What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Egypt? The Sphinx? The pyramids? Riding camels through the desert? “Walk Like an Egyptian”? Egyptian-Lebanese artist Lara Baladi tries to ...
The Arab world isn't known for its progressive outlook on queer culture or fluid gender roles. But Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch isn't letting that stop him from freely expressing himself, in ...
What makes Alexandre Paulikevitch unique? He's one of a very small handful of male baladi dancers in the Middle East. Baladi is an urban style of music with roots in Egyptian folk music dating back to ...
Belly dancing is often seen as Orientalist, erotic and undeniably feminine – but one Lebanese performer is using it to fight for gender fluidity. In the Middle East, the word ‘belly-dancing’ is never ...
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