Title
FolkMotion: Analyzing Egyptian Folk Dances in their Historical Context
Student Status
Undergraduate
Abstract
FolkMotion is a project that breaks down a variety of different Egyptian folk dances through a bilingual informative website, and a publication. Egypt has one of the richest and most diverse visual identities when it comes to folk dance. The diversification of land nature, climate, traditions and beliefs across the country all reflect across a variety of different folk dances, each with its own distinct pace, style, and costume. Thus, through understanding the folk dances in their historical and geographical context, the viewer will develop awareness on how our culture interprets movement, and expresses their visual identity. Both the book and the website include 7 different dances across the country, with their historical background, an analysis of each dance’s distinct movement characteristics, and their traditional stage costumes. The website also displays several video tutorials that break down the basic steps of each dance, consequently helping beginners learn our traditional folk dances
Department
Arts Department
First Advisor
Bahia Shehab
Second Advisor
Ghalia ElSrakbi
Third Advisor
Haytham Nawar
Committee Member 1
Ahmed Ellaithy
Committee Member 2
Ahmad Saqfalhait
Committee Member 3
Ayman Ismail
Extent
p.4
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Not necessary for this item
Recommended Citation
Hindy, Hania Ihab, "FolkMotion: Analyzing Egyptian Folk Dances in their Historical Context" (2018). Capstone and Graduation Projects. 33.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/capstone/33
Rights
This record describes an artistic or creative work which was prepared as part of a course of study at the American University of Cairo. The creators retain all rights to the original artistic or creative works described herein.
Publication Date
Fall 12-21-2018
Comments
This piece of art work is part of the "Interdisciplinarity and Design Third Graduating Class of Graphic Design Students The American University in Cairo – Spring 2018" catalog. Held at the AUC Sharjah Art Gallery on December 21st, 2018, the "ALT w Shidd" exhibition showcased bachelor projects by the third Graduating class of Graphic Design students. This year’s projects were divided into 5 panels according to their tackled themes. The panels included “Digital Design”, “Fashion Design”, “Publication Design”, “Advertising”, and “Retail and Branding”. A team of internal and external jury members were invited to each panel in order to provide ourstudents with critical feedback and evaluate the final outcome of their projects according to conducted research, applied methodologies, and undertaken creative design process. Jury members from within AUC included Ahmed Ellaithy (TTO -Technology Transfer Office) Ahmad Saqfalhait (GRDN), Ayman Ismail (Venture Lab), Brenda Segone (ARTV), Heba Safeyeldine (ARCH), Marwan Fayed (GRDN), May Hasebou (GRDN), Mahamad Khalil (GRDN), and Sherif Samy (GRDN). As for external jurors; they included Amira Aboulmagd (Al-Shorouk Publishing), Majd Elsherif (Matter Branding), Mohab Anis (Innovety), Nigel Fletcher-Jones (AUC Press), Sahar Zoghby (FP7), Samy Elias(Sahara Printing), Sawsan Mourad (El Beit Magazine), and Suzie Graiess (Association for the Protection of the Environment).