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All info about the Festival at www.iodfcapetown.com Ajsa Samia and
Palace of the Winds NPO 052-395
Present
the 3rd INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL DANCE FESTIVAL 2008 from 24 -26, October 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa. This year’s theme is “Bringing Light to the Darkness” In aid of Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children in Athlone, Cape Town
The theme is multi-dimensional, it looks at the Hope that we bring to the Women at the Saartjie Baartman Center for Abused Women and Children in Athlone, Cape Town, as the proceeds of this festival, as in past years, will specifically benefit the Centre. It brings joy to the dancers who generously give their time and it is enlightenment to the audience to another culture. In organizing this year’s Festival we have built on the successes of the past two years. Festival 2008 promises to be an extravaganza with both Local and International artists using their vast knowledge, skills and talents which makes this an event to remember. The Festival will offer the Gala Evening and a Fringe program. The Gala Evening will be held at the Baxter Theatre on 24 October 2008, in which professional dancers will perform. Tickets R110 for the Gala will be on sale at Computicket. The Fringe program, will be held at the Waterfront, at the Blue Shed on 25 and 26 October 2008. It includes workshops by International teachers, performances of dancers of all levels, a Bazaar and many more! For the Workshop details please have a look below on this site. For accommodation at the Waterfront please visit www.waterfront.co.za
The Festival performers:
International dancers: Germany/Turkey: Naheda www.naheda.de French/Germany: Mihrimah Ghaziya www.mihrimah-ghaziya.de England: Beverly www.ishtar.moonfruit.com Namibia: Dalarize dalarize@yahoo.co.za South African dancers: Johannesburg: Shimmer MEDStudio www.freewebs.com/inharem'sway Durban: The Belly Button Dance School www.TheBB.co.za Belly Ring Dance Company Knysna: Jenny's School of Belly Dancing jenny_dhyana@yahoo.co.uk Port Elisabeth: Janka’s Oriental Dancing School janka@jska.co.za Cape Town: Akasha Middle Eastern Dance Studio www.akasha.co.za Circle of Isis Harem of Meaddle Eastern Dance egildenhuys@justice.gov.za Alive Dance Studio tidesalive@gmail.com Avalon Dance Studio lisa@aneto.co.za Beyond The Veil nannette.dutoit@kpmg.co.za Hip Circle www.bellydancing.co.za Sutra www.sutra.bz The Feminine Divine www.feminindivine.net Bellydance Infinity www.urshulah.co.za Moondance studio storm@xsinet.co.za Soma Fusion Belly Dance Company www.soma.co.za Maya Studio Levanyine HipNotize Belly Dance Academy www.hipnotize.co.xa Zahria Desert Rose Oriental Dance Studio www.zahria.co.za Ajsa Samia and Palace of the Winds www.ajsasamia.com and www.iodfcapetown.com
The Festival 2008 is proudly sponsored by:
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Workshops at the Festival
The workshops timetable www.iodfcapetown.com
Naheda 1. Rot pop styles from Turkey „Saka Maka (Joke or not?) A small, but popig quick choreography with a lot of esprit. Suitable for all level
2. Veil „Habebe - dance with a lot of mysticism and grace During the dance with the airy veil the danced things seem light, tender and playful (similar as at a butterfly), at firmer material step combinations and turns seem more dynamic and more forceful and step combinations and turn come through that to the validity more. With that one can conjure also certain figures, depending on whether, as I swing the veil. A dancer can make herself optically taller through the veil work, one can play with his public - hide, tease, coquette and so forth. We dance with this choreography very sensuously onto a wonderful, romantic music. Suitable for second level beginners, intermediate and advanced
3. Zills Technique, basics rhythms, steps and combinations. Suitable for all level
Mihrimah Ghaziya 1. Experimental dance Let's see Dance under a different angle. Through exercises from contemporary dance and theater, we'll work on space, contact with partners and public and try to develop moves on our own. A workshop for all those who want to make their own choreography and don't know how, and for professional, who want to enrich their vision and understanding of Dance in general. Suitable for all level
2. Isis-Wings Basics We'll learn some steps, turn and combine them together. No knowledge with Isis-Wings is required! Please bring Isis-Wings Suitable for intermediate and advanced
3. Dance of the Ghawazi - Egyptian gypsies A look into the dance of the Egyptian gypsies. It wasn't discovered before the 18th century, when the first European travelers came to Egypt. We'll learn typical steps and speak about the historical background of the dance style. If you can, bring finger cymbals (not compulsory)!! Suitable for intermediate and advanced
Beverly
1. Oriental Dance History – all levels Bring your notebooks to learn about the unfolding history of Middle Eastern Dance from Ancient to Modern Times. Know what circumstances influenced culturally diverse styles to develop and understand what characterises these styles and how to recognise them. What makes Lebanese different from Turkish? When did ballet and jazz creep in? In all arts, we must know our past to build our future! Follow the intricate patterns from Morocco to the Gulf. Delve deep into Ancient Egypt. My vocational work has generated deep study here, which I hope to share with you. This is an interactive class, we'll be jumping up also to explore movements, and I hope you will share what has been passed down your teacher-lineage as well because our Oriental Dance history is an oral tradition, passed from teacher to student and only now in modern times are we finally able to put all the pieces together! Suitable for all level
2. Balady Improvisation Yogic Muscle Command – Examine the musical composition of Egyptian Balady and the flow direction for improvisational dance in this style. Balady is folk and the root of pop/Shaabi dance which will give you an excellent grounding for all modern improvisational dance too. Learn how to harness the power of Oriental dance through Balady's focus on internal muscle movement which will be explored from yogic teachings (chakra activation and muscle stamina) Suitable for intermediate, advanced and professional
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Naheda „Mistress of the Storm“ Naheda, of Turkish descent, is credited with popularizing the Art of Oriental Dance in upper Bavarian Region of Germany. Naheda is known in Europe as the Mistress of the Storm. Naheda ascended as a „Shooting Star of Oriental Dance in 2002. Her powerful prescence, inimitatable style, committment to art are evident in numerous and memorable performances. Performance highlights include: Orienta 2002, Frankfurt, in her now legendary, trouser suit, Rakassah Festival, San Francisco, USA, 2004- where Naheda left the stage with thunderous applause and standing ovations- no small feat for seasoned performers. Naheda is recognized for her excellence in dance, with numerous awards including dance journal Bastet’s Discovery of the Year 2003, Excellence in Oriental Dance from Halima, 2004, Dancer of the Year from ORIENTA Magazine, 2005. Naheda is honored to have been voted by the readership of Bastet Dance Magazine as Dancer of the Year, a dance equvilant of an „Oscar“. Naheda is now on the International dance radar- sharing her love of dance attending, teaching and performing worldwide. In demand, in Europe (Germany, Hungary, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland), Russia, USA (Rakassha East and West Instructor), Australia and Hawai’i, Naheda feels she’s just getting started! One thing is true- You NEED a Naheda! Www.naheda.de
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Beverly Beverley from London, Oriental star dancer and Yoga Master has worked throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Producing, choreographing and dancing in theatrical shows from London's West End to the Caesar's Palace Theatre in Beirut, Beverley (director of Ishtar Dance Theatre Productions) has also alongside developed radical orthopaedic work with her style of "Rotational Yoga for Oriental Dance" and has taught and studied with some of the most renowned dance and yoga Guru's worldwide, also cultivating information as a dance historian from years of travel through nomadic and isolated Oriental communities and teaches/performs classical, traditional and fusion styles of Egyptian and Lebanese dance. Beverley has been a regular star dancer at Planet Egypt in London for the last four years, initiated by colleague Anne White who was asked to teach the BDSS, and has most recently taken a troupe to Bollywood for theatre/film (Mumbai, India). Beverley is on her way to teach again at the Amani Oriental Festival in Kiev this November. Beverley's articles have been published in French, German, Australian, English and American Oriental dance media. www.ishtar.moonfruit.com |
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Mihrimah Ghaziya Born in France, Mihrimah is currently living in Germany (Bavaria). Soon after she started learning oriental dance, she separated from the traditional entertainment forms of belly dance and developed her own style. Strongly influenced by her training in ballet, modern dance and physical theater and based on improvisation, her style is a unique blend of oriental and contemporary dance forms. Mihrimah teaches and performs regularly in many European countries and presented in May 2008 her first 40-minutes long solo "Leben" ("Life"), which the public rewarded with standing ovations. On October 3rd 2006, she was selected for the French Bellydance Championships 2007! www.mihrimah-ghaziya.de |
