Festival · New York City, United States
NYCairo Raks Festival
Active / recurring
Annual New York festival created by Mohamed Shahin to connect Egyptian Oriental dance, folklore and international instruction in an intensive workshop/performance format.
Dates not publicly recovered · organized by Mohamed Shahin / NYCairo
Edition 2014 · First edition
Teachers & performers
Budapest · Hungary
Mercedes Nieto
Mercedes Nieto began studying Oriental dance in Hungary in 1997 after earlier experience with jazz ballet and flamenco. Her artistic focus gradually became strongly connected with Egyptian Raqs Sharqi and Arabic music. She founded the Nymph Oriental Dance…
New York City · Egypt
Mohamed Shahin
Mohamed Shahin was born and raised in Cairo and discovered Egyptian dance as a teenager. He later moved to the United States and developed a full-time international teaching and performing career. His repertoire includes Raqs Sharqi alongside a broad range of…
Full line-up as published
Tito; Mercedes Nieto; Mohamed Shahin; Jehan Kamal
Programme
Highlights
- Classes included Tarab, Shaabi, Egyptian technique, Khaliji and Saidi.
Verification: First-year and teacher/programme details preserved in organiser/history material.
Research record
Verification: High
First edition verified in 2014; the organiser describes it as annual, but complete yearly programmes are not publicly archived.
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