Originality in Egyptian Dance and Women´s Empowerment with Elena Chikhladze - Episode #34

Welcome to episode #34 of "The Oriental Café" podcast hosted by Joana Saahirah.

In this episode, I invite a fierce, original, and super talented dancer - that´s the fabulous Elena Chikhladze.

We met at work, at festivals around the world, and I was immediately in love. Elena is everything I love and respect: pure talent and professionalism, integrity, courage, and originality. I mean...what´s not to love?

In this episode, we talk about the importance of individuality, what it was like to study with legends of Oriental Dance - like Mona el Said or Nelly Fouad -, being a rebel in a world of lobbies and conformity, art versus seduction, classical and modern Egyptian Music, why she left the group Myrath, Women´s Empowerment, and more. This episode is fully packed with knowledge, honesty, and inspiration✨💫

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🎤References shared by our guest: Books: W. Somerset Maugham´s theater plays and books. Movie: Documentary about Om Kolthoum "A Voice like Egypt" Music: Classical Egyptian Music (examples given: Melhem Barakat and Om Kolthoum) Mozart´s Requiem My recommendation: "Umm Kulthum: A Voice like Egypt" by Virginia Danielson

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