tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210641947586821182024-03-13T19:27:53.892-07:00Mediterraneo ProductionsMediterraneo Productions brings world-class performing artists to perform and teach in the San Francisco Bay Area. We focus on the traditional music and dance of the many fascinating regions surrounding the Mediterranean, from flamenco to the Oriental and folkloric dances of Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey, and more.
www.mediterraneoSF.comZsuzsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725386977936367260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421064194758682118.post-26106047545158860152010-01-02T23:33:00.000-08:002010-01-03T00:00:48.946-08:00Mohamed El Hosseny 2010 Tour Details now available!Egyptian superstar <a href="http://elhossenydance.com">Mohamed El Hosseny</a> returns to CA!<br />2010 US tour sponsored by <a href="http://egyptianacademy.com">Nourhan Sharif</a><br />July 17-18, 2010 at <a href="http://zohardancecompany.org">Zohar Dance</a> in Palo Alto, CA<br />Plus: preparatory technique class at <a href="http://halanda.com">Halanda Studio</a> in San Jose July 16<br />Complete details and registration info at <a href="http://mediterraneosf.com">MediterraneoSF.com</a><a href="http://mediterraneosf.com/"></a>.<br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">click on each image for larger view</span>)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/S0BKnlC1V6I/AAAAAAAAACg/Lra8UkcH2s4/s1600-h/FRONT_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/S0BKnlC1V6I/AAAAAAAAACg/Lra8UkcH2s4/s400/FRONT_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422415995173427106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/S0BKoQYJtQI/AAAAAAAAACo/40d-UOkMOmI/s1600-h/BACK_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/S0BKoQYJtQI/AAAAAAAAACo/40d-UOkMOmI/s400/BACK_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422416006805566722" border="0" /></a>Zsuzsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725386977936367260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421064194758682118.post-82330263360976094902009-07-23T00:07:00.000-07:002009-09-07T01:24:07.528-07:00Mohamed el Hosseny in SF last weekend<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/SqSymYTnqlI/AAAAAAAAABw/vQyZyAccTBE/s1600-h/studio+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/SqSymYTnqlI/AAAAAAAAABw/vQyZyAccTBE/s320/studio+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378620227416730194" border="0" /></a>Thank you to everyone who attended el Hosseny's events last weekend in San Francisco! If you missed it, jump on your next chance to study dance with this amazingly talented dancer, choreographer, and instructor, or to see him perform! Stay tuned to www.egyptianacademy.com for the Summer 2010 tour details!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 255);">Photo Courtesy of Phil Pasquini</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Fifty years from now people will commonly refer to the two giants of Egyptian musical theater and dance: Mahmoud Reda of the 20th century, and Mohamed el Hosseny of the 21st! Single-handedly preserving the dying male folk dance of Suez region known as Simsimiyya, while also molding it into his own modern dance form for both male and female dancers, el Hosseny is not only bringing both traditional folkloric and Oriental Egyptian dance into the 21st century, but into the international dance scene like never before, with top-rate theatrical dance productions like Layali Simisimiyya, now in limited release on DVD, which easily rivals sell-out international dance productions such as "River Dance". If you missed him this year, stay tuned for details of his Summer 2010 tour of the US and Canada, sponsored by Nourhan Sharif.<br /></div><br />Many thanks to Nourhan Sharif for sponsoring Hosseny's first US tour!<br />Thanks also to:<br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Elaine and Phil Pasquini for media coverage and beautiful photographs of this event,</li><li>all the dancers who performed in our two shows, and/or helped out with promotions (Adriana, MaShuqa, Debbie and more),</li><li>MaShuqa and Carl for helping out and for taking excellent event photographs,<br /></li><li>Pena Pachamama and the Georges Lammam Ensemble for hosting our dancers on Sunday evening</li><li>And especially: Mohamed el Hosseny for coming all the way to CA from Finland for these events and being an incredibly gracious and patient guest artist despite jetlag and a busy schedule. Shukran!</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/SqS2-5nvQWI/AAAAAAAAACA/gVHlCr0GHyY/s1600-h/studio+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/SqS2-5nvQWI/AAAAAAAAACA/gVHlCr0GHyY/s320/studio+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378625046722855266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Photographs by Phil Pasquini (c) 2009</span></span></div>Zsuzsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725386977936367260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421064194758682118.post-38860737659988035672009-07-06T00:30:00.000-07:002009-07-17T12:37:52.843-07:00Mohamed el Hosseny of Egypt in SF July 18-19<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/SmDPZ-Ay3SI/AAAAAAAAABY/xkO0voHexo4/s1600-h/Hosseny_2low.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/SmDPZ-Ay3SI/AAAAAAAAABY/xkO0voHexo4/s320/Hosseny_2low.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359511601620901154" border="0" /></a>Master Egyptian Dancer & Choreographer Mohamed el Hosseny of Suez, Egypt visits the US for the first time for a 5-city tour!<br /><br />July 18-19 in San Francisco<br />At Dance Mission (24th & Mission)<br />Map/Details at zvents: <a href="http://events.sfgate.com/zbutton/events/87802562" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Zbutton" class="zbutton" src="http://events.sfgate.com/images/zbutton.gif" title="Check out 'Egyptian Dance Workshops with Mohamed el Hosseny' on Zvents" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br />Egyptian Folkloric Dances, Oriental Dance, and Cirque du Egypte Fantasy Fusion choreography.<br />2 Days - 8 hours of instruction for $160, or<br />1 Day - 4 hours for $85 (Student discount for college dance majors). Please contact Mediterraneo Productions for details: 831-227-9514<br /><br />AND: Special Guest Performances by Mohamed el Hosseny:<br /><br />July 18 in Redwood City at Casablanca Ristorante: <br />http://events.sfgate.com/redwood-city-ca/events/show/87921541-belly-dance-gala-and-hafla<br /><br />July 19 in San Francisco </http:><a href="http://events.sfgate.com/zbutton/events/87921450" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Zbutton" class="zbutton" src="http://events.sfgate.com/images/zbutton.gif" title="Check out 'The Georges Lammam Ensemble with Egyptian Dancer Mohamed el Hosseny and Guests' on Zvents" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br />At Pena Pachamama<br />with The Georges Lammam Ensemble and guest dancers Masha, Enheduanna, Jacqui, Sahar, Alessandra, & ZivaZsuzsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725386977936367260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421064194758682118.post-78270282950236779992009-04-18T17:46:00.000-07:002009-09-06T23:52:40.519-07:00Concert & Dance Party with The Georges Lammam Ensemble<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >An Evening of Arabic Music and Oriental-Style Belly Dance in SF / North Beach </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />Featuring The Georges Lammam Ensemble</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/Sep2d6aD9-I/AAAAAAAAAA4/5iXQu962UCw/s1600-h/IMG_8970nn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/Sep2d6aD9-I/AAAAAAAAAA4/5iXQu962UCw/s320/IMG_8970nn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326199765585885154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With special guest dance</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >rs:<br />Suzy Brisbin of Canada, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Jacqui Lalita of LA, and more!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Two Shows: 7pm - 9pm & 10pm - Midnight<br /></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">At Pena Pachamama </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />1630 Powell Street, San Francisco</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />www.penapachama.com</span><br /><a href="http://events.sfgate.com/zbutton/events/86890129" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Zbutton" class="zbutton" src="http://events.sfgate.com/images/zbutton.gif" title="Check out 'Arabic Music by The Georges Lammam Ensemble, with Belly Dancing' on Zvents" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Georges Lammam Ensemble, arguably the most popular Arabic music ensembl</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e in the U.S., led by violin virtuoso Georges Lammam, will play popular Arabic music, as well as original compositions and favorite dance tunes in this popular North Beach venu</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e on Saturday, May 2, 2009.<br /><br />Some of the best Oriental-style belly dancers on the West coast will pe</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">rform with the Ensemble, including some students of Egyptian choreographer Yousry Sharif: Suzy Brisbin of Canada, Jacqui Lalita of LA, Hala of Egypt, Alessandra of Brazil, Masha of the Ukraine, Melanie of New York, and Sumaya of Argentina. Dazzling young flamenco dancer Carole Acuna opens at 7pm.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Pena Pachamama features traditional and innovative Bolivian cuisine in this charmingly intimate and authentic North Beach location.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Reservations recommended: </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Call Pena Pacha Mama at 415-646-0018</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>Zsuzsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725386977936367260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421064194758682118.post-88206220720263330562009-04-18T17:19:00.000-07:002009-04-18T17:39:08.296-07:00Yousry Sharif Master Class: May 2 & 3, 2009<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/Sepvw6RXQiI/AAAAAAAAAAw/c-FEEOeUIB4/s1600-h/yousry_sharif_workshop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 279px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LkBnD5efuKY/Sepvw6RXQiI/AAAAAAAAAAw/c-FEEOeUIB4/s400/yousry_sharif_workshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326192395385520674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >YOUSRY SHARIF MASTER CLASS </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >in PALO ALTO, CA<br />May 2-3, 2009</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yousry Sharif is a superb and unique choreographer, dancer and teacher who, while staying true to the Egyptian tradition and spirit, has created a magnificent arena for Oriental Dance thanks to his acute sensitivity to music and movement, and his very special and unsurpassed charisma. He is truly one of the most important master artists in Egyptian Raqs Sharqi, who commands a huge following everywhere he goes. Born in Cairo, he started his career in Egypt, where he performed in many movies and shows with the most well-known artists at that time, including Nagwa Fouad, Hassan Affifi, Mohmmed Kahlil, and Warda. In 1981 he moved to New York City, USA, where he founded his very own Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance, which up to this day still provides an effective platform for coaching and directing troupes from all over the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> www.yousrysharif.org</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comments from Yousry Sharif's 2007 Workshop in Santa Cruz, CA:</span><br /><br />"an amazingly full weekend of absolutely stunning dance instruction, performance & music. Yousry's workshop was even more fabulous & inspirational than ever- He just keeps getting better over the years!"<br /></em></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>"Yousry's workshops were fabulous! Absolutely brilliant choreographies!"</em></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>"As for the workshops with Yousry....it has been years since I have felt so inspired and enthralled with a teacher. I love it when an instructor really calls upon you to bring your personal best to your studies. Moreover, as much as I appreciate and love American devotees of this art form -- there is simply no replacement for the cultural and emotional transmission of information that occurred during that workshop. Yousry has such an intense, full-body connection to the music and dance -- that simply bearing witness is in and of itself a learning experience." </em></span> </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Palo Alto Workshop: May 2 & 3</strong><br />Mr. Sharif will teach a unique choreography he will develop especially for this workshop. Mr. Sharif's signature style combines his own rich background in Saidi and other folkloric dances of Egypt and the Middle East, with modern Oriental dance styles, as well as jazz, modern, and other ethnic influences (tango, flamenco, salsa, etc.) The choreography will be started on Saturday, and completed and practiced/polished on Sunday. Dancers are encouraged, but not required, to attend both days. If you can only attend one day, we highly recommend attending Saturday so as not to be behind on Sunday. This workshop is appropriate for intermediate to advanced level dancers and teachers, although all are welcome. Some experience in Egyptian/Middle Eastern dance is recommended but not required. Advance registration highly recommended. Register by mail or paypal via<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://members.cruzio.com/~zsuzsii/new_events.html</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <strong></strong></div>Zsuzsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725386977936367260noreply@blogger.com0