Egyptian musician Karim Nagi does not talk about politics or religion, using music and dance to bring understanding of Arab culture. SOURCE: PROVIDENCE JOURNAL BY: MARK REYNOLDS PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Karim Nagi sat in a chair, his back straight as a board, and stretched one of his lanky arms toward the furthest strings on his … Continued
SOURCE: TIME OUT BY: JANE HOWARD This anxious dance work about Jewish/Arab relations is equally a satire of contemporary dance There is an urgent anxiety to Hillel Kogan, the choreographer and writer of We Love Arabs. He has, he tells us with the rattling stream of thought of someone caught up too much in his own head, … Continued
SOURCE: THE MICHIGAN DAILY BY AMARA SHAIKH “So You Think You Can Dance” made its way to Michigan this weekend, but this one had a new spin. On Friday evening, TEDxUofM Adventures hosted its “So You Think You Can Dabke” event in the Michigan Union to celebrate and teach people about dabke — a traditional … Continued
SOURCE: STEP FEED BY LEYAL KHALIFE We all know just how essential dabke skills are if you’re Arab. Lacking such talent will automatically land you a place on the ‘you can’t sit with us’ list. Sometimes dabke dancers are so EXTRA, they can’t even handle their own moves. A video shared by Twitter user @YousifVSWorld on Monday proves … Continued
Cynthia Assadourian (left) on the set of MTV Lebanon By: Dalia El Ali Source: Global Voices “It’s incredible what these shows have done to our profession.” This is how Lebanese dancer Cynthia Assadourian described to Global Voices the impact of shows like the Arabic versions of So You Think You Can Dance?‘ (يلا نرقص) and Dancing With The … Continued
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