"Spirit of The Heart" at the Queen Elisabeth Hall

Filmed at Queen Elisabeth Hall London 1997
Choreography: Suraya Hilal
Singer: Ruh el Fuad
Music: Cairo Baladi Ensemble
Lights: Michael Mannion
Costumes: Chant Avedissian

Suraya Hilals group of Artists here form a powerful core for her work in Spirit of the Heart. The work came together in a formidable union of voice, music, movements, colour, line and geometry. Unity was the key in all these elements. Hilal found new ways of moving the known traditional into unknown and unexplored territories. At the same time, her work is a celebration of the Baladi form, the working peoples art, conveying depth, emotion and the richness of humanity. Ancient and modern, urban and rural, Islamic-Sufi, and universal, all interweave within the complex yet simple art of Baladi. This was a milestone in Suraya Hilals work for it was the beginning of the formation and completion of her holistically based idiom called Hilal Dance.

Press quotes:
Hilal through her choreographies expresses the depth of Egyptian culture whether from the South or the North. ..She has succeeded through movement to combine cultural/artistic expression with social mores."
(The Arab paper Al Ahram)on the Spirit of the Heart, 1997

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[amirasol]

الله!!! حلو صبر أيوب! love it!!!

[2bestsongs]

روعة الإبداع ،أجمل ماشاهدت في الرقص 

[JoJuBro]

I was happy to see this performance in London und in was one of the best dance performances I have ever seen.

[Josettesieben]

magnifique