Screening in Cairo

If you are in Cairo, on the 25th of July 2013, you don't want to miss the Balady Film Screening
At 21:00 in Al-Warsha- 17 Sherif Street- West el Balad, 4th floor
We are waiting for you !

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'Balady'' Film Presented in Berlin and Barcelona     

 In June, the audiovisual film resulting from the Balady project was presented. On 15 and 16^th of June 2013, the final event of the Tandem/Shaml programme was held in Berlin (Germany). The event took place in the Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (ZK/U) with the objective of disseminating the results of six partnerships between European and Arab cultural professionals. To conclude the Tandem/Shaml exchange program a range of performances, an exhibition, a concert and a round table on art in times of crisis were organized.

In Barcelona, the "Balady" film was presented on 27 June 2013 at the Francesca Bonnemaison / "La Bonne" Women's Cultural Centre' and  on 18th of July at Cadmus Barcelona Escuela de Árabe. After the presentation participants had the opportunity to share their impressions in a colloquium. 

"Balady" is a co-production by Donia Maher (Hassala, Cairo) and Emilie Vidal (Interarts, Barcelona) that invites viewers to reflect, through belly dance, on the complexity of cultures, on the relationships between men and women, on the control which society exercises on our bodies or on the transformative power of art in a historical moment of demand for greater freedom of the Arab people.                          

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Proyección película Balady 27 junio 2013 - 18h 

La Bonne Centre de Cultura de Dones Francesca Bonnemaison

Después del pase de la película “Balady” habrá un debate con algunos invitados y participantes en la película. La proyección se realizará en la Sala La Cuina de ''La Bonne'', Centro de Cultura de Mujeres Francesca Bonnemaison (C/ Sant Pere més baix, 7). Será un acto gratuito y abierto al público.

Algunos de los temas que se tratan en el film  son los siguientes: ¿Puede la danza del vientre reflejar las contradicciones de nuestras identidades? ¿Cómo los estereotipos de género afectan a nuestros cuerpos? ¿Pueden nuestros cuerpos incidir en nuestro entorno político o social?

First screening of Balady movie in Berlin - 14/06/13

Screening Balady movie 27th of june 2013 - 18h

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the public and the Barcelona workshop participants. Screening will take place in "La Bonne", the Centre de Cultura de Dones Francesca Bonnemaison (C/ Sant Pere més baix, 7), Barcelona. The event will be open to the general public and free of charge.

Can belly dance reflect the contradictions of our multiple identities? How do gender stereotypes affect our body? Can our bodies influence our political or social environment? These are some of the questions raised by the Balady project, which observes how gender roles and patterns affect our bodies through belly dance and cultural exchanges.


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Why Balady ?

Balady starts from the fears of a woman, asking herself if bellydance would reflect the cultural contradictions of her multiple identities.

Do we know ourselves? How are our bodies affected by stereotypes and expectations from men and women alike? How do our bodies move in a rapidly changing society? Can our bodies influence our political or social context? May accepting our bodies and moving them freely lead us to freedom... ?

What is Balady ?

The ''Balady'' project observes how gender roles and models affect our bodies through belly dancing and cultural exchanges. The aim of the project is to explore the narratives and practices related to our bodies by organizing belly dance workshops in Cairo and Barcelona, interviewing women who practice this dance, observing street artists and activists in Egypt, Tunisia and Spain and producing a short-movie which will be screened in different cities (Cairo, Barcelona, Berlin, etc.).