SINAI Orchestral Theatre

As a humble contribution to your cultural , you can now watch YUSUF'S - An edited version of the full piece online; A Music-Theatre performance by SINAI Orchestral Theatre presenting our Sufi/Kabbalistic take on the Biblical story of Joseph and the wife of his Egyptian master. Premiered in 2016, the performance features the work of an amazing ensemble of artists. Enjoy your Sufi stay and share if you want ;).

YUSUF'S - Full Piece - SINAI Orchestral Theatre SYNOPSIS: The story of Joseph/Yusuf is found in the Torah and the Quran. Banished by his brothers, Yusuf arrives in Egypt as a slave. He earns the trust and affection…

Our second video is out!
Sounds & images from our workshop at MAAT|CCDC Contemporary Dance School in Cairo.
Have a look!

Cairo Contemporary Dance Center مركز الرقص المعاصر
MAAT Dance Company
SINAI Orchestral Theatre



https://vimeo.com/326209101

With Andrew Guy Ahmed Malek Samar Samira Al-Zuairy Ali Abdelfattah Zee Zag Eman Hussein Carol Ackad Ahmed Achrafi El-arabi Islam Nada Nader Abdelrahman Tyson Hanin Amina

Orchestral Theatre Workshop - Cairo (CCDC) Orchestral Theatre Workshop led by Haitham Assem Tantawy, assisted by Andrew Guy. Workshop conducted at MAAT | CCDC Contemporary Dance School in Cairo - February…

@ Cairo Contemporary Dance Center مركز الرقص المعاصر

“Encounters” is a first release from a video series to feature our collaboration with MAAT|CCDC Contemporary Dance School in Cairo. Intimate moments that accompanied our journey so far, and which will always be remembered. Stay tuned to our next video release!

SINAI Orchestral Theatre
Cairo Contemporary Dance Center مركز الرقص المعاصر
MAAT Dance Company

Encounters - Cairo Workshop - SINAI Orchestral Theatre “Encounters” is a first release from a video series to feature the ongoing collaboration between SINAI Orchestral Theatre in Berlin and Maat Dance Company…

It has been quite rich and intensive two weeks that we have been working with the full-time students of the Cairo Contemporary Dance Center مركز الرقص المعاصر. Beautiful moments of connection, shared growth and intimacy that kept unfolding everyday and nurtured everyone involved. Thank you guys for your hard work and commitment throughout the journey, and thank you so much Karima Mansour for your kind invitation and for facilitating this encounter. It has been a great pleasure 🙂.

Check out the new website of SINAI Orchestral Theatre.. :)

SINAI Orchestral Theatre Das SINAI Orchestral Theatre ist eine unabhängige Musiktheater-Kompanie, die im Jahr 2015 vom ägyptischen Regisseur Haitham Assem Tantawy in Berlin gegründet würde.

Raw recording of a Sufi ceremony we have been conducting while working on YUSUF'S... Soundscapes of the sacred orient...

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Sufi Ceremonial Soundscapes Recordings from our workshops conducted during the research process of Yusuf's

End of work session.. in Phynix Tanzt

The amazing group of people taking part at our . A Journey full of explorations continuing with passion and dedication into the second month.

“When you have two texts sharing the same physical space, it brings up many historical questions about continuity, the movement of books and the transmission of literature,”. “One community wrote the bottom layer, another community wrote the top layer, and now we have this manuscript that has stayed among the same people for years. The relationship between the top layer and the bottom layer can tell us a great deal about the experience of certain groups at a certain time.”

Layers of history: The Sinai Palimpsests’ Project From the shrine bathed in the early morning light, Father Justin lets his eyes linger on the arid peaks of South Sinai with contentment. “Can you see the sentry box at the top of the mountain? There is always someone guarding over there. It’s important to protect this place, but first and foremo...

Have a look at some material from our work sessions and join the upcoming orchestral theatre training course. Early bird registration until the 13th of January. We look forward to working with you!

Rehearsals - Return to Preludes - SINAI Orchestral Theatre Project - Return to Preludes Director: Haitham Assem Tantawy Performers: Rita Neveckaite, Nicolò Zignone, Lisa Zunftmeister, Winston Chmielinski, Andrew…