Thursday, April 19, 2012

Akhnaton: Kuwait's First Arabic Operetta





















The story of Akhnaton the Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty married to Nefertiti who followed Aton (the forerunner of Ra) and created a new Egypt. A 12 piece orchestra under the direction of composer Dr Samy Ibrahim will transport you back in time through an hour of intrigue,  choreography and beauty. We are delighted to welcome a soloist of Cairo Opera House
Produced by playwright Hooda Shawa, Set  and special effects by Special Events, Direction by Yousef Al Hashash (ACTING) Alison Shan Price (ARTISTIC) and Bassem Al Othman (VOICE) with choreography by Anthony Fronteiro of Ballerines and costumes and masks by Fatema Maimoon,  Akhnaton is in Arabic but totally understandable to all nationalities.
 The production will take place on May 09 and 10 at 7PM under the auspice of Sheikha Hussa Al Sabah at the Al-Maidan Cultural Centre, Abdullah al-Salem School, Maidan Hawalli and as her gift to Art seating is free and limited.
LWDLIK - With thanks to KuwaitMusic 'THE' music blog for Kuwait.

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