By Nicholas Rowe
Raising airborne dirt and dust strains one dancer’s trip into Palestine’s previous and current. via ancient files, the thoughts of dancers of yesteryear and into today’s shiny appearing arts scene, Nicholas Rowe stocks a imaginative and prescient of the Occupied Palestinian Territories that's frequently hidden by way of tragic information headlines. in the course of tumultuous occasions dance has acted as a barometer of social swap, a discussion board for debate and a way of expressing forbidden principles. faraway from apolitical, this so much actual of paintings kinds has frequently outlined the political temper of the day.
From the grapevines of the outdated testomony to the municipal gardens of the Palestinian Authority, Rowe weaves dance and politics right into a cultural narrative that's either own and collective. Sumptuously illustrated, the ensuing heritage stamps and twirls with the facility, grace and resolution of a dabkeh line.
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