Morena Amoora
A female
Dialogue between Middle Eastern Dance and Flamenco
Elina Pechersky – Middle Eastern Dance
Neta Shezaf - Flamenco
Elina Pechersky and Neta Shezaf’s work emphasizes the
similarities between the two dance traditions, and the beauty within the
differences. The performance, that is accompanied by live musicians consists of
solo pieces performed according to each of the dancers unique style, as well as
out of fascinating duets, set as dialogues that enhance the meeting between both
dance traditions: the Arab and the Spanish. Morena Amoora is a good example for
a co-existence between Arab and Jewish artists. Israel is a meeting point of
many different cultures and Morena Amoora brings up this richness on the stage.
The
Performance
Tribes
that wandered out of India and reached, over hundreds
of
years, Europe and west, influenced both Middle Eastern dance and flamenco. These
tribes, later to be known as Gypsies, settled down, among other places, in the
Middle East and in Spain. Both dance traditions, Flamenco and Middle Eastern
Dance, allow for female sensuality to be expressed.
The
performance, consists out of solo pieces, performed according to each of the
dances` unique style, as well as out of fascinating duets, composed that enhance
the meeting between both dance traditions: the Arab and the Spanish.
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The
solo pieces are based characters, typical to the respective
cultures
from which the dance-style derives. This enriches the
performance
with a theatrical quality, and creates an exciting
contrast
in the duets. The interaction between both dancers and the live musicians, Arab
drums and singing, a flamenco guitar and Oud, a ladino singing (traditional
Jewish songs from Spain),Kajon (a flamenco drum), and a dialogue between sagat
(finger cymbals) and castanets, lifts the whole performance onto a dynamic
and bewildering.
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Morena
Amoora was first performed at the Women’s Festival in Hulon Israel, and was
shown on Israel’s main stages ever since. The performance was included in
Israel’s major dance festivals and abroad, among which, the Israel Festival
Jerusalem the Spring International Festival in Kyiv Ukraine, Curtain Up /
International Exposure Dance Festival, The Suzan Dellal Center Tel Aviv, the
Carmiel International Dance Festival, and in St. Moritz Switzerland. Various
audiences enthusiastically
Received
Morena Amoora, critically acclaimed by both the written and the electronic media
Morena
Amoora
Dance and Choreography:
| Flamenco: |
Neta Shezaf
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| Middle
Eastern Dance: |
Elina Pechersky |
| Musical participants: |
Flamenco Guitar, Kajon , Darbuka, Oud |
Duration: Approx. 70 Minutes, no intermission
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