Jocelyne Saab Retrospective
Belly Dancers
Les Almées, danseuses orientales
Jocelyne Saab
1989 • Lebanon, France • 26’
Curvaceous and always dressed in sequins, the belly dancers—the Alma’—are present at weddings and circumcision parties. They are inspired by the belly dancing stars of the 1940s and 1950s: Samia Gama, Dahia Karioka, Naaima Aakef… Mainly lower-class, they come from every corner of Egypt and dream of becoming the queen of the Cairo dance palaces. Dina, star of the 1980s, made this dream come true.
21-10-2019
18:45 • SAAB • 79’
Cinema São Jorge 18:45 • SAAB • 79’
Sala 3
