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Toronto-based Middle Eastern dance & music company since 1981 for theatre & film In North America, Europe & Middle East

 

YRA Demo Reel

From the Rogers Stadium with Cirque du Soleil to the Sony Centre with Bijan Mortazavi and Alabina, YRA has performed for Mick Jagger’s 50th birthday, on tour with Amr Diab and Rageb Alema, featured at celebrity weddings like Vanessa Williams’ and community, cultural, and museum events. When a Saudi princess wants to present her culture to her classmates at Smith College, USA, she flies the dancers and musicians of YRA there in a private jet.

Since 1992, Yasmina Ramzy Arts's theatre creations have included 10 full-scale productions with as many as 45 dancers and musicians at a time. The company enjoys critical acclaim in national and international media, has toured Canada, USA, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Greece, and received the Arab Heritage Award. Since 2020, YRA has created three films that have been recognized at international film festivals. The company is funded by Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council. It’s reputation for innovation and integrity have attracted a stellar alumni of over 200 artists from around the globe.

YRA Films

 

Live Theatre Demo Reel

 

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BENEFACTORS

PATRONS

  • George Barbas

  • Najwa Tannus

  • Maureen & Hank Levelt

  • Dean & Heather Walker

  • Vian Stetch

  • Arabesque Allspice

  • Arabella (Toronto)

  • Beth Syrnyk

  • Donna Insley

  • Iden Ford

  • Deborah Shaw

  • Babs Designs

  • Kate Jiggins

  • Judith C. Cole

  • Lynette

  • Mendolia Family

  • Roula Said

  • Rachel Brookmire

  • Dragonfly Bellydance

  • Victoria Lammers

  • Birds and Beans

  • Aurora Ongaro

  • Anne & Billy Shaw

  • Linda Merk

  • Cynthia Truax

  • Nadia Oryema

  • Linda Riyad

  • Lorna Kot

  • Nicola Yap

  • Lisa D. Jordan

  • Ufuk Mercan

  • Jan Gale

  • Sheila Connop

  • Maureen & Gordon Bale

  • Jean Hafner

  • Tony Wade

  • Joanne Page

  • Donna Lozier

  • Pam & Jorn Iverson

  • David & Gabrielle Horsley

  • Cheryl Lafond

  • Jean & Val Mody