Karim Nagi Raks the Rock! Workshops and show with a dance party. Karim Nagi (AKA Turbo Tabla) of USA/Egypt.
Workshops: Paul Curmi Dance Studio Bastion Street in Fgura. SHOW: Chateau Buskett Buskett Gardens, Malta
For more info about Karim Nagi: http://www.karimnagi.com/
Show: 9pm Sat. 1st March, 2014
10€ at the door, includes 1 drink.
Chateau Buskett
Buskett Gardens, Malta
Call for Reservations:
+356 9916 2695
Come see great performances by Karim Nagi of Egypt/USA (A.K.A. Turbo Tabla, Chellcy Mifsud of Malta/USA, Mares of Spain, Fringe Benefits International Dance Co. of Malta and many more star performers! Join in the dancing during the dj dance party with Karim or just sit back and enjoy the show with drinks and/or dinner at the fabulous Chateau Buskett!
Karim Nagi Raks The Rock
Workshops: 1-2 March, 2014
Sat. 1pm-3pm
Sun. 11am-1pm & 2-4pm
Price: 30€ =1, 55€=2, 80€=3
Paul Curmi Dance Studio
Bastion Street in Fgura
Near Chain Super Market & HSBC
1st, Sat. 1pm-3pm SAGAT ("ZILL" finger cymbals):
Karim has developed a comprehensive zill method that utilizes drum techniques, and an Ambidextrous approach. He uses the Egyptian Sufi Zikr aesthetic with multiple sounds, open and closed, sizzle and rapid combinations. Students will learn the Arabic rhythms by name and how to play them while dancing! Dancers will learn to use the cymbals to communicate rhythms to a band and accent solo dancing and body movements. Dancers and percussionists of all levels are welcome. He will also teach dance combinations, solo patterns, train the dancer in musicality, and teach when-and-when-not to play within an Arabic song.
2nd, Sun. 11am-1pm ARAB FOLK DANCE INTENSIVE:
This class is an intensive introduction to the traditional group dances from the Arab world. These dances are primarily unisex, and emphasize synchronicity and group cohesion. This workshop includes Dabka Line Dance, Basic Tahteeb/Assaya Cane Dance, and the group-healing ritual motions found in Zikr and Zar practices. Each dance is taught efficiently as an introduction to the style, and is an initiation into possible future study. These dances are less glamourous than the performance-oriented heroism of the solo dances found in the Arab world. These are the dances done by "The People" in social, celebratory, and spiritual group settings. They can be taught to dancers at any level, as both a cultural and artistic experience.The group movements and concepts can later be extrapolated into performance-calibre skills and themes.
2nd, Sun. 2:30-4:30 MUSICALITY FOR DANCERS:
Despite any mastery of technique and bodily dexterity, true dance expression requires musicality. The best dancers are those who emulate the music into their own movement. Karim will demystify Arab music for the dancer. Several recurring themes in Arab music will be identified (using recorded examples) and explained in emotive, non musical terms. The class will cover Taksim, Melodic Themes, Vocal vs Instrumental Songs, Rhythms & Rhythmic Changes, Melodic Modulation, Song Structure, Orchestration and Instrumentation. Karim will guide the students through several songs and lead them in dancing to each of these themes. This is a movement class that will help the dancer become the physical personification of the music.
Call or E-mail Chellcy for more info:
+356 9916 2695, chellcydances@gmail.com