ARAB WOMEN PERFORMANCE NIGHT 8/7/04

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Congratulations! Our first Arab women performance night: "Elevation through the Arts" was a huge success. With a full-house of over 150 people, and one amazing performance after another, this was truly an empowering evening.

Due to the overwhelming response, this event is likely to become one of NAAP-NY's annual shows! For those artists that replied after the submission deadline, we hope to include you in future events. Stay tuned as we continue to provide forums to connect Arab artists with the Arab-American community, and highlight the many talents of both professional and emerging artists in our community.

This event could not have happened without your support!

NAAP-NY would like to thank...
the supportive and energetic audience for joining us;
Alwan Center for providing us with the space for this event;
Aramica newspaper for always supporting our efforts;
ART channel for covering the event (airing date TBA);
all the volunteers that helped put this event together;
our designer Amani Semadi for putting together the fabulous program;
and finally... all the wonderful artists that took part in the show.

If you have any feedback on this event, or any suggestions for next time, please email Nadeen at nana997@aol.com.

Thank you,

The Network of Arab-American Professionals of New York www.naaponline.org/ny/ | naap_ny@naaponline.org | 212.592.4052

NAAP-NY presents...

ARAB WOMEN:
ELEVATION THROUGH THE ARTS

Join us on August 7th, 2004, for a night of empowerment and a unique journey through the existing and flourishing talents of female artists in the Arab-American community. Come see a colorful array of performances and presentations by artists of all forms: painters, dancers, poets, singers, comedians, actors, writers, visual artists, and more!

More diversity than you can imagine. Here's a sneak peak at some of our talented performers:

** MAYSOON ZAYID will perform her latest comedic routine.
** HEATHER RAFFO will share selections from her newly published play "Nine Parts of Desire", a solo play told through the lives of nine radical Iraqi women.
** AMINA MUNOZ-ALI, poet, spoken-word artist, and slam champion will share her work.
** NADIA MOUSSA will share her dance and choreography of regional, folkloric, modern fusion and classical dances of the Middle East, India, and Pakistan.
** NOURA ERAKAT, playwright, writer, and activist, will perform her latest theatrical piece, “Visiting Palestine.”
** VICKI KHUZAMI will present her work in the fields of mural painting, illustration, and fines Arts.
** NADEEN AL-JIJAKLI will perform spoken word exploring the struggles of Arabs in the United States and abroad.
** ZAN ASHA will share her dance and choreography in Near and Far East entertainment and ethnofusion work.
** NOUR BAGHDADY will share her paintings and visual interpretations of the written word.
** YASMINE EL-SHAMAYLEH will share her poetry and some classical flute.
** CHRISTINA SOLIMAN, visual artist, will share her work through the medium of various materials, ranging from paint to human hair.
** AMIRA HANAFI will give a reading of her recent experimental and procedural poems.
** HANAN ALATTAR, professional opera singer, will perform her latest renditions.
** EMAN HAMAD will share songs about Palestine.

WHAT: Arab Women Performance Night
WHEN: August 7, 2004 from 6pm - 10pm.
WHERE: Alwan center on 16 Beaver Street b/w Broadway and Broad (lower Manhattan). By subway: 4,5 Bowling Green; R,W Whitehall; 2,3 Wall Street; J,M Broad Street; 1,9 South Ferry.
OTHER: $5 cover. Refreshments will be served.

You don't want to miss this! We look forward to seeing you, and please spread the word to your family, friends, and colleagues!

Some of the artwork you'll see:

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