The work

Trilogy

Trilogy looks at the idea of “place” as a space that holds memories, hopes, disappointments, aspirations, experiences, moments of anguish and joy. The work takes place in three parts: starting in the courtyards of Suzanne Dellal Centre, moving onto the stage, and into video dance that moves through the market of the Old City of Nazareth – each part traveling a temporal and spatial line between past and present, history and memory, life and dance.

 

This video is an excerpt of a full evening-length work.

THE ARTIST

Shaden Abu Elasal is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer, living and working in Nazareth where she has established educational programs and projects in dance. She is guided by the desire to develop the art of dance with an emphasis on Arab society, creating a free space for her students to grow, for professional development, and specialized accompaniment in the field of performing arts and dance. She has a bachelor’s degree in dance from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (2001). Shaden performed with the Inbal Dance Theater 2001-2005. She is the founder of the Nazareth School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, supported by the Municipality of Nazareth, where she served as director until 2016. In 2012, she established and directed the first international contemporary dance festival in Nazareth. She established and directed the Aida Contemporary Ballet and Dance School, through the Almedina Association which she also initiated. In 2019, she founded the Shaden Dance Company, a professional dance troupe.

Credits

Echo makan, ايكو مكان
Choreography
Shaden abu Elasal
Performance
Maria Alkeesh, Rand Taha, Rima Naser Eddin, Shahd Jabareen, Layal Mazzawi
Costumes
Shaden Daher
Live Music
Chopin –Nocturne no 20
Musicians
Nassif Francis, Violin; Sofia Leyla Ton, Percussion
Music Director
Said Murad
Twin Flame روحان حللنا بدنا
Choreography
Shaden abu Elasal
Performance
Maria Alkeesh, Rand Taha, Layal Mazzawi, Shahed Jabarin, Nada Srouji, Haya Khourieh, Rima Naser Eddin
Costumes
Shaden Daher
Music
Said Murad
Filming and Editing
Issa Freij
Rehearsal director
Nataly Nimer
Video Produced by
Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv Dance 2020
Director & Producer
Jonathan Mordechay
Chief Director of Photography & Editor
Nir Weiss
Second Unit Photographer
Shay Farage
Editor
Ziv Karshen
Sound
Yohay Ben Zvi, Elad Goldberg
Photos
Marah Zoabi, Isa Friej, Inbal Cohen-Hamo