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Provider: Artivate at Levine Music
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Washington D.C., MD 20008
Arabiqa: Arabic Music, Dance and Culture
Join Egyptian-American master musician and dancer Karim Nagi on a journey to the Arab and Muslim world. Karim uses authentic instruments, costumes, maps, Arabic words, humor, and lots of audience participation to enlighten audiences about a captivating world. Karim introduces and demonstrates a variety of string and percussion instruments, telling the history of each instrument and explaining how each produces different sounds. Karim alters his costume throughout the show, robing in both modern and authentic clothing, and invites audience interaction with rhythmic clapping, dancing, Arabic word pronunciation, and spontaneous surveys & questions.
Fees are for daytime school programs in Maryland, Washington, DC and Northern Virginia only.
Evening, weekend, workshop and non-school fees differ – please contact us.
Additional travel fees apply.
About ARABIQA!
Join Egyptian-American musician and dancer Karim Nagi for an engaging, witty performance spotlighting Arabic music, dance, and culture. Karim shares the unique sounds and histories of percussion and string instruments, demonstrates dynamic folk dances, teaches vocabulary and geography, and gives an uplifting impression of Arab culture. A former faculty member of the New England Conservatory of Music, Karim now performs throughout the U.S. with the SHARQ Arabic Music Ensemble, and promotes and fosters the study of Arab dance in the U.S. as the director of the Arab Dance Seminar. As a dance and drum instructor, Karim has taught at many schools, universities, and festivals throughout the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Egypt, sharing knowledge and uniting traditional and modern styles.