Al Tannoura Troupe is one of the Egyptian folk troupe, established by the General Organization for Cultural Palaces at Egypt’s Ministry of Culture. The group is based on the capital at the old Fatmis Cairo, mainly at wekalet al ghoury . The Troupe was formed in 1988 at the Ghury Palace, which is specialized in reviving and renovating the inherited artistic and cultural themes that have been endangered or about to diminish. The al-Tannoura Troupe, which performs two times a week (on SAT.,., WED.) all year- round in Cairo, has also been taking part in all the national festivals. It has also been to Japan, Italy, France, USA, Austria, Hungary, Kenya, Greece, Singapore, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Turkey, UK, India, Holland, Australia, Finland, Czech, Canada, Venezuela, Portugal, Swiss, China, South Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, and Yemen.
Popular and folk musical instruments usually accompany the troupe’s performance like Rababa, Salamia, flute, drums, tambourines and sanjes ). These instruments accelerate the dancers’ warm up and enlighten the colorful atmosphere of the stage performance. A folk singer who recites religious verses (Inshad Deni) and songs in praise of the Prophet (PBUH) Mohammed. The senior dancer, known as the ‘Lafife’ or the one going in infinite circles, and the junior dancers the ‘Hanatia’ all dance to the rhythmic intonation of the Tambourines. They are not professionally trained but rather inherited this art spontaneously from their forefathers.
THE COMMUNICATION ADDRESS
The General Organization of Culture Palaces,16A – Amin Samy,
Kaser El Aini, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel&Fax: 00202-27921908
Director : Mahmoud Eissa - Mob.: 012-5903737- E-mail:eissa_tannoura@yahoo.com&hotmail.com
THE TROUPE STAGE
Wekalet al ghoury , azhar st, Cairo
INVITATIONS OFFICIAL ADDRESS
Ministry of Culture –Sector of Foreign Cultural Relations
44 EL-Mesaha st., Dokki, Giza, EGYPT
TEL& FAX: 00202-37486715-E-mail: cult_relategy@hotmail.com
The program
1- Musical interlude (Tahmeila): This is a folk musical interlude that magnificently displays the skills of the musicians and the capabilities of the instrument itself.
2- The Sufi Tannoura Dance (Al Darawish)
This Sufi- type of the Tannoura dance has a very special characteristic as it relies heavily on the dancer’s unlimited moves in circles. This rounded move is a reflection of a special philosophical concept in the Islam Sufi rituals known as the Mulawia sect. Believers of this concept see the universe stems from the same point of rotation. As the universe starts and ends from the same point, the senior dancer (Lafife) who represents the sun, will always start and end his movement from that point. Meantime, the junior dancers (Hanatia), representing the stars,will be moving around him. They all move against the clock, in a concurrent circles echoing the four seasons and very much like the pilgrims’ movement around Kaba (The Muslims’ holy shrine). Once the senior dancer stretches his right hand upward while the pointing down with his left hand, he would be establishing the connection between the earth and the sky. Moving in circles, the dancer is very much like alleviating his wordily burdens, reaching ecstasy in a symbolical attempt to approach heaven. Once he unties the belt around his waist, the dancer would be rhetorically moving upward to heaven.
The dance is full of philosophical concepts reflecting the man’s spiritual dilemma in understanding the universe from the Sufis’ point of view. However, this dance which involves the many religious perspectives of life that could be found at many Muslims states, has been enriched by the colorful variations of the folk Egyptian life style. The well- known Egyptian musical rhythms that flutter from slow, moderate to accelerated tone add to the action and the spiritual impact of the dance. The very rich and colorful costumes which are authentic reflections of the local environment in Egypt, have been an added value to this dance. Moreover, the verses accompanying Tannoura echoes the Egyptians’ understanding of life and the universe around them. Therefore, the
Tannoura dance is very much a popular folk Egyptian dance rather than a religious one concerned with the direct religious ritual. This dance is also a reflection of the super quality of the performed action and the integration of the mental and intellectual skills of the dancers.
The praise of the Prophet and the Muslim Saints (Mawlawia), along with other accompanying folk songs, depict the values of friendship,
generosity, wisdom and mercy.
3- The show of Tannoura dance:
This dance depends mainly on the dancer’s showing off his skills in using the many unfolded costumes of the Tannoura and his physique while corresponding to the musical sentences and the breath taking variable rhythm.
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