Saidi Weekend intensive with Mohamed Shahin & Karim Nagi, New York, USA, June 2010
Saidi Weekend intensive in NY, USA
Location: New York, NY, USA.
Venue: Ripley Grier Studios 520, 8th Avenue, 16th floor, NY 10018.
Date: June 4/5/6, 2010.
Cost: Friday-$75 / Saturday-$100 / Sunday-$100 Early bird postmarked by April 1st, 2010. Early bird package $250, After early bird $125 per day at the door space permitting. Package at door $325.
Details: Upper Egypt Saidi weekend with Mohamed Shahin and Karim Nagi. Saidi is more earthy and heavy than urban Cairo music. The scratchy cry of the rababa and the swirling shout of the mizmar, inspire a strong yet playful dance. The canes twirl and strike to the pounding Saidi beat of the huge Tabla Baladi. All the women and men of Southern Egypt enjoin in the optimistic tradition of Upper Egyptian dance.
Their long galabayya flows with the song. Mohamed Shahin and Karim Nagi are the perfect native Egyptian instructor team. Mohamed brings his Reda training, folkloric dance background and international workshop experience to the classroom. Karim delivers his 2 decades of Arabic music knowledge and performance skills, plus his intimacy with the application of music for dance. For a weekend, these two dynamic and educated performers will transform the NYC classroom into a Southern Egyptian Saidi ritual.
Together they will teach the rhythms, lyrics, melodies, cane techniques and two choreographies to Upper Egyptian music. Teaching both Raqs Assaya and Tahteeb from the cities of Luxor, Aswan, Qena, and Sohag, Karim and Mohamed will bring the earthiness back to bellydance. Perfect for cabaret, tribal and folklore dancers, Saidi is at the core of Egyptian dance.
Learn about the music and movement from two young Egyptians who are modern enough to educate and traditional enough to demonstrate. Register: online on http://egyptianacademy.commail- send payment to: Sharif Productions38-01 23rd Avenue Suite 405Astoria, NY 11105.
Telephone contact: (718)726-0526.
Email: sharifwear@aol.com
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