Upcoming Events:
Grandmother's Trail: Theater Show, July '06
Ammala Middle Eastern Dance and Music is a
non-profit organization dedicated to the the performance, education, and
creative presentation of the dance and music arts of the Middle East,
Greece, Turkey, North Africa. Ammala has a Twin
Cities-based performance troupe that creates group, duet and solo
arrangements featuring original choreography and music
arrangements. The Ammala School, the educational arm of Ammala,
provides weekly classes belly dance, plus other dance and music workshops..
The name Ammala derives from the Arabic word for hope and aspiration (ammal
or amal). Ammala seeks to foster an appreciation of the beautiful,
powerful dances and musical forms of the region by making them accessible
to new areas of the population. Ammala's mission is to:
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Present, preserve, and foster appreciation of the art forms through works rooted in the dance and music arts of the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, Turkey and surrounding regions.
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To facilitate education in and about the art forms and cultures of these regions among American and international communities.
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To present these dance and music forms as relevant, living, and ever-evolving art forms.
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To foster cross-cultural understanding, cooperation, and community-building.
The Ammala troupe and solo performers are available for bookings through Ammala. The cast is flexible-whether you need a soloist, a small group or a full dance troupe and band. dancers perform to live or pre-recorded music; musicians are also available for hire. Ammala's repertoire includes folkloric dances, modern and creative theatrical pieces, percussion ensemble works, and the traditional women's improvisational solo dance, raks as-sharqi ("belly dance").
Ammala Middle Eastern Dance and Music is a Minnesota non-profit corporation, in the process to obtain federal 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
Ammala's Interim Board of Directors:
Tonia Miller Lake (chair), Leslie Kennedy (vice-chair), Hung Russell (secretary), Louise Indritz (treasurer), and Theresa Kane (officer).
Meet the Ammala Performers
CONTACT AND BOOKINGS
To learn more about Ammala or to book Ammala performers, call Tonia at 612-703-7002 or e-mail us at bookings@ammala.com.
