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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND GREEK DANCE: Artemis
Based on extensive research of the ancient dances of Egypt and Greece.
PERSIAN DANCE: Kawakib
The music is in a 6/8 time signature, popular during the Middle Ages. The second section is a modern form of the dance, famous for it’s postures and hand work. VEIL: Artemis
Ancient Greek women danced with veils. The art was introduced into Middle Eastern dance in the 20th century.
SAUDI ARABIAN DANCE: Latifa
In Saudi Arabia, where social events are sexually segregated, women entertain each other.
TURKISH SPOON DANCE: Amira Yasmine
From the Middle Ages, Turkish dancers performed with hand-held percussive instruments such as clappers, finger cymbals and wooden spoons.
FINGER CYMBAL SOLO: Kawakib
The syncopated rhythms of the Middle East are highlighted in this combination of dance and percussion.
EGYPTIAN CANE DANCE: Yasmin
This dance originated as an imitation of the male stick dance. It took hold in the 19th century cabarets when dancers playfully used objects belonging to the customers as props.
SWORD DANCE: Adena
Another "prop" dance.
GYPSY SKIRT DANCE: Artemis
This is an interpretation of the early gypsy dances of Turkey. The rhythm, called karsilama, is a 9/8 time signature.
EGYPTIAN CABARET DANCE: Yasmin
An example of a modern dance number from a night club performance.
TURKISH GYPSY DANCE: Artemis
The gypsies/Rom first appeared in Turkey in the 11th century. With their passionate music and dance they soon became an integral part of Turkish culture.
DRUM SOLO by the entire cast
Rhythm is the heart of Africa and an integral part of all Middle Eastern cabaret performances.
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"Lifting the Veil of Time," is a tribute to the Art of Belly Dance. Donna Sayada has meticulously woven a stunning tapestry of dance. While accurately presenting the history of this ancient dance, she deftly avoids the trap of a dry, strictly academic documentary by framing the work with a beautifully written and presented narrative. The resultant story is as rich as any Arabian Nights Tale with its amusing cultural anecdotes, but remains loyal to the emotional and spiritual depths this dance IS to its true initiates. Miss Sayada carefully weaves the colorful, vibrant threads of antique postcards, paintings and images of the past with precision, contemporary performances by a multi-talented, experienced cast of dancers. The video features nationally known artists such as Elizabeth Artemis Mourat, a dedicated academic researcher and faithful interpreter of Turkish Style Cabaret and Rom Dance. She is the fiery 21st Century Phoenix rising from ancient ashes, delighting American audiences across the nation with her fiery Turkish style dance grounded firmly in ancient traditions. Yasmin, a seasoned dancer who worked professionally in Egypt, treats us to her signature cane and Egyptian cabaret choreographies. Kawakib, Latifa, Adena and Amira Yasmin complete the tapestry with their classic Persian, Zil, Saudi and Sword and Spoon Dance interpretations. This video is not for those who favor the shallow, common, cookie cutter belly dance interpretations rampant on the market these days. However, "Lifting the Veil of Time" will be a top quality, addition to the library of all discerning oriental aficionados.
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Lifting the Veil of Time Review, January 18, 2004,
By "zarqaa" (Leesburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lifting the Veil of Time [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In "Lifting the Veil of Time," director Donna Sayada artfully presents the evolution of Middle Eastern Dance in the context of Middle Eastern cultures, allowing the dance, the dancers, and the music to speak eloquently, literally and figuratively framed by arresting images of dancers and other Middle Eastern women taken from antique postcards and paintings. The narrative provides meticulously researched historical details and gently explores the relationships between women, the dance, and their societies across the Middle East, from ancient Egypt and Greece to modern Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The film fills a gap in Middle Eastern Dance films: it is neither an instructional nor a performance video, but there is much here that dancers can learn, and a number of world class performances by internationally recognized dancers are captured, in addition to its scholarly content. Artemis' intensely passionate Turkish Rom and Oriental style dances explode with life, offering a contrast to her more subtle ancient Egyptian and Greek dance that feature her beautiful veil work. Yasmin's playfully sensual Egyptian Nightclub style and Cane dances reveal yet another perspective of femininity expressed through her dance. Kawakib's zil solo and classical Persian dances give us yet more interpretations of the dance in their cultural contexts, as do Amira Yasmin's Turkish spoon dance, Adena's sword dance, Latifa's Saudi women's dance, and the drum solo collage featuring all the dancers.
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Absolutly wonderful historical-educational-enterteining video." Must have" video for any serius student of bellydance. Contains priceless and difficult-to-find information on folkloric styles of oriental dance. Lovely production quality.
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