Here you find important past
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Press & Interviews
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Theater Dance Programms
& Video Links
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Choreographical works between 1995 - 2011
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Festivals
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Teachings
International/ Germany
TV & Radio/ Interview/ Article
1997 Interview; feat. Secrets of the heart/ Aachener Nachrichten
1997 Artikel "Al Raqs Al Sharqi" by Anya Vedant/ Article about the physical and psychological aspects in Oriental Dance
NATÜRLICH GESUND- Die Zeitschrift für bewußtes Leben 2/ 97 Dr. Peter Theiss
1998 Reportagem/ Camila Aguira, Tele Minas, Belo
Horizonte, Brazil
1999
Interview; Om
Kalthoumiat/
FORUM, Michaela Brück, BRF Belgischer
Rundfunk
2002
Interview; Leilet Masr /
BRASSERIE,
Michaela Brück/ BRF,
Belgischer
Rundfunk
2003 Interview; Little Egypt Dokumentary, Funkhaus Europa, WDR 5
>>Presse ArtikelFull Dance-performance programms/
playback & with live music
Link to; about Anya Vedant »»»The DANCER
"Gypsie Trail" Dance cultures of the world '07
Solos from Performance Programm "Omkalthoumiat"
& "Al Andalous"
Classical
Raqs Sharqi: Anya Vedant Flamenco: Carmen de Torres Kathak:
Yotika Ghoti
Internatinal Dance Project orgenised by Studio 77, Würzburg
"Gypsy Passion" Gypsie
Dances from Rajasthan and Egypt '06
Solo & Group dances from the Programm "Gypsie Passion" & "Ya Nura"
Flamenco Oriental/ Egyptian Shaabi
Art dances: Anya Vedant and her Little Egypt Dance Group, Rajasthani
Dances: Anu Smarzoch and dance
students
Klangbrücke, Aachen
Performance Programm Ausschnitte Video-Link »»Egyptian Sha'abi Dance Performance 2006
"Sa grande soiree Orientale" An evening of Arab Dance and Live-Music
& Solos from the Performance Program "Ya Nura", "Leilet Masr" and "Omkalthoumiat" '03- '06
with
the Musta Largo and his Arab music ensemble Belgium Tunisian Singer, Samia Begali and
dancer Laura de Gaspari, in cooperation with the Association Al
Andalouse
Belgium/ Bruxelles
"Ya Salam”
Peace ’03
Classical
Raqs Sharqi Solo dance performance with the Iraqi Music Ensemble LAGASH »
Musicians: Bassem Hawar- Djoze, Christiane Fuchs- Saxophon, Furat
Qadduori- Qanun, Saad Thamir- vocals/ Piano, Arup Sen Gupta- Indian
Tablas
& egyptian percussionist Essam Maghdi. Opening performance programm for the
International Dance Festival, part of Ex- Oriente, Ludwig Forum für
Internationale Kunst, Aachen
Performance Programm Ausschnitte Video-Link »» YA SALAM 2003
"Egyptian
Moods" Traditional
Egyptian Baladi ‘03
Solo dance Performance Programm with
Live-Music
with
the percussionist Essam Maghdi programm for the International Dance
Festival, part of Ex- Oriente, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst,
Aachen
Performance Programm Ausschnitte Video-Link »»EGYPTIAN MOODS 2003
"Leilet Masr" Egyptian
Night ’02
Solo & Group dances from the Programm "Leilet Masr"
& "Ya Nura"
Solo Dances with live music, percussionist Essam Maghdi und
Hannan
El Shemouty:accordion & qanun, and Anya Vedant and her Little
Egypt Dance Group
Performance Programm Ausschnitte Video-Link »»LEILET MASR 2002
"Egyptian
Moods" Traditional
Egyptian Baladi ‘02
Solo dance Performance Programm with Live-Music
with
the percussionist Essam Maghdi Jakobshof,
Aachen
"Al Andalous" Classical Raqs Sharqi Solo dance performance
with Mohamed Mahdi's arabo-andalusian music Ensemble
'02
(Toledoverein),
Aula der bischöflichen Akademie des Bistums Aachen
“Secret of the heart“ *** a
journey through Egyptian Dance and Music
Solo dance Performance Programm
Kulturhaus Bielefeld in 2000
Raqs Sharqi & Odissi "Tanzkulturen
der Welt" '99
Raqs Sharqi Solos from Performance Programm
"Omkalthoumiat"
with the dancer Iliana Citaristi - Odissi
10.
International Dance
Festival, Universität
Bielefeld
"Omkalthoumiat" Classical Raqs
Sharqi Solo dance Performance Programm
with
Mohamed Askari and
the Berliner Tacht Ensemble (Classical Arabian Music), Mohamed
Askari-
Nay (bamboo flute), Wissam Gibran- Violin, Gesine
Conrad- Cello, Dirk Strakhof- Double bass, Ali el Asi - Oud (arab.
lute), Khidr
Ahmed- Egyptian tabla, Hatem al Batta- percussion, Hannan El Shemouty-
Qanoun
Museum for Modern Art "Die Mulde" Ludwig Forum
für
Internationale Kunst, Aachen ‘99
"Amar & Europa" Dance
Performance Programm with 7 European Dancers
Solo from the programm "Secret of the heart" & Ghawazee Group
dance choreographie from the Performance Programm "Ya Nura"
with
Anya Vedant,
Mounira Yagoubi, Mariska Mink, Jindra Kessener, Sarah Kahan, Paula
Maressink
and Ari van
Ouden
Polanen Theatre, Amsterdam ‘98
„Noite Egipcia“
Solos & Group dances from Performance
Programm "Leilet Masr", "Ya Nura" & "Secret of the heart"
in cooperation with Studio Brigitte Bacha
Teatro Da
Pracha Belo Horizonte/ Brasilien '98
“Secret of the heart“
Solo dance Performance Programm '97
in coorperation with Studio Brigitte Bacha
Teatro
Asambleya Belo
Horizonte/ Brasilien
" Secret of the heart " a
journey through Egyptian Dance and Music with live
music
96'/ 97'/ 98'
Solo & Group
dances Performance
Programm
Musicians:Mohamed Askari und Majid Talab, Guest Dancers: Sayed
El Joker, Jindra Kessener und Anya's students dance group,
Barockfabrick Aachen 95/ Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst -
SPACE, Aachen, 97/ Talbahnhof, Eschweiler 98/ Kunsthaus, Bielefeld 2000,
Germany
Performance Programm Ausschnitte Video-Link »»"Secret of the heart" Brazil '98
"Coffee house atmosphare" ***Solo dance Performance Programm & live Music
with Fouad Awad
Speech, Song, Oud and Yehia Sabra
Tabla
Barockfabrik
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Aachen
'95
"Gurdjieff Sacred Dances" Budda Hall, Osho Multiversity, Pune, India '91
“Celebration Budda Hall, Osho Multiversity, Pune, India '90
Dream
Oriental Solo Dance Performance with Live-Music
Musicians: Devakant and Shastro, Pune, India '90
Choreographical works between 1995 - 2011
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Secrets of the heart a journey through Egyptian Dance and music in time
Choreographed in 1995-96...
Anya
Vedant takes us on a journey through different epochs of Egyptian dance and
it's music.
The journey starts in modern times, where oriental and occidental elements have
melted to one unity. The journey ends in the timeless Egypt, where we find
dances of indigenous roots and the mystic flair of ancient secrets conveyed through music and dance beyond words
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Omkalthoumiat Homage to the legendary Egyptian singer OM KALTHOUM
Choreographed in 1996-98 / 2002-2004...
Classical Arab music and dance to compositions of the great masters of Egyptian musical history like Zachariah Ahmed, Baligh Hamdi and Mohamed Abdul Wahab…Anya Vedant dances to the most beautiful instrumental “tarab” orientated dance pieces, composed for and song by the legendary Egyptian singer Om Kalthoum. Her dance reflects the diverse emotions and impacts of the lyrics and uses the classical musical structure. Her choreographies are in a subtle, pure classical or contemporary Raqs Sharqi style.
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Leilet Masr Egyptian Night
Choreographed in 1998-2001...
This Performance Programm is dedicated to the celebrative and joyful dance and its music. A lively selection of Egyptian Raqs Sharqi Show dance Routines, Drum Solos and typical Egyptian celebrative Baladi and Saidi Choreographies.
Very alive, happy & full of rhythm!!!
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Ya Nura The Light of Tradition
Choreographed in 1997-2004...
The music used by Anya, is the most traditional and most superb in their field. Her choreographies are purely kept in the traditional way of Egyptian Shaabi – the regional folk dance styles. Anya became a master in Shaabi dancing over the years, witch is in it's core improvisational dance art!
Earthy heartbeats and pure happiness, delicacy of purely in traditional
dancing!
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Egyptian Moods Memories of Old Style Baladi- Mohamed Ali Street -Cairo
Choreographed in 1999-2002...
Improvisation within a choreographical structure with live music ensemble or play back
Anya is taking us on a journey to different moods of the world of traditional Egyptian Baladi and improvises within the typical, musical structure to some of the most beautiful Baladi pieces of that time!
Baladi -
Purely Egyptian, jet
universal in its essence… happiness and passion, but also sorrow and sadness are
building kaleidoscopically the spectrum of the different moods conveyed through dance and music.
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Ya Salam Peace
Choreographed in 2001-2003...
This program is based on purely Arab classical music. Anya dances
beautiful Vail dances, classical delicate Taqasims, classical traditional
dances combined with innovational works and Sufi Whirling.
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Gipsy Passion Celebration of pure joy, passion and grace!
Choreographed in 1999-2006...
“Silence of the desert, pulsating rhythms, foot prints on earth, dignity
of the hearts freedom…casualty of pure joy, keeper of ancient trasures…the
Gipsy Dancer!” Anya Vedant
Anya follows her love for gypsie dances and music and choreographed contemporary fusions to stunning musical pieces witch incorporate Egyptian, Flamenco and Sufi music, as well as purely traditional Ghawazee/ Saidi Group and Solo Dances.
Dancers of gypsie tribes where dancing on Meriages, birth celebrations, religious festivals or to welcome a guest. They traveled, accompanied by musicians of theire tribe to adorn all kind of festivities with their art.
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Al Andalous the golden age
Choreographed in 2001-2004
pure classical Vail dances and Taqasims
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Enchantement La Danse Oriental Revue style from the 30Th - 50Th of old time Cairo Choreographed in 2003-2008...
This programm is pure Orientalism, in the Revue style from the 30Th - 50Th of old time Cairo. The choreographies are in traditional Raqs Sharqi style with flair of Hollywood of that time!
Dance Festivals Solo Dance Performance
Im Zeichen des Orients Up
to dance Festival
Gelsenkirchen 2009
Internationales Tanz
Festival Würzburg 2004/
2005/ 2006/ 2007
Sa grande soiree Orientale
with live music in cooperation with Musta Largo’s
Association for eastern arts
& religion “Al
Andalus”
Bruxelles, Belgium 2002/ 2003/ 2004/
2005/ 2006
Internationales Tanzfestival, Universität Bielefeld 99/ 2000
Studio Brigitte Bacha Belo Horizonte, Brazil 97/ 98
Internationalen
Tanzfestival, Tanzwerkstatt e.V. Aachen
95/ 97 / 99 / 2001/ 2003
Teachers performance day Tanzhaus NRW
Flamenco Oriental Solo – Performance Düsseldorf '98
Hilal School Summer school- teacher performance
Solo dance "Taqasim"
Winchester, England '97
Diverse Dance Performances with live-music Osho Multiversity, Pune- India 88/ 90
"Celebration & GURJIEF SACRAL DANCES” Poona/ India 88/ 90
Teachings on a regular base
Regulare Classes/ Workshops and Projects
2009/ 10 teaching regular classes at Tanzwerkstatt Aachen e.V. / Tanzhaus Aachen
2001 - 2008 „LITTLE EGYPT“ Anya Vedant's Private
Dance School for Egyptian Dance Art Vision - RAQS SHARQI
Aachen, Germany
- The school offered a comprehensive training for beginner to professional level up to stage presentation
- in Traditional, authentic Egyptian dance styles, Modern and Contemporary Egyptian Oriental dance and Eastern Meditational Movement Study
- Dance Art Vision
Theatre and Showprogramms
- Students
performances
- Special events- Workshops with live-music, musical evenings
2003 -
2007 Teaching regular classes at Studio Irene K., Eupen- Belgium
2002 - 2006 Teaching regular workshops with live music
in cooperation with Musta Largo's association for eastern arts &
religion “Al Andalous” Bruxelles for Beginners -
Professional
1992 - 2009 Workshops and projects for privat schools and dance festivals
on regulare base:
- in cooperation Studio Brigitte Bacha, Belo Horizonte
Brazil
- Internationale Tanztage Würzburg
- in cooperation Studio 77 Würzburg
- Internationales Tanzfestival Bielefeld
- Kulturhaus Bielefeld
- Internationales Tanzfestival Tanzwerkstatt Aachen
1992 - 2001 Teaching of regular classes, Workshops and
Projects in Egyptian Dance Tanzwerkstatt-Aachen e.V.
MULTI ART e. V. im TANZRAUM
Köln
1990 -
1991
Teaching regular classes and workshops
in Oriental Dance & Raqs Sharqi Riccione,Sienna, Varese/ Italy
regular classes in Riccione, Studio Records 786
1989 - 1990 Teaching regular classes in Oriental Dance,
Meditational Eastern Movement and workshops with live music
Being part of the Creative - Art's team Osho Multiversity, Poona/
India
artists of different fields work together to be creative and to bring
creativity closer to people,in dance, music, theatre,
performance,multi-media, multi cultural- live happenings.......
teaching regular morning-classes in Raqs Sharqi
and several workshops focusing on centring , flow of energy through the
spine , the use of the Hara - Body Centre ( Eastern -horizontal movement ) Using Raqs Sharqi as a tool to
bring people into their body's and finally be able to express different
elements and emotions in the music - with live music (Persian musicians )
This work became essential for me, teaching Raqs Sharqi and performing,
especially my contemporary form.
1986 - 1988 Teaching regular classes in Oriental Dance, Meditational Eastern Movement in Goa Sports club and Taj Mahal Holiday Resort
1982
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1985 Teaching private lesson in small
groups
Jazz & Modern Dance, DO IN - traditionell japanise Exersises
Los Angeles, USA / Spanien
1990 - 2009 Performances
with dance-students
Meera Bhan Poona, India 90
Internationales Tanzfestival,Tanzwerkstatt Aachen 95
Indian & Egyptian dance performance, Students performance,
Barockfabrik Aachen 96
Internationales Tanzfestival,Tanzwerkstatt Aachen 97
Egyptian Night, La Danca sin fronteras, Köln 97
Studio Brigitte Bacha, Belo Horizonte Brazil 97 / 98
Internationales Tanzfestival, Tanzwerkstatt Aachen 99
10. Internationales Tanzfestival, Universität Bielefeld'99
Kulturhaus Bielefeld 2000
Internationales Tanzfestival, Tanzwerkstatt Aachen 2003
Yearly students performance “Little Egypt” 2001 - 2007
Theatre Performance / advanced, long- year students dance group participating
in my performance programmes 1995 - 2008
Revue/ Oriental Dance shows / Dance- Performances
/ Fashion Shows & Multi – Cultural Happenings between 1982 - 90
SHEHERAZADE Fashion Show
Multi-Media Event , Costume design by Novella Papatava
Padova/ Italy
Regular Oriental Dance - Shows
Contract in TAJ MAHAL, Holiday Residential Resort Club
Goa / India
Regular Oriental Dance - Shows
ROOFGARDEN - Club
Private Events
Fashionshows, Clubs - London
Regular
Oriental Dance Shows with live Lebanese music
ensemble
Contract Club LAYALINA Paris / France
Regular Oriental dance shows & Cultural Events, Fashionshows
with Music &
Dance Ensemble " Mashallha " & Solo, Duo with the dancer
Zorah
VIPS- Parties, Fashionshows, Contract at MR. CAIRO, Discothek KU &
PACHA, Hotel
Club
PIKES...
Ibiza / Spain
Revue - Show/ Soloist 9 month contract :
Revue, Modern - Dance,
Jazz, japanisches Tanztheater
Nichigeki
Music
Hall
Tokio/
Japan
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