SAWAH

April 10-13, 2014, Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada.

Choreographer/ Artistic Director: Yasmina Ramzy
Composer / Musical Director / Oud / Lead Vocals: Bassam Bishara
Composer/Percussion Director / Lead Dumbek: Suleiman Warwar
Choreography Consultants: Robert Desrosiers, Jeff Dimitriou
Guest Choreographer: Kranti (Ya Seif Al Aada Tayel – Sword Dabki)
Lighting Design: Arun Srinivasan
Costume Design & Manager: Deborah Shaw
Stage & Production Manager: Kalina Janik
Dance Artists: Yasmina Ramzy, Kranti, Tim Spronk, Melissa Gamal, Sarita, Claudia Rios, Katrina, Tatiana Kaptchinskaia, Shadia Saad, Shari, Amy Leung, Ian Huggins, Camelia, Catherine Mais, Leanna Mendolia, Danielle Davies, Meyranie Rinfret-Rodriguez, Angelica Jordan, Florence LeClerc, Andrea Fryett, Miryam Nunez,
Razi Shawahdeh, Mohamad Khalil; Understudy: Letitia Falk
Musicians:
Bassam Bishara: Oude, Lead Vocals
James Freeman: Trumpet, Riqq
Kousha Nakhaei: Violin
Arya Saaber: Violin

Haytham Farah: Guitar, Oud
Sonya Meskini: Violin
Joseph Himo: Oud
Jamal El-Ali: Oud
Demetry Petsalakis: Oud
Steve Hanson: Oud
Shabnam: Oud
Percussionists:
Suleiman Warwar: Lead Dumbek
Mohamed Srouji: Qatim, Tabal
Pedro Bonatto de Castro: Daholla
Salah Allaham: Dumbek, Tabal
Jade Atallah: Dumbek
Samira Hafezi: Dumbek
Paul Georgiou: Dumbek
Paul Tabar: Dumbek
Actors: Razi Shawahdeh, Mohamad Khalil

Costume Construction: Deborah Shaw, Jane Graydon, Christina Bartholome, Marika Lortacai, Rachelle Allen, Linda Crites, Christina Brown, Janet Pelley
Wardrobe Mistresses: Deborah Shaw, Rachelle Allen, Marika Latorcai
Props: Christina Brown, Michael Schwab
Assistant Stage Managers: Deborah Shaw, Rachelle Allen
Assistant to Director: Linda Crites
Production Staff: Yasmina Ramzy, Suleiman Warwar, Melody Bogin, Kalina Janik, Deborah Shaw, Linda Crites
Administration: Melody Bogin, Linda Crites, Tim Spronk
Publicity: Clutch PR
Graphic Design: Melody Bogin
Videography: “Who & Why Arabesque?”: Robi Hamilton; Editor: Yasmina Ramzy; Lighting: Pedro Bonatto de Castro
Videography: SAWAH- D.O.P.: Matt Phillips; Camera: Robi Hamilton
Videography: “Behind the Scenes- Montreal Dance Artists ”: Gilda Boffa
Photography: Pedro Bonatto de Castro, Samira Hafezi, Paul Devisser, Nomad, Peter Lear, Sussi Dorrell