2007 Symposium schedule

For information contact:

Su’ad      nancysuad@rcn.com       860-228-6933

Farasha  farashadance@hotmail.com   732-905-0059

More information on class details and teachers to be added!

 

Thursday, June 7

7 – 8:30 AM               Breakfast

8:30 AM                    Unofficial Vending & Registration open -- Costume/Culture display

Noon                         Symposium officially opens

1 – 2:30 PM               Academic Session (90 min)

                                 Astrea  “Exotic Images – Makeup for Dancers”

3 – 4:30 PM               Academic Session (90 min) – Farasha “Using Zills in Your Dance”

5 – 7 PM                   Dinner Break

6:30 – 7 PM               Dancers check in for Evening Hafla

7 PM                         Doors open, shopping 

8 – 10:30 PM             Show starts -- Symposium Attendees’ Hafla

 

Friday, June 8

7 – 8:30 AM               Breakfast

8:30 AM                    Registration/Vending opens for day

9:00 – 11:25 AM        Concurrent Dance Sessions 1 & 2  (2 hrs 25 min) 

                                 Joe Paul (w/ Su’ad) – Using Delsarte in ME Dance Choreography

                                 Shakira – Safe Zar (do zar without injury)

11:30 AM – 1 PM       Lunch Break

1 – 1:55 PM               Academic Session (55 min) – your chance to share what you know!

2:05 – 5 PM               Concurrent Dance Sessions 3 & 4  (2 hr 55 min) 

Amel Tafsout – RAHHABA - the welcoming line dance (Berber)

Habiba – Andalusian dance (and its relation to Tunisian dance)

5 – 7 PM                   Dinner Break

7 – 7:45 PM               Faculty Reception

8 – 10:30 PM             Lectures by Morocco, Amel Tafsout, Laurel Victoria Gray

 

Saturday, June 9      

7 – 8:30 AM               Breakfast

9:00 – 11:55 AM        Concurrent Dance Sessions 5 & 6  (2 hr 25 min)

                                 Morocco – Egyptian Cane Dance

                                 Qizlarhon Dustmuhamedova – Uzbek Dance (w/ Laurel Victoria Gray)

Noon – 2:00 PM         Future Forums Lunch  (2 hr) (included in package)

                                 All invited for a lively interaction & discussion with your fellow dancers

2 – 2:30 PM               Break

2:30 – 4:55 PM          Concurrent Dance Sessions 7 & 8 (2h 25 min) 

Amel Tafsout – Nayli (Dance Of The Ouled Nayl Dancing Girls)

                                 Habiba – Balass (Fellaha) dance

5 – 7 PM                   Dinner Break

7 – 7:30 PM               Pre-Concert snacks/shopping

7:30 – 8 PM               Anahid Sofian – lecture/demo on Armenian women’s dance

8 – 10:30 PM             Faculty & Guests Concert

 

Sunday, June 10

7 – 8:30 AM               Breakfast

9:00 – 10:55 AM        First Meeting of the NEMED Artists Association  (1 hr 55 min)

11:00 AM – Noon       Lunch (1 hr)

Noon – 2:55 PM         Concurrent Dance Sessions 9 & 10  (2 hr 55 min)

                                 Morocco -- 2 tastes of Morocco with Morocco – Guedra & Shikhatt

                                 Anahid Sofian --  Turkish style Oriental dance

2 PM Vending closes

3 PM Symposium Closes!

Follow the links for:

Symposium Schedule

More Symposium Information

· Thurs Hafla - attendees perform!

· Academic Sessions

· Culture/Costume Display

· Accommodations/Meals/Travel Info

· Vending/Advertising

Symposium Registration