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Afghani
Sweet, feminine gestures and a compelling rhythm characterize this dance selection.
Choreography: People’s Artist of Uzbekistan, Viktoria 'Violat'Akilova
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Afghani Dance: Muhabbat
The song lyrics to this Afghani dance express a sense of longing. While the girl must remain home behind closed doors, her beloved is free to roam the world.
Choreography: People’s Artist of Uzbekistan Isaqar Aquilov
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Chinese Princess of the Sandalwood Pavilion
from the concert work
Haft Paykar: Seven Beauties
In sandalwood lies the soul’s ease;
its odor doth the spirit please.
Nizami, Haft Paykar
Choreography and costume design: Laurel Victoria Gray
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Cry of the Heart
Inspired by the Sufi ritual of zikr, or remembrance, this choreography draws on gestures from many different cultures of the East which reflect the heart's innermost yearnings. It also depicts the plight of millions of women who, unseen, have no political voice.
Choreography: Laurel Victoria Gray
Costume design: Laurel Victoria Gray, Elaine Lamirande and Cindy Connelly Ryan
Music: Steven Flynn
Watch video clip at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gCcF2tXMSk&feature=subscription
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Darya Toshkin
''The river is flooding,'' says the singer, referring to his overflowing emotions. He praises the beauty of his beloved and imagines her in a colorful silk dress. The style of the piece is in the lyrical Ferghana Uzbek genre.
Choreography: Laurel Victoria Gray
Watch a clip on YouTube at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GgPYb84_YQ&feature=channel
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Everyone Has a Beloved
Throughout the lands traversed by the Silk Road, poetry is an honored and revered art. When verses are set to music, the dancer must embody the inner sentiments. For this setting of a Hafez poem, the costuming and dance vocabulary are unique to Bukhara, matching the compelling rhythm patterns of the introduction and the rolling 6/8 cadence of the song itself. In Bukharan dance, the performer often enters veiled, wearing a characteristic headdress called a peshanaband.
Choreography and Costume Design:
Laurel Victoria Gray
Watch a video clip at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZbBEmLNIJg
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Guldasta
A modern classic in the Uzbek dance repertoire, Guldasta means ''a bouquet of flowers.'' It typifies the demanding Bukharan style with acrobatic elements and dazzling spins.
This choreography is part of Silk Road Dance Company's Legacy Repertoire.
Choreography:
Peoples’ Artist of Uzbekistan, Isaqar Aqilov, Costume design: Laurel Victoria Gray
Watch a clip on YouTube at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH9A8vhvsgw&feature=channel
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Kara Kozim
Set in the energetic Khorezm style, this Uzbek dance has a mischievous flavor. Dancers wear bells on their wrists to accent the precise movements of the hands.
Choreography taught to SRDC by People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Qizlarhon Dusmuhamedova.
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Katta Oyin
This famous classical dance of Samarkand was included in the repertoire of the lengendary Bakhor Ensemble of Uzbekistan. It is performed solely to complex dance rhythms. Katta Oyin means “grand dance.” This choreography is part of Silk Road Dance Company's Legacy Repertoire.
Choreography: Muharram Turganbaev
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Keling Gular
Keling Gular means 'come, rose-like maidens.'
Dancers accent their movements in this playful Bukharan folklore piece by striking saucers with finger thimbles.
Choreography: People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Viktoria (Violat) Akilova
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