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ARAB DANCE CARAVAN
New project curated and produced by HaRaKa For the first time in a major European dance fair, and at the Dusseldorf Tanzmesse, a selection of Arab artists in a concise curated program is presented. The program 'Arab Dance Caravan' is produced and curated by HaRaKa. It aims at contextualizing and disseminating practices in dance and contemporary performance from Arabic speaking cities engaging with new trends and aesthetics. The Caravan sheds light on the context, content and international relations and possibilities of collaboration. It pays a special attention to younger artists, whose work crosses disciplines. The Caravan is conceived as a critical and practical composition, of performances, talks and encounters, as well as a booth representing several artists based in/ working through the Arabic Speaking Region. Artists represented by the Arab Dance Caravan are: Mona Gamil (Egypt), Amira Chebli (Tunis), Rima Najdi (Lebanon), Mey Sefan (Syria), Ahmed Salhi (Jordan), Leyya Mona Tawil (Palestine/ Syria/ USA), Adham Hafez Company (Egypt), Al Fajr Company (France/ Egypt). For the Open Studios, a series of excerpts are shown highlighting different artistic and political positions, and modes of engaging with what choreography is, and what performance is to a generation of artists engaging with political upheavals, uncertainty and a constant process of revisiting and deconstructing hegemonic discourses on aesthetics and contemporaneity within the field of dance and performance. ARAB DANCE CARAVAN Open Studio: 28 August 2014- 4pm, Studio 4 Mona Gamil: “Aunt Safety's Practical Guide to Art” commissioned for TransDance14 Festival Ahmed Elgendy: “Shape” commissioned for TransDance14 Festival Amira Chebli: “work in progress” Adham Hafez: “WHITE ARABS | DARK ARABS” Rima Najdi: “Who are We? Who are They?” ARAB DANCE CARAVAN Panel: “Old Moves, New Moves” 28 August 2014- 5pm, Studio 4 In this panel discussion, artist and theorist Adham Hafez engages in a conversation with dramaturge and curator Sandra Noeth, to be joined then by a group of Arab performers and choreographers on the notions of contemporaneity, aesthetics and production realities in dance. The panel groups artists from the selection 'Arab Dance Caravan', and opens many questions with them in a casual, yet structured conversation between different experiences and positions. Arab Dance Caravan Fair ground: 28- 30 August 2014, 10am-3pm Find us at Booth R38 Arab Dance Caravan is conceived and developed by HaRaKa (Egypt). Documentation: Rana Elnemr, Lamia Gouda. Visual Research and Designs: Ahmad Aiyad. Research and Talks: Sandra Noeth, Adham Hafez, Ismail Fayed With additional support from: Moving MENA Fund (Goethe Institut Kairo), ARC.HIVE (Egypt) Special thanks to: Heba Ahmed, Fabian Ledwon, Mohamed Hafez, Redaa Gharib Photo-credit: Rima Najdi "Madam Bomba", photo by: Maria Kassab Further information: www.harakaproject.org For directions and bookings: www.tanzmesse.com |
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