Caracalla Dance Theatre

The Caracalla Dance Theatre is a dance company based in Beirut, Lebanon.^[1]

History

Abdel-Halim Caracalla founded the Caracalla Dance Theatre in 1970. He envisioned creating a new language in dance that merged Western and Oriental techniques. Abdel-Halim Caracalla was born in Baalbeck, a city known for its annual international cultural event, the Baalbeck International Festival. Caracalla studied in New York with Martha Graham in the 1960s. He continues to be the artistic director of the dance company and closely cooperates with his children, Alissar who is a choreographer and Ivan who is a director.^[2]

Performances

The company's international debut was at the Festival of Osaka in Japan in 1972.^[3] Since then, the company has traveled extensively all over the world, and in particular in North America and Europe.^[1]

Mystery of the Bizarre (1974)- World Tour
The Black Tents (1978)- World Tour
Shot of Glory (1980)- World Tour
Taming of the Shrew (1982)- World Tour
Echoes (1985)- World Tour
Midsummer Nights Dream (1990) - Lebanon
Elissa, Queen of Carthage (1996) - Beit Mery, Lebanon
Andalusia, the Lost Glory (1997)- Baalbeck International Festival, Lebanon
Much Ado About Nothing (1999)- Baalbeck International Festival, Lebanon
Andalusia, the Lost Glory (1999)- Peacock Theatre, London, U.K.
Two Thousand and One Nights (2001)- Baalbeck International Festival, Lebanon
Two Thousand and One Nights (2003)- BIEL, Beirut, Lebanon
Two Thousand and One Nights (2003)- Peacock Theatre, London, U.K.
The Villager’s Opera! (2006)- Baalbeck International Festival, Lebanon
Knights of the Moon (2007-2008)-Forum de Beyrouth, Casino du Liban

External links

website

References

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