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COLLECTIONS JOURNEY ALONG THE
Amara Al Amir & The World Artists’ Dance
Theatre
Artistic Director, Producer: Amara Al Amir
Featuring Performances and Choreographies Of:
Amara Al Amir, Ramzi
El Edlibi, Gazella,
Paulena, Tegrid, Tamara, Yasmeen.
ALBY
ASHEKA (My
heart Is Fond Of Her)...Amara Al Amir
A
modern hit balady (song) in
HESS
BESS...Amara
Al Amir
A
silly song that means absoultely nothing but is a good party song.
NAQWA...Yasmeen.
Choregraphy...Yasmeen, Gamila
An
elegant dance styled after Naqwa Fouad. Yasmeen is wearing a traditional
Balady gown worn during the Balady portion of the cabaret show in Eyppt
nightclubs today.
AYOA
YA AM...Amara,&
Dahshoury.
Classical
dance with a singer is common in nightclubs of
AH
YAH ENIYA (Oh
My Eyes) (Candalabra)...Amara Al Amir
Classic
candalabra choreographed to Mahmoud Reda’s Candalabra music. “ My eyes
say hello to you. You forgot our friendship. I cannot sleep. You are my
spirit. I can’t live without you”.
DRUM
SOLO…Amara
Al Amir, Dahshoury, Tegrid, Gamila
SCHERAZADE (Moorish
Princess)...Gazella. Choreography...Gazella, Costume...Gamila
The Arabs’ occupation of
ZAR (Exorcism)...Gazella.
Choreography...Gazella, Amara
The Zar is used to exorcise evil
spirits. This tradition was originally brought to the stage by Mahmoud
Reda.
ZABULLA ...Ramzi El
Edlibi. Choregraphy...Ramzi
Based
on the 1920’s and 30’s when people of the
BEDOUIN
HAGALLA (Dancer)...Amara
Al Amir
The
Hagall means bird. When flying across the Sinai, this bird does a funny
walk on the hot sand (the basis for the articulated 1,2,3 hip work). The
song tells of two who love and miss each other. Historically the Hagalla
dancer leads the wedding party entertainment in remote regions of Arabic
countries. This costume is authentically Bedouin from
TATIB (Men’s Stick
Dance)...Ramzi El Edlibi. Choregraphy...Ramzi
The
stickdance of the Saidi (
GHAWAZEE
(Gypsy)...Tamara. Choregraphy & Costume...Tamara
The
Ghawazee dancer (as depicted in 18th century paintings) dances to musicians who
use a one string instrument (rababa) and a drum (tabla). Although the
movements seem repetitive, they consist of a variety of intricate hip and
stomach movements rhythmically matched to the Saidi music.
The
authentic belly dance as seen in five star hotel nightlclubs in the large
cities of
ISIS (Pharonic Goddess
w/Wings)...Gazella. Choregraphy...Gazella
Isis
was a goddess depicted on the temples of
DANCE
OF
A
powerful rendition of the sword dance.
PRINCESS
OF
Music...
Hammouda Ali
Styled
after the Harem women of
CABERET
HAGALLA....Paulena.
Choregraphy...Amara
The
traditional Hagalla Dance brought to the Cabaret Nightclubs. This costume
is perfect for Hagalla ,Cane, and Candalabra Dances.
FAKAROUNI
..Amara.
Written
for Om Koulson, the most famous singer of
TRAY
DANCE...Ramzi
El Edlibi. Choregraphy...Amara
A
tongue in cheek interpretation styled after Zorba The Greek.
AL
MESCHAL
(The Light)...Amara Al Amir. Choreography...Nadia Hamdi.
A
Tribute To Tahia Carioca & Samia Gamal. Tahia and Samia, were famous
dancers of the 40’ and the 50’s and were influenced by the styles of the
west. They brought glamour to Belly Dance through the movies. The
intricate hip movements are based on the Belly Dance styles learned by Nadia
Hamdi from three generations of matriarchal women as it was taught on
SIT
EL HOSN...(A
Woman Of Beauty And Class)...Amara Al Amir
The
Chamadon Dance (Candalabra) is a traditional dance used to lead the bride and
groom into the light of their love at their wedding party.
*All
these Dances were filmed live under a diverse group of circumstances.
This body of work reflects a selection of twenty years of work, during which
the fine digital videography was not available to us. I have decided that
the work is too valuable not to archive in this video series and hope that you
value the time and effort it took to produce these dances.
WORLD ARTISTS
PRODUCTIONS