FAPT is waiting for you at The German State Theatre in Timișoara, Tuesday, October 31, at 19:30, to discover elements of Raqs in a performance that combines oriental dance, LIVE music and contemporary dance - we 2 raqs.

Based on Raqs, the so-called belly dance or oriental dance, we 2 raqs negotiates and deconstructs orientalist and colonial image structures. Through the interpretation of  the dancers Dina Abdelhafez, The Darvish, Lia Pavlidis, Zadiel Sasmaz, Marilyn Nova White and their very different genres - oriental dance, tribal fusion, American tribal style, fusion, voguing, baladi and contemporary dance - a collective raqs body emerges in the choreographic performance.

Choreography: Tümay Kılınçel

Dramaturgy: Berna Kurt

Dancers: Marilyn Nova White, Suzan Demircan, Lia Pavlidis, Dina Abdelhafez, The Darvish

LIVE music performance: Leila Moon (voice) | Sultan Kara (davul) | Dima Dawood (kanun)

This project is part of the national cultural programme "Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in the year 2023" and is funded by the City of Timișoara, through the Center for Projects.

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FAPT | Festival of Performing Arts Timisoara

FAPT | Festival of Performing Arts Timisoara