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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Ghana El Hawa | 13 | 10 dancers | Premiering January 2002 at Dance Ontario Dance Weekend, Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto. |
| Ika | 6 | 7 dancers | Premiered at the fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA) at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Toronto. |
| Ma Eli We El Telu | 6 | solo | Premiered at Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto. |
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Khod Elbi |
5 | solo | Premiered at Mathieu Martin Theatre in Moncton, NB. |
| Malika | 8 | 7 dancers | Premiered at Dance Ontario Dance Weekend, Premiere Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. |
| Lisa Fakr | 5 | solo | Premiered at Dance Ontario Dance Weekend, Premiere Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. |
| Fii Youm Wa Leila | 7 | 10 dancers | Premiered at Dance Ontario Dance Weekend, Premiere Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Layli Zeman | 10 | solo | Premiered at Metro Central YMCA Auditorium, Toronto |
| Creation Myth of Ancient Egypt | 30 | 2 dancers | Collaboration with Sashar Zarif and visual artist Gerda Neubacher, performed at Royal Ontario Museum Egyptian Exhibit, Toronto |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Tahtil Shebak | 5 | solo | Premiered at Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Amer's Drum Solo | 4 | solo | Performed at Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, James Cowan Theatre, Vancouver and Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Hejran | 15 | 6 dancers | Collaboration with Azerbaijani choreographer Sashar Zarif. Performed at fFIDA |
| Daklet El Awalim | 6 | 9 dancers, live music |
Depiction of scholarly Almeh women, performed at Studio Theatre, Harbourfront, fFIDA |
| Almeh Adiim | 16 | 9 dancers, live music | With improvisation elements depicting ancient Almeh women.
Performed at Studio Theatre, Harbourfront and fFIDA |
| Alilos | 15 | 5 dancers, live music | Performed at Studio Theatre, Harbourfront, Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, James Cowan Theatre, Vancouver, Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Nakarat El' Tabla | 8 | 10 dancers, live percussion |
Performed at Dancenet and Dancemakers, Studio Theatre, Harbourfront, Dusk Dances, Toronto |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Five | 9 | 2 dancers | Collaboration with Azerbaijan choreographer Sashar Zarif. Performed at Residance and Series 8:08 in 1999, Studio Theatre, Harbourfront |
| Tannoura | 5 | 5 dancers, 5 musicians | Based on traditional Sufi devotional dance.
Hummingbird Centre, Premiere Dance Theatre, Studio Theatre, Harbourfront, fFIDA, Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, James Cowan Theatre, Vancouver |
| Nuit | 6 | 5 dancers, 1 vocalist | Performed at fFIDA-Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, James Cowan Theatre, Vancouver, Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Habibi Ya Nur El Ain | 5 | 6 dancers | Fusion of Arabic and Flamenco style dance
Performed with live music at the Alabina Concert, Hummingbird Centre. |
| Descent of Ishtar | 45 | 15 dancers, to originally commissioned music by Richard Feren. | Experimental work using various forms of Middle Eastern dance. Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Dance Weekend, Premiere Dance Theatre. |
| Huwwa Sahih | 4 | solo, 5 musicians | Studio Theatre, Harbourfront, Caravan-Cairo Pavilion, Hummingbird Centre and Premiere Dance Theatre, Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, James Cowan Theatre, Vancouver, Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Oyoun | 15 | 7 dancers, 9 musicians | Studio Theatre Harbourfront, Caravan-Cairo Pavilion, Hummingbird Centre and Premiere Dance Theatre, Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, James Cowan Theatre, Vancouver, Hart House Theatre, Toronto |
| Tannaoura | 5 | solo, 5 musicians | Based on traditional Sufi devotional dance.
Caravan-Cairo Pavilion. |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Aswan | 20 | 5 dancers, 5 musicians | Caravan-Cairo Pavilion fFIDA-Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Studio Theatre, Anne Tindall Stage, Hummingbird Centre, St Anne's Theatre, Victoria, BC and Premiere Dance Theatre. |
| Zaffah | 4 | 4 dancers, 5 musicians | Series 8:08-YMCA, Caravan-Cairo Pavilion. |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Shamadan | 10 | 7 dancers | Performed at about 20 Arab community events including Theatre Fringe Festival/Tranzac Club, The Field/Damn Straight Theatre, and Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Caravan-Cairo Pavilion, Hummingbird Centre. |
| Prayer to Nuit | 4 | solo, with live vocalist | Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre |
| Didi | 5 | 8 | Collaboration with modern dance choreographer Lisa Sandlos. fFIDA/Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. |
| Raks Sharqi | 8 | 5 dancers | Performed at about 25 Arab community events including fFIDA/Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. |
| Zaar | 8 | 7 dancers, live music | Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. |
| Milaya | 12 | 5 dancers | Damn Straight Theatre, a few Arab community events, and Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Caravan-Cairo Pavilion, St. Anne's Theatre, Victoria, BC |
| Tahtib | 3 | 3 dancers | Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre |
| Batwa Niis Biik | 10 | solo | The Field/Damn Straight Theatre, Dancenet/Arabesque Studio Theatre. |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Eshta Ya Amar | 12 | solo | Several venues including Arabesque Studio Theatre |
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Name |
Time (min) |
Performers |
Location |
| Sahr El Assal | 15 | 9 dancers | Robert Gill Theatre, Winchester Theatre |
| Bedouin Sword | 3 | 3 dancers | Robert Gill Theatre |
| Contemporary Egyptian | 8 | 10 | Robert Gill Theatre, CNE Pyramid Stage, and many other Arab community events |
| Ghawazi | 8 | 8 dancers | Robert Gill Theatre, CNE Pyramid Stage, and many other Arab community events |
| Ana Fe Entazark | 4 | solo | Robert Gill Theatre |
| Saiidi | 4 | solo | Robert Gill Theatre |
| Kuwaiti | 3 | 3 dancers | Robert Gill Theatre and other Arab community events |
| Ayeela Tayha | 10 | 5 dancers | Robert Gill Theatre and other Arab community events |