Amman International Dance Festival "Zakharef in Motion 4"
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| Country and Region | Jordan — Amman |
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| Type of Festival | Dance |
| Location of Festival | Amman, Amman, Jordan |
| Festival Address Information | Dina Abu Hamdan, Director and Curator |
| Festival Description | Dozan Wa Awtar & ZAKHAREF will be organizing its 4th annual dance festival “Zakharef in Motion” Arabesque in Motion which will take place in the period of April 12th until May 6th, 2010. Zakharef in Motion is an annual dance encounter of local, regional and international dance performances and workshops that was launched in Amman, Jordan in April 2007 by Haya Cultural Center, and lately became independent under Dozan Wa Awtar Establishment and ZAKHAREF. The festival is done in collaboration with many cultural institutions. The Festival aims at introducing outstanding dance performances, international creative choreographers, and new talents thus creating an interactive cultural space between local, regional and international artists that will help in the creation of a contemporary dance scene in Jordan. The 2008 festival successfully combined 9 dance companies from all over the world. A total number of six thousand people attended the festival performances. All performances and workshops are offered to the audience free of charge. |
| Festival Dates | April 12 - May 6, 2010 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Programming 2010:
- April 12, at 7:30pm
- “Almario”, Rocío Molina (Spain)
April 16 to 22, Residency Yaa Samar Dance Theatre
- “Almario”, Rocío Molina (Spain)
- April 28, at 7:30pm
- Transitions Dance Company LABAN (UK)
- April 29, at 7:30pm
- “The Store”, Yaa Samar Dance Theatre (USA)
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- “The Store”, Yaa Samar Dance Theatre (USA)
- April 30, at 7:30pm
- Amman Underground Hip Hop groups (Amman)
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- Amman Underground Hip Hop groups (Amman)
- May 1, at 7:30pm
- “Entre Nous”, and “Beyrouth Ô Beyrouth”, The Beirut Dance Company (Lebanon)
- May 2, at 7:30pm
- “El – Harrag”, Company Vente De Sable (Algeria)
- May 4, 6:30
- “Qahwa”, Company Chatha (Tunis)
- May 4, at 7:30pm
- Opus Ballet (Mexico)
- May 5, at 7:30pm
- “Synthetic Twin”, Dance Company Theater Osnabrück/Nanine Linning (Holland/Germany)
- May 6, at 7:30pm
- “To the Ones I Love”, Company Thor (Belgium)
Practical Info:
Venue:
- Performances will be held at Al Hussein Cultural Center
Ras El Ein - 7:30pm
Information:
- Phone for more info
+961 0796133300, or +961 0795929351
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