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Image courtesy of FJK Dance
Image courtesy of FJK Dance
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“... bold reimagining of The Dying Swan, a solo reinterpreted through an Arabic lens that subverts the original narrative of fragility and suffering. In this version, Khoury brings his own life experiences to the forefront—living through four wars and being displaced from home— transforming the piece into a powerful statement of survival and self-assertion, performed alongside Palestinian musician Zafer Tawil on Oud. MOVE, a signature work that weaves contemporary ballet, ballroom, and Middle Eastern dance, embodies Khoury’s dual identity as both a classically trained dancer and a Middle Eastern artist — an Iraqi refugee who is also a US citizen and a New Yorker — with rhythms driven by Lebanese percussionist Said Mrad. The program concludes with the world premiere of TO HEART, a multimedia work inspired by Rumi’s poetry that explores the many facets of love from a Middle Eastern perspective. Through live music, calligraphy, live painting, and projections, Khoury invites audiences into a heart-centric space, blurring the lines between tradition and modernity..."
