~THE TOWN HALL~
1999 World Dance Festival
-Friday Evening. the 5th of March 1999 at 8p
TOWN HALL in cooperation with ERWIN FRANKEL presents
NEAR EAST DANCE FESTIVAL '99
THE ANAHID SOFIAN DANCE COMPANY
Andrea Beeman • Patti Eiben • Cathy Ferrara
Sandra Filipovich • Susan Harding • Helene Johnson
Linda Lugo • Delrosa Marshall • Jean Musacchio
Vikki Webberley • Virginia Werner • Elissa White • Kamille Winiecki
THE SHARQI ORCHESTRA
Souren Baronian-clarinet, duduk/percussion
Lee Baronian-dumbeq • Harold Hagopian-kanoun • Haig Manoukian - oud
Sabah Nissan dumbeq • O. Faruk Tekbilek ney/saz/percussion
INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTISTS
Elena Lentini· Medea Mahdavi
Original Show Program PDF:
www.anahidsofianstudio.com/MediaLink/1999 Town Hall.pdf
THE PROGRAM w/ start times
00:01:37:01
PRELUDE
The Sharqi Orchestra
00:10:50:28
MOROCCO
Choreography' A Sofian
Music: Sharqi Orchestra
Dancers: Andrea Beeman, Patti Eiben, Cathy Ferrara, Sandra Filipovich, Helene Johnson, Linda Lugo, Virginia Werner, Elissa White (leader), Kamille Winiecki
Inspired by Berber dances of southern Morocco-incorporating elements of trance dances found throughout the Middle East-this dance conveys the mystical power & vitality of tribal communion. Percussion in North Afri African style & and meter.
00:20:17:06
LE JARDIN Choreography: A Sofian
Music: Sharqi Orchestra (Traditional Armenian)
Dancers: Jean Musacchio, Anahid Sofian
The dances of Armenian women, notable for their haunting sweetness and poetic grace, often depict elements in nature. This lyrical dance, derived from a traditional maiden's dance, is characterized by a skimming, effortless quality and expressive use of the hands, arms and upper body.
00:24:53:13
RAQS SAIIDI Choreography: A Sofian
Music: Hassam Ramzy Ensemble (Egyptian Folkloric)
Dancers: Susan Harding, Delrosa Marshall, Kamille Winiecki
Upper Egypt's earthy Saiidi rhythm sparked the imagery for this folkloric trio, an amalgam of Egyptian and North African women's dance movements & costuming.
00:32:18:23
ZIYARAT ('Pilgrimage')
Choreography: M Mahdavi
Music: "Ancient call-anew" - the Hamavayan Ensemble (Persian)
Solo: Medea Mahdavi
This dance is inspired by the devotional poetry of Medea's grandmother, Ashrav Meshkoti and their Journey together to the holy city ot Mashhad ..
Tonight, my host is the King of both worlds . ..
He calls me to his gathering . ... If I am a stranger today, in this town,
It matters not because I will honor the King of all strangers.
Happy, singing and dancing . .. I am walking towards the light of belief.
00:42:44:27
ODE
Choreography: A. Sofian
Music: vocal Irini Pappas: arrangement Vangelis Papathanassiou (trad Greek)
Dancers: Andrea Beeman, Susan Harding, Delrosa Marshall, Jean Musacchio, Anahid Sofian (leader), Virginia Werner
A dance at tWilight.
00:49:31:25
INTERMISSION
00:57:20:04
THE SECRET DOOR
Choreography E. Lentini
Music: Burhan Ocal's Istanbul Oriental Ensemble + Traditional Flamenco
Solo: Elena Lentini
Zambra. a Spanish/Arab dance whose ancestry is traced to the East ... ("With deep gratitUde to Manolo Rivera for bringing new insights into my art.")
01:05:44:24
CAIRO NIGHTS
Choreography: S. Harding, V. Webberley
Music: Hossam Ramzy Ensemble (Egyptian Cabaret)
Dancers: Susan Harding, Vikki Webberley-
01:10:54:02
MUSICAL INTERLUDE The Sharqi Orchestra
01:16:05:11
DANSE ORIENTALE
Choreography: Improvisation
Music: Sharqi Orchestra (Orientale Cabaret)
Solo: Anahid Sofian
01:22:32:26
MODES
Music: Sharqi Orchestra
Dancers: Andrea Beeman Sandra Filipovich, Susan Harding, Delrosa Marshall, Jean Musacchio, Kamille Winiecki
Choreography by S. Harding-masmoudi; D. Marshall-beledi; A. Beeman-zar;
J. Musacchio-chitte telli; K. Winiecki-Moroccan 6/8; V. Webberley-karshilama
02:00:48:15
BOWS