MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE
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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER of ALGERIAN DANCE
AMEL TAFSOUT
in an evening CONCERT Saturday, December 4 & a 1-day SEMINAR Sunday, December 5 (5 hours of teaching)
10-12:30 OULED NAIL/ Lunch 12:30-1:30/ 1:30-4: RAI (+other folk – if there’s time)
Algerian AMEL TAFSOUT is an amazing woman. Director of her Maghreb dance company “The Tafsoutettes”, she has lectured, danced, taught, sung, and conducted anthropological research all over the world; in the UK alone, she has performed at Womad, Glastonbury, The ICA, The Commonwealth Institute, The French Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The South Bank, The Barbican, SOAS and The British Museum. She speaks four languages and has published articles in academic and popular magazines.
Tafsout was fascinated by dance from childhood. Much of her research has focused on ritual and traditional dances from the Maghreb and the Middle East (the dual North African- Arabic personality of Algeria). She has been able to look at the ways in which spirituality is part of daily life, and her work is characterised by a search for harmony between body, mind and spirit.
“Watching a performance by AMEL TAFSOUT is a cathartic experience. She dances from the very core of herself. Sensuality is expressed as power and generosity. She has a direct stare, a presence that only comes from the true knowledge of herself and her art. A unique performer and there is no one else who dances like her.” (Beatrice Parvin, in Habibi Magazine, Vol.18, #1, 1999). She is a wonderful, caring and meticulous teacher … I could go on & on …. DON”T MISS OUT!
MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE
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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER
SABUHA SHAHNAZ
in an evening CONCERT Saturday, April 8, 2006 & a 1-day SEMINAR Sunday, April 9, 2006
TURKISH CIGULI (Roma/Gypsy)
(4 hours of teaching)
11-1:30 Class/ Lunch 1:30-2:30/ 2:30-4:00 Class
(+other folk – if there’s time)
German-born SABUHA SHAHNAZ was fascinated by dance from childhood. Her research focuseS on Oriental and folk dances from the Near and Middle East. She is a truly talented and amazing woman. Director of her own dance company and school in Augsberg, producer of her own videos and a CD, she has danced and conducted research all over Turkey (performed there extensively, including in Istanbul with real Roman musicians!) and Albania (star of several concerts in Tirana) and studied with other experts in areas of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and North African dance.
One of her favourite styles is Turkish Oriental and Roma. She will teach a choreography to Ciguli/Roma music that includes moves from Turkish folk, Oryantal and Roma dances – a lot of fun to do and so different from classic Egyptian.
Sabuha has been performing for over 23 years and was twice a special guest teacher at Morocco’s Weeklong Intensives. Her performances and classes were so well-received, that the students and audiences are clamoring for her return. Therefore this concert and seminar!
Sabuha speaks fluent English and has published articles in academic and popular German-language dance magazines. Go to her website: http://www.sabuha.de and see some of her rave reviews (there is an English version). She is a wonderful, caring and meticulous teacher … I could go on & on…
DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR AND SHOW!!!
Morocco Does It Again!
Mark your calendar now:
August 5-11, 2006 in New York
For New Inspiration and Excitement!
a Casbah Dance Experience
at Morocco’s marvelous BIG Studio in the heart of New York City
6 West 20th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) – 2nd floor
Summer Weeklong Workshop!!
Don’t miss this opportunity to study with master teachers
Sign up NOW!
Last Weeklong sold out over 2 months in advance … don’t miss out!
only $395
$100 deposit (non-refundable)
Technique & Choreography
Limited Places – Reserve Early!!!
5 hours daily
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
in climate-controlled studio
Scheduled:
usable routines: Oriental & folkloric –
3 by Morocco
& 1 by Karima Nadira
AND
*4* very special Guests:
Persian Dance by Medea Mahdavi (Iran)
Wonderful Wings by Ayshe
Duncan Dance Elements by Lynn Armentrout
Delsarte Technique by Joe Williams
Plus:
Opening Concert
Saturday eve August 5, 2006
8:00pm (doors open 7:30pm)
by Morocco & Casbah Dance Experience
Bring your friends: their tickets are only $20 in advance,
$25 at the door (if space is available!)
Bring a costume – you will dance in
a major NY Club!
Seminar Music Cassettes and Choreography Sheets for Morocco’s & Karima Nadira’s dances are Included
***Certificate of Seminar Completion*** included!
Cheap, Safe Hotels Within Walking Distance
MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE
Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER
***SABUHA SHAHNAZ***
in a 2-day SEMINAR: 4-8pm Saturday November 17 (1/2hr break) & 11-4 Sunday, November 18, 2007 (1hour lunch)
GYPSY/ROMA FUSION & POP BELADI CANE
German-born SABUHA SHAHNAZ was fascinated by dance from childhood. Her research focuses on Oriental and folk dances from the Near and Middle East. She is a truly talented and amazing woman. Director of her own dance company and school in Augsberg, producer of her own videos and CDs, she has danced and conducted research all over Turkey (performed there extensively, including in Istanbul with Roma musicians!) and Albania (star of several concerts in Tirana) and studied with other experts in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and North African dance.
One of her favorite styles is Turkish Roma Oryantal, so Saturday she’ll teach a Roma Fusion choreography to “Mozarella” by Kal – “not to eat, but fun to dance!”, so different from the great Egyptian Cane to “Bi Lail” by Hisham Abbas that she will teach Sunday afternoon.
Sabuha has been performing for over 25 years and was twice a special guest teacher at Morocco’s Weeklong Intensives. Her performances and classes were so well-received, that the students and audiences are clamoring for her return. Therefore this concert and seminar!
Sabuha speaks fluent English and has published articles in academic and popular German-language dance magazines. Go to her website: http://www.sabuha.de and see some of her rave reviews (there is an English version). She is a wonderful, caring and meticulous teacher … I could go on & on…
DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR AND SHOW!!!
MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE
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YOU LOVED RAQIA HASSAN’S SEMINAR – HERE’S THE PERFECT FOLLOW-UP: INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTORS & PERFORMERS
ATEF & MAGDA
in a 2-day SEMINAR: 11am – 4pm
Saturday, February 23 & Sunday, February 24, 2008:
(1 hour lunch: 1-2pm)
Sat: Nubian Choreography & Oriental Technique,
Sun: Haggalah Choreography & Milaya Leff Technique
ATEF & MAGDA are master teachers with over 30 years experience teaching all types of Egyptian folkloric and Oriental dance. Based in Cairo, this wonderful husband and wife team is known and loved internationally for the quality and range of their instruction and choreography. They’ve revitalized and improved the Reda Troupe, which languished for 10 years after Mr Reda’s forced retirement & when I saw a performance at the Balloon Theater this December, I could truthfully say that it was better than ever!!!
Both performed continually with the Reda Troupe from 1975-95, Magda taking over Farida Fahmy’s most complex, acclaimed solos & they are extremely popular teachers at Raqia Hassan’s Ahlan wa Sahlan & Winter Intensive seminars, longtime directors of the American University of Cairo’s Egyptian Folkloric Troupe & have presented Egyptian theater folk dance at 45 international folk dance festivals all over the world including Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Italy and the USA.You know my standards and I can’t say enough about them in 1 flyer.
For an interview with ATEF, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art31/Debatef.htm
For an interview with MAGDA, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art35/debmagdaintrv.htm
DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR in MOROCCO’s beautiful STUDIO
and a CONCERT in her CASBAH THEATER!!!
