Festival · Livorno, Italy
Meya Meya – Raqs Festival
Active / recurring
International Arab dance and SWANA culture festival combining workshops, theatre shows, cultural talks and intercultural/decolonial discussion.
21–24 May 2026 · organized by CeSDI APS; artistic direction by Nada Al Basha
Edition 2026 · 7th edition
Teachers & performers
Line-up
Bassam Abou Diab; Karim Nagi; other international artists from multiple countries (complete teaching roster not fully exposed in indexed extract)
Programme
Highlights
- Four days of shows, intensive workshops, music and cultural/geopolitical discussions between Palazzo dei Portuali and Cinema Teatro Salesiani; final show 23 May.
Verification: City of Livorno official news/event pages.
Archive
Previous editions
2025 · 22–25 May 2025
6th edition
Tommy King; Karim Nagi; Melissa Gamal; David Calderon (featured international stage artists; not necessarily the complete teaching roster)
Training stages at Palazzo del Portuale; public cultural talks; theatre programme at La Goldonetta; Al Raqs – The Arab Dance Show.
Verification and sources
City of Livorno programme. Line-up field is limited to clearly named international festival artists in the available public programme.
Research record
Verification: High
2025 and 2026 editions are strongly documented by the City of Livorno; 2026 is the 7th edition.
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