The festival is supported by the Tallinn Culture and Sports Department.
PROGRAMME
Friday, 1 nov | Saturday, 2 nov | Sunday, 3 nov |
10.00 - 12.00 | 12.00 - 14.00 | |
12.00 - 12.30 open stage | ||
12.30 - 14.30 | 14.30 - 16.30 | |
14.30 - 15.00 open stage | ||
15.00 - 17.00 | 17.00 - 19.00 | |
17.00 - 17.30 open stage | ||
18.15 - 18.45 open stage | ||
18.00 - 20.30 | 19.00 - 21.30 |
NB!
- BAZAAR opens on 1 November at 5:00 p.m. and closes on 2 November at 8:30 p.m.
- The workshops, competition and gala show on 2 November will take place on the first floor of the Kaja cultural centre
- 3 November courses take place on the IV floor of the Kaja cultural centre
TEACHERS AND WORKSHOPS
Hassaan Saber - a living dance legend and teacher of teachers!
Hassaan is one of the last remaining dance legends in Egypt who is still actively performing himself! He has been an important folklore teacher of many currently famous Egyptian oriental dance teachers. The young Egyptian dance generation speaks of him with awe and highest level of respect. He has made a deep research of Egyptian folkloric dance as well as of roots of bellydance and all of this has been documented into his 4 books!
Hassaan has a honorary doctorate degree in folk heritage, is the director of arts in CIOFF UNESCO Egypt, also a member of Acting Professions Syndicate in Egypt and member of UNESCO International Dance Council in Paris.
In addition to all that, he is also a music composer (all of his shows include original music composed by Hassaan), a choreographer, director, costume designer, a singer and last but not least, a great comedian!
HASSAAN SABER'S WORKSHOPS:
Ghawasi dance - learn to dance like the sonbat women in the Nile delta! The name ghawasi originally refers to immigrants but over a period in history the sonbat tribes remained living in the delta of the Nile river in North of Egypt. The dance is accompanied by very energetic music, glittering dresses, strong and big hip movements. The music for this choreography has been composed by Hassaan Saber himself!
Pharaonic dance - a choreography workshop focusing on Ancient Egypt. This dance has a lot of body language taken straight from the ancient tomb paintings in Upper-Egypt. The music for this choreography is composed by Hassaan Saber himself and it reflects beautifully how powerful, mystical, unearthly and historical this period of Egypt really was!
Marta Kalva - a multi award winner and a true dance grace!Marta Kalva has been dancing oriental dance since 2007 and regularly improves her knowledge at workshops and individual classes. An award winner in many different international competitions such as “Cairo Festival Budapest,” “Jamila Festival” in Finland, “Etoiles d’Orient Festival” and “ODM” Festival in Spain. Her style differs with movement flowing and softness with a little ballet technique touch.
MARTA KALVA'S WORKSHOPS:
Oriental - We will learn combinations and technique in Marta’s style combined into a sensual and elegant oriental choreography to Ahlam Hayati music.
Mowashahat - Elegant and tender mowashahat style choreography. Mowashahat is a dance form invented by Mahmoud Reda in Egypt in the 70s and is inspired by the Andalusian poetry and special historical music rhythms. In the class Marta will work on arm softness, posture and graceful movement combinations, learning dance for performances at gala shows and competitions.
Kairi Reinvee -a force of nature with striking talent, charisma and power-hips!
Kairi Reinvee supervises Oriental dance groups all over Estonia. She has been an Oriental dance guest teacher in Hong Kong in the summer of 2016 and given workshops across Europe (Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland). In 2011/12 she toured Europe with the Amaya Dance Company giving concert performances in metropolitan theaters. Plenty of troupe experience and different projects have been provided to her by the Estonian professional dance group Zahira, with whom she started cooperating in 2008. She has also been teaching Estonian folk dances. In spring 2015, she graduated from the Tallinn University Institute of Arts specializing in choreography. Kairi is a member of the Estonian Chamber of Oriental Dance.
KAIRI REINVEE'S WORKSHOP:
Oriental show dance with props - in this workshop you will learn an Oriental show dance with props. This is a perfect opening or final number for your show! Choreography is meant for a group, but can also be made into a solo dance. Please take your candle tray/shamadan, isis wings, fan veils and veils with you.
Eeben (Sandra Vokk) - scholarly thoroughness, feminine charm and queenly presence!
Eeben is a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher who currently works in Estonia, but over the years has performed and taught also in many parts of Europe and the Middle East. In addition, she researches the history of Oriental dance, organises events and prepares educational materials about Oriental dance. She is one of the founding members of the Estonian Chamber of Oriental Dance and has taught Middle Eastern solo improvisation and Oriental dance studies at Tallinn University's Faculty of Choreography.
Eeben has said that for her belly dance is primarily a way of enjoying life and being present in the moment. She has always been fascinated by the naturalness and expressiveness of belly dance, the power of the belly dancer, the mystery and femininity, the ancient roots of the dance. Belly dancing has helped her discover and many times rediscover the goddess in herself.
EEBEN'S WORKSHOP:
Arabic-salsa pop fusion - in this workshop we will learn a fun and sassy choreography to a salsa-flavoured Arabic pop song, in Eeben's signature flirty feminine style. Dance shoes/heels are optional. Choreography music: Mohammed Assaf - Baddek Enayah (feat. Gente De Zona)
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The International Oriental Dance Festival in Estonia has taken place since 2003 and is the oldest and largest Oriental dance event in Estonia. The festival features dance workshops, a competition, a gala show, open stage performances and an Oriental Bazaar. The festival has also featured panel discussions, film screenings and fashion shows. The event brings together dancers from every corner of Estonia, as well as the neighbouring countries and further places around the world.
