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Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience [videorecording]

Title
Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience [videorecording]
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Morocco (Dancer), 1940-
  • Sérgio
  • Kyrkostoas, Mark.
  • Weiser, Debra.
Description
1 cassette. 120 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Morocco.
Subjects
Note
  • Videotaped in performance at the Theater of the Riverside Church, New York, on November 8, 1986, during the Riverside Dance Festival. Produced by Middle East Television Productions, Inc.
  • Choreography: Morocco (except Moroccan tea tray dance and Raks sharki, both performed by Sergio). Music: Traditional (except Crooked camel). Costumes: Traditional. Morocco's costumes: Mme. Abla Ibrahim. Lighting: Debra Weiser.
  • Performed by Morocco, with Danita, Djinii, Suzanna, Varvara, Fatima, Leora, Anisa, Shashi, Zanna Lanfray, and Tarik Abd El Malik, with guest artist Sergio.
Contents
CONTENTS: Fella/fellaha. Song by Metkal Kenawi. Dance in Saidi (Upper Egyptian) style. Perf. by Tarik Abd El Malik (fella), Djinii (fellaha), with Anisa, Leora, Suzanna, Shashi, Varvara, and Zanna. -- Raks al assaya. Saidi women's cane dance. Perf. by Fatima and Danita. -- Folkloric karşılama. Turkish village dance. Perf. by Zanna (bride-to-be), Suzanna, Varvara, and Leora. -- Saidi women's dance. Song by Metkal Kenawi. Perf. by Anisa. -- Crooked camel. Music: Mark Kyrkostoas. Perf. by Djinii, Morocco, and Leora. -- Ottoman odalisque. Perf. by Fatima. -- Saudi women's dance. Perf. by Djinii, Suzanna, Leora, and Varvara. -- Moroccan tea tray dance. Perf. by Sergio. -- Schikhatt. Moroccan women's dance. Perf. by Leora (solo), Suzanna (Raissa), Zanna, Djinii, Anisa, Shashi, and Varvara. -- Raks al chemodan. Traditional Egyptian dance. Perf. by Morocco. -- Haggala. Perf. by Danita (solo), with Suzanna, Zanna, Leora, Anisa, Fatima, and Shashi. -- Guedra: benediction and betrothal. Trance dance from the Sahara. Perf. by Fatima (blessing, standing), Suzanna and Leora (blessing, kneeling), Anisa (mother), Danita (bride), Tarik (groom), with Djinii, Shashi, Zanna, and Varvara. -- Raks sharki (male). Perf. by Sergio. -- Choufou el arbia. Tunisian women's dance. Perf. by Leora, Zanna, Varvara, Suzanna, Djinii, Shashi, Danita, and Anisa. -- Raks sharki (female). Perf. by Morocco.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1487
OCLC
NYPY936012513-F
Title
Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience [videorecording]
Imprint
1986.
Local Subject
Television. Morocco and the casbah dance experience.
Belly dance.
Stick dances -- Egypt.
Trance dances.
Dance -- Egypt.
Dance -- Morocco.
Dance -- Tunisia.
Dance -- Saudi Arabia.
Added Author
Morocco (Dancer), 1940- choreographer, dancer.
Sérgio, dancer.
Kyrkostoas, Mark. Composer
Weiser, Debra.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1487
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