“We don’t paste oriental sounds on occidental beats, we want to embody both cultures without pretending to reinvent oriental music or fooling ourselves by believing we’re inventing Eastern dance music ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Since 1989, Cassandra Shore has been creating theatrical versions of Middle ...

“So You Think You Can Dance” made its way to Michigan this weekend, but this one had a new spin. On Friday evening, TEDxUofM Adventures ran the “So You Think You Can Dabke” event in the Michigan Union ...

Laylit When: Feb. 17 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Where: Spot Lite What: An Arabic dance party Who: Local DJs Tammy Lakkis and aa3, plus Montreal DJ Mnsa, and NYC DJ Saphe. Why: Celebrate culture with ...

Their legs moved like scissors as instructor Adib Mattar counted out the beats. “1-2-3-4. Move forward. Stomp. Stomp. And now back,” Mattar, 25, shouted Sunday as he tried to lead the group of 14 ...

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4:55 ‘Yalla! Let’s Talk’ platform tackles identity issues for immigrant Arab youth A crowd of partygoers begins to sway their hips to the melodic beats of Arabic music as Philippe Manasseh, the DJ and ...

BEIRUT: Contemporary dancers are finding their feet in the Arab world, as the art form renowned for freedom of expression blossoms at a time of regional upheaval. “Over the past few years, Arab ...

A full day of food, dance and culture awaits at the 10th Annual Orlando Arab Festival. The event will happen Sunday, March 1, at Lake Eola, from 12 noon until 6 p.m. It’s free and open to the public.

FirstWorks, a non-profit connecting art with audiences in Providence, Rhode Island, will present an artist residency with multi-instrumentalist and movement artist Karim Nagi serving local K-12 ...