Latest in Tag: dance Highlight
Latest in Tag: dance
On their toes again: Sasha Waltz and Pina Bausch dance companies get a new start
CCDC celebrates the end of 5 Ra2s
The festival was held as part of CCDC’s five-year anniversary
Cairo Contemporary Dance Center celebrates its first generation with five-day dance festival
CCDC is very first full-time contemporary dancing school not only in Egypt but in Middle East; says marketing officer
Dance, a good move for people with Parkinson’s disease
Marc Vlemmix was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010, at the age of 38. The irony of his situation was inescapable: five years earlier he had founded a dance house. Dany Mitzman has this week’s Audio Story.
Ballet: The story of joy, sweat, and tears
Ballet dancers spend long hours in rehearsals since their childhood until they retire in their 30s
Contemporary Dance Night hypnotises Egypt
Egyptian Streets met up with Ezzat Ismail Ezzat and Barbora ‘Bashka’ Jombikova, two of the driving spirits behind the event
Dancers in Film: Changing depictions
Dancers were portrayed as artists, men-stealers, victims and outgoing characters in Egyptian films through the past century
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ABT delivers a gentle Coppélia at the Abu Dhabi Music Festival
The American Ballet Theatre charms audiences with a classic performance of the famous ballet
Fools’ Culture: PreTense launches Dancer in the Dark 2014
The Egyptian dance collective performs shows in undisclosed locations after dark
Local cultural festival offers reflections on Egypt’s social dilemmas
The fifth round of 2 B Continued challenges audiences’ ideas and perceptions
TransDance 2013 opens in Cairo
TransDance festival resists cancellation and opens with a programme focused on Arab artists
In the midst of it all, we dance
Instead of starting a night of dancing shortly before midnight, patrons in search of some diversion and entertainment would be dancing the evening away straight after work
Egyptian B-Boy competes in international competition
Hip-hop dancers, B-Boys, from the Middle East and Africa battle it out in international competition
Kalarippayattu trains dancing warriors
Workshops in ancient Indian fighting system will end with a dance performance
Dancing in Cairo streets
The videos of young teenagers dancing in the street with knives are not a fights but a new dance craze
Preview of the NUT Trilogy intrigues
Young choreographer explores the role of the female in society with new project
Grace and legends combine in exquisite performance
India by the Nile festival ends with an evening of traditional dance.
D-CAF Finale
D-CAF concludes festival with creative performances that provoke thought
D-CAF’s final night of dance and film
D-CAF concludes festival with creative performances that provoke thought
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Anatomia Publica disturbs and impresses
Contemporary dance production Anatomia Publica gives a whole new idea to the repetitiveness of life and the tension of an unusual situation.
Contemporary art festival begins in Cairo
D-CAF opens today at Falaki Theatre
Contemporary art set to take over Downtown
The second edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) starts on Thursday 4 April. For 24 days Downtown Cairo will be filled with performances, screenings, workshops, exhibitions and more. We spoke to Ahmed El Attar, the artistic director of D-CAF.
Art at the heart of Port Said
‘Seven Nights and a Morning’ film shows a different side of Port Said
The promising future of contemporary dance
The Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre showcased the talent of their first-year student
No Point Perspective Dance Company
The company encourages people to volunteer and accepts all sorts of dance enthusiasts
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Sun, sand, sea and dance: Hurghada
The budding dance community on the Egyptian Red Sea is becoming more popular as the host for small, exotic, inexpensive dance getaways for both the experienced and the novice dancer. And the close proximity of Hurghada to Europe and other Middle Eastern countries and the relatively cheap travel packages makes it an excellent spot for a holiday where you can dance to your heart’s delight.
AfroLatin Festival comes to Cairo and Hurghada
Today’s Kizomba music has an easy beat, features the Portuguese language, and is slow and very modern-sounding. Its dance steps come directly from Semba, but the dancers are much closer and the dance can incorporate elements borrowed from Tango.
Street Arts Festival returns with a message of peace
Graffiti, dance, music, workshops on going green, and anti-harassment campaigns are among the activities
Puremovement stops in Egypt for a week of hip hop mania
By Maha ElNabawi The worlds of hip hop music and dance merged into a melody of artistic expression last week when the internationally acclaimed Rennie Harris Puremovement Dance Company (RHPM) visited Egypt in a cross-cultural exchange program aimed at preserving and disseminating the hip hop culture globally. The program is a collaborative effort between the US …