Monday, February 8, 2016
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Hildegard De Vuyst recalls the first time a hybrid dance performance based on a traditional Palestinian/Arab dance called dabke was performed back in 2009. It occurred after a four-week workshop with 11 Palestinian performers.
"We did it outdoors in the town of Birzeit and near the mosque. It was lovely," the Brussels-based choreographer/dramaturge recalls. "And from that workshop, we have performed and altered it over the years."
Badke, a hybrid dance performance based on a traditional Palestinian dance, has its Canadian premiere in Toronto from Feb. 17 to 20 at the Fleck Dance Theatre.
