“The value of the Arab woman lies not in her identity as an Arab, but in her talent,” Walid Aouni, prominent Lebanese choreographer and founder/director of the Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company, says, “I want to celebrate that talent and show the audience that the Arab woman can produce art equal to the one produced elsewhere.” For his latest performance in the Pavillon Noir center in France on 28 and 29 March, Aouni was inspired by a powerful female figure that enchanted the world with her stunning and captivating designs: Zaha Hadid. She was the first ever woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the only woman to win the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. Not only did she ‘liberate’ architectural geometry, but also liberated the chains that prevented women from entering such a male-dominated field. “I met Zaha Hadid in the 80s in Belguim before she was recognized, and I was inspired by her genius and strong will to enter such a male world and completely transform architectural engineering. It took her 20 years before she was accepted and recognized for that,” Aouni…
Egypt’s Modern Dance Company Performs the Genius of Zaha Hadid’s Art in France
April 2, 2019
