matar, artistic director of MTSpace Theatre, and visiting artist Omar Rajeh, choreographer and artistic director of Maqamat Theatre Dance of Beirut, were threatened with a knife by an aggressive panhandler last night in downtown Kitchener.
Mr. Bou-Matar and Mr. Rajeh were on their way to prestigious Kitchener restaurant Twenty King Street (41 King St. W, Kitchener) to attend a dinner in honour of Mr. Rajeh, when they were approached by a panhandler. Politely declining his request for funds, they continued on, and were followed by a torrent of abuse. When they returned to have a word with him, the "gentleman" (as Mr. Bou-Matar referred to him) drew a knife and threatened to slash their faces. At this moment the police arrived and the man was arrested, luckily for him. After making a statement to the police, the two theatre artists continued on to the restaurant where the evening was spent in fine talk and disquisition.
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Theatre, etc. from a writer in Waterloo, Ontario
