... a stunning artistic success, splendid beyond belief.
Pen Katali, The Gilded Serpent
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EGYPTA: MYTH, MAGIC & MYSTERY
at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
October 26, 2013
EGYPTA: MYTH, MAGIC & MYSTERY
Egypta : Myth, Magic, and Mystery is a dance drama depicting the history of Ancient Egypt through a reconstuction of Ancient Egyptain dance. Conceived and choreographed by Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray, the concert work grew from a suite of dances she created in 1995 for a German ensemble. The concept continued to evolve and development when she set the pieces on her own ensemble, the Silk Road Dance Company.
In 2003, Gray was awarded a grant from the Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project to create new works for Egypta, resulting an evening length dance concert. The new version -- Egypta: Myth, Magic and Mystery -- premiered at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 14 and 15, 2003.
Inspired by depictions of Ancient Egyptian dance, the costumes for the original Silk Road Dance Company production were designed by Laurel Victoria Gray and constructed with the assistance of ensemble dancers. In 2003, additional costumes and masks were designed and created by Elizabeth Groth for the new choreographies commissioned by the Kennedy Center.
Selections from Egypta: Myth, Magic, and Mystery have been peformed at Chicago's Field Museum, the North Carolina Museum of Art, Baltimore's Pratt Library, Warner Bros Studios, and the Embassy of Egypt in Washington, DC.
WATCH THE KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMANCE OF EGYPTA:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M1655&
"Like" EGYPTA on FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/EgyptaConcert
Follow EGYPTA on Twitter https://twitter.com/EgyptaDance
Egypta : Myth, Magic, and Mystery is a dance drama depicting the history of Ancient Egypt through a reconstuction of Ancient Egyptain dance. Conceived and choreographed by Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray, the concert work grew from a suite of dances she created in 1995 for a German ensemble. The concept continued to evolve and development when she set the pieces on her own ensemble, the Silk Road Dance Company.
In 2003, Gray was awarded a grant from the Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project to create new works for Egypta, resulting an evening length dance concert. The new version -- Egypta: Myth, Magic and Mystery -- premiered at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 14 and 15, 2003.
Inspired by depictions of Ancient Egyptian dance, the costumes for the original Silk Road Dance Company production were designed by Laurel Victoria Gray and constructed with the assistance of ensemble dancers. In 2003, additional costumes and masks were designed and created by Elizabeth Groth for the new choreographies commissioned by the Kennedy Center.
Selections from Egypta: Myth, Magic, and Mystery have been peformed at Chicago's Field Museum, the North Carolina Museum of Art, Baltimore's Pratt Library, Warner Bros Studios, and the Embassy of Egypt in Washington, DC.
WATCH THE KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMANCE OF EGYPTA:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M1655&
"Like" EGYPTA on FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/EgyptaConcert
Follow EGYPTA on Twitter https://twitter.com/EgyptaDance
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