Artists
Mercan Dede
Turkish-born and Montreal-based musician, producer and DJ, Mercan Dede believes that when you put digital, electronic sounds together with hand-made, human ones, you can create universal language, capable of uniting old and young, ancient and modern, East and West.
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Ziya Azazi
Ziya Azazi performs the traditional dance of the Sufis (Dervish Whirler) and has choreographed many interpretations on this theme. Ziya Azazi has performed in many areas of Austria, all over Europe and also Cairo, Thailand, Brasil and in Turkey.
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Master Classes
Whirling With/Through Improv
A Workshop from Ziya Azazi bridging western contemporary with classical oriental, ritualistic sufi dance. Dervish Whirling will serve as the basis for this study which will be explored with and through improvisational western dance.
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Wise Words
"The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world."
- Leonard Bernstein
Productions
Mercan Dede Secret Tribe
The Mercan Dede Ensemble was founded in 1998, aims to foster an environment in which music can be created and enjoyed freed from restrictive categories and concerns related to the division of music according to various disciplines.
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"Dervish" from Ziya Azazi
"Dervish" is made up of two solos, "’Azab" and "Dervish in Progress" which are Ziya Azazi's personal, artistic analysis of traditional Sufi dances. It is about physical feats meeting mysticism, East meeting West, the past meeting the present.
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"Icons" from Ziya Azazi
"Icons" departs from Ziya Azazi’s previous works as it consists of duets and trios in addition to his usual solos. Whirling is the foundation of the choreography along with a further innovative aspect using the music of Serge Adam's electronic sounds and trumpet.
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As a federally certified Trainer for Swiss Olympic competitive sports, Yann Aubert has coached for rhe Swiss National Team for Rhythmic Gymnastics and also for the Artistic Gymnastics.