1. issue, 2006

 

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Ahlan wa Sahlan 2005

Who of us orient-obsessed people does not possess a video collection full of old 70s and 80s dance footage from Cairo, featuring stars such as
Nagua Fuad, Mona Said, Lucy und Suher Saki? I had them all!
I spend hours trying to absorb the typical Egyptian dance style. Moreover, I adored the dance moves, dreamed of the costumes and wished to once experience these dancers live. ... more
   
A bridge to the golden age
Memories by Dr. Mo Geddawi
Tahia Carioca, Samia Gamal, Naima Akif and Badia Masabni

What happens when a budding artist encounters the greatest stars of Egyptian dance right in his own
neighborhood? Desire meets opportunity. neighborhood? Desire meets opportunity. And a new artist is born. I was lucky to experience the “Golden Age” of Egyptian music and dance. music and dance.
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Portrait Raqia Hassan

Being a small girl, Raqia already dreamed of becoming a great dancer. So, it came to no surprise that she joined the world-renown Reda Troup in 1964. Mahmoud Read lead the group,
and she very quickly excelled to great success.
Mahmoud Reda had the vision to maintain Egyptian Folklore through performances. He was able to polish the image of folklore dance in the Arab public. This lead to the group travelling the world, giving many performances.
Therefore, the Reda Troup was and still is a messenger of Egyptian Dancing. ... more
   
Cairo - a city with own rules

I travelled to Cairo for the first time in 1989 where I was immediately overwhelmed by this city of differences. Poverty lives next door to prosperity and nobody cares. That is just the way it is! The opposite is the case. Everybody feels that he is part of this big city wheel of life, which turns and turns. Cairo counts about 18-20 Million inhabitants. This number easily increases up to 24-25 Milliion people when the commuters enter the city each morning. ... more
   
Amani Festival-Lebanon 2005
   

Portrait Europe / Finnland

Peppina Lindfors

Many years ago, Peppina Lindfors, from Finnland, discovered her love for oriental dance.This wonderful dance form entered her life in 1991. She immediately fell in love - Peppina`s entire soul was moved just by the enchanting arabian music. “This is it”, she thought and know that from now on dance would be a central part of her life. ... more
   

Portrait America / Puerto Rico

Yashira Yamilet & Sabu
Yashira has been dancing since she has 6 years old. Her preparation has been with Ballet of San Juan, Junito Betancourt, Variedades Artisticas in Puerto Rico. In New York Hispanic Drama Studio, Serena Wilson, Katia Nordgren from Boston and from Egypt Ibrahim Farrah (Bobby), Raqia Hassan, Yousry Sharif, Nadia Hamdi, Madame Busy, Mahmoud Reda, Hassan Afifi, Nagwa Fouad, Aida Nour and Dina and many others ... more