Festival · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bellydance Blossom Festival
Historical / legacy
Toronto festival series produced by Yasmina Ramzy, combining performance, workshops and discussion of artistic process and sociopolitical issues in bellydance.
4–6 May 2018 · organized by Yasmina Ramzy
Edition 2018 · 3rd documented festival
Teachers & performers
Toronto · Canada
Yasmina Ramzy
Yasmina Ramzy began her Middle Eastern dance career in 1981 and spent many early years performing throughout the Middle East. She later founded Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra and developed one of Canada's major institutions for Middle Eastern dance…
Cairo · Egypt
Dina Talaat
Dina Talaat is one of the most influential Egyptian dancers of the modern era. After training and performing with the Reda Troupe, she established a solo career and became especially prominent during the 1990s. Her emotional interpretation, unconventional…
Full line-up as published
Dina Talaat (headline guest); Yasmina Ramzy + invited faculty
Programme
Highlights
- Workshops, performances and panels/lectures addressing artistic process and sociopolitical issues in bellydance.
Verification: Organizer biography/event archive.
Archive
Previous editions
2017 · Dates not safely recovered
2nd documented festival
International/regional faculty
Toronto performances, workshops and artistic/cultural discussion programming.
2016 · Dates not safely recovered
1st of three documented festivals
International/regional faculty
Toronto performances, workshops and discussion programming.
Verification and sources
Organizer CV documents the 2016–2018 three-festival series.
Research record
Verification: High for organizer/history
Organizer biography documents three festivals held from 2016 through 2018.
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