Ch'teh ou R'deh! Algerian "T'meryil" Revolution: dance performance/workshop and short screening
Join Algerian-American dance artist, producer, and educator Esraa Warda for an exploration of Algerian dance traditions, featuring Medahatte, Raï, and Alaoui from Western Algeria.
The event includes a preview & presentation of her in-development fieldwork documentary filmed by Yasser Souisri showcasing dance artists from Wahran and Sidi Bel Abbès, followed by a live music performance & interactive workshop that engages participants in the movement vocabulary and cultural spirit of the region.
Esraa Warda is an Algerian-American dance performer and educator based in New York, specializing in traditional and popular Algerian dance forms like Raï, Chaoui, and Assimi. Her work operates from a decolonial indigenous body knowledge, sexuality, and North African feminism(s) framework. Warda's teaching pedagogy blends traditional embodied formats and community-based learning with a systematic approach to Algerian dance vocabulary. In 2024, you can find Warda on television on a PBS episode of Bare Feet by Michela Malozzi speaking about the movement and history of Algerian Rai dance or performing on NPR’s Tiny Desk with Bnat el Houariyat, an all-women’s band from Marrakech. Warda is currently a Guest Curator at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech University, a Heritage Ambassador Fellow at the Brooklyn Public Library, an artist in the competitive Joe's Pub Working Group Fellowship at the Public Theater, a 2024 recipient of the New York State Council of the Arts Artist Grant, and is currently fiscally sponsored and supported by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance. She has also garnered recognition from esteemed publications such as the New York Times, VOGUE Arabia, and The Metric, and even earned her a nomination as one of BBC's 100 Women in 2022. Further information about Esraa Warda www.esraawarda.com @wardadance
This specific program is supported by funds by City Lore and the New York State Council of the Arts
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12/05/2024 06:00 pm
12/05/2024 07:30 pm
America/New_York
Ch'teh ou R'deh! Algerian "T'meryil" Revolution: dance performance/workshop and short screening
Join Algerian-American dance artist, producer, and educator Esraa Warda for an exploration of Algerian dance traditions, featuring Medahatte, Raï, and Alaoui from Western Algeria.
The event includes a preview & presentation of her in-development fieldwork documentary filmed by Yasser Souisri showcasing dance artists from Wahran and Sidi Bel Abbès, followed by a live music performance & interactive workshop that engages participants in the movement vocabulary and cultural spirit of the region.
Esraa Warda is an Algerian-American dance performer and educator based in New York, specializing in traditional and popular Algerian dance forms like Raï, Chaoui, and Assimi. Her work operates from a decolonial indigenous body knowledge, sexuality, and North African feminism(s) framework. Warda's teaching pedagogy blends traditional embodied formats and community-based learning with a systematic approach to Algerian dance vocabulary. In 2024, you can find Warda on television on a PBS episode of Bare Feet by Michela Malozzi speaking about the movement and history of Algerian Rai dance or performing on NPR’s Tiny Desk with Bnat el Houariyat, an all-women’s band from Marrakech. Warda is currently a Guest Curator at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech University, a Heritage Ambassador Fellow at the Brooklyn Public Library, an artist in the competitive Joe's Pub Working Group Fellowship at the Public Theater, a 2024 recipient of the New York State Council of the Arts Artist Grant, and is currently fiscally sponsored and supported by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance. She has also garnered recognition from esteemed publications such as the New York Times, VOGUE Arabia, and The Metric, and even earned her a nomination as one of BBC's 100 Women in 2022. Further information about Esraa Warda www.esraawarda.com @wardadance
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