Mirah Ammal & Al-Bahira Dance Theater

Mirah Ammal & Al-Bahira Dance TheaterMirah Ammal & Al-Bahira Dance TheaterMirah Ammal & Al-Bahira Dance Theater

Mirah Ammal & Al-Bahira Dance Theater

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Al-Bahira Dance Theater

    Theatrical & Folkloric Dance of the SWANA Region

    Who We Are

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    Al-Bahira Specialties

    Mirah and Emily before an eskandarani performance Emily wears a mustache to portray a male character

    Al-Bahira Dance Theater presents creative adaptations and artistic contemporary works rooted in authentic regional dance and music of the SWANA and Persian/Iranian regions. In creating for Al-Bahira, artistic director Mirah Ammal explores historical and contemporary cultural contexts of communities in the region and in diaspora, combined with imaginative storytelling, to create exciting new works. Founded in 2006, Al-Bahira produces original feature shows and performs for a range of events and cultural presentations. 


    Al-Bahira represents the Egyptian and Iranian/Persian ethnic groups at the annual Festival of Nations, and performs for cultural festivals throughout the region.

    Al-Bahira Specialties

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    Al-Bahira Specialties

    Al-Bahira Dancers pose in purple, black and white Azeri/Yalli stage costumes

     Some of our specialties include:

     

    • Egyptian folklore: Raqs Assaya/Tahtib, Haggala, Nubian, Fellahin folklore, Eskandarani/Melaya Leff folklore, Ghawazee
    • Iranian folklore: Azeri, Yalli, Uzum Reqsi, Baba Karam
    • Other Middle Eastern folklore such as Khaliji, Dabke 
    • Middle Eastern ensemble "belly dance" - classical, "golden era," modern contemporary and fusion
    • Persian classical dance
    • Performances and zaffas with live percussion and live musicians
    • Artistic theatrical productions

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    Telling Stories Through Dance: Our Theatrical Works

    Three dancers in black and silver swinging sticks.

    Al-Bahira Dance Theater performs for a variety of festivals, holiday celebrations, community events,  educational opportunities and other events. We also produce showcases and theatrical shows. We'd love to work with you!


    Al-Bahira Dance Theater honors the communities of origin of our dances, and embraces artists and communities of all ages, races, genders, and identities.

      

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    Telling Stories Through Dance: Our Theatrical Works

    Telling Stories Through Dance: Our Theatrical Works

    Telling Stories Through Dance: Our Theatrical Works

     The reader of the tea leaves sees a troubling future for Wahid ~ Al-Bahira's 2012 "Ifrita Helwa"

    This will be a section about our dance plays and how story telling and lore is part of the philosophy even behind many of our individual pieces.

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    Telling Stories Through Dance: Our Theatrical Works

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    Dancers performing in front of real live humans on 12/31/2019

    We're always working on new events and works. Even under COVID restrictions, we created online events and performances! The best way to keep up is to follow MirahAmmal and also AlBahiraDance on Facebook and Instagram. You can also find us on YouTube and TikTok.

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