Keep Calm and dance to Oum Kalthoum

This is a multimedia show dedicated to the legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum, whose inspiration and lasting international influence have established her as one of the greatest female singers in musical history. In this show in, the world-renowned dancer and choreographer Mercedes Nieto performs to OumKalthoum’s majestic voice and renditions of the various modal scales (maqaam). Maqaams, common in Byzantine as well as Arabic music, continue to bring audiences into a euphoric and ecstatic state, known in Arabic as “Tarab” (طرب). Mercedes is of Spanish-Hungarian origins and has been famous for her delicate, elegant yet passionate dance style, which is innovative and unique. She is a master teacher and favorite performer at the “Nile Group Festival” in Cairo, Egypt; the artistic director and choreographer of the “Nymph Oriental Dance Company” from Europe; the creator and main organizer of the annual International Oriental Dance Festival, the “CAIRO Festival Budapest”. She has toured more than thirty countries worldwide, whereher excellent teaching skills and inspiring performances have made her one of the most sought-after dance artists of our times. The performance will also include other dancers from Cyprus and abroad.

(Profits from the show will be donated to the charity company “Agaliazo”’).

Mercedes Nieto will also teach dance seminars on Tarab, Baladi, Tabla, and Tango Oriental in Nicosia during 20-22 September (info@ 99 964674)

Sunday 22 September 20.30, Nicosia - Melina Merkouri Hall

Monday 23 September 21.00, Limassol- Amathus Beach Hotel, NuLounge Shisha Terrace, reservations at 25832000