{"id":6665,"date":"2018-11-09T13:13:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=6665"},"modified":"2018-11-09T13:13:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:13:05","slug":"whos-that-girl-in-assiut-feiruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/11\/whos-that-girl-in-assiut-feiruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s That Girl in Assiut: Feiruz"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Taheyya<\/p>\n

During the 1950’s, the Egyptian movie industry was obsessed with Hollywood style musicals. Egyptian filmmakers developed their own style of musicals with dramatic action taking pauses for traditional songs and dances. Directors created opportunities for musical by setting scenes in entertainment venues, outside during festivals, or at celebrations.<\/p>\n

In this 1951 movie entitled Feiruz Hanem<\/em> (Mr.s Feiruz), the Egyptian child star Feyrouz appears with belly dancer Taheyya Kariokka. In this scene, Feyrouz wears a beautiful assiut shawl draped over her head while she sings and plays the riq. Her traditional floral pattern dress is peeking out from under the shawl.<\/p>\n

It makes my researcher’s heart skip a beat when I can locate a video clip that matches a movie promotional still like the one at left and below. If you are a fan of vintage Egyptian dance clips, I highly recommend checking out Vimeo and the feed of The Classic <\/a>CaroVan<\/a>.\u00a0 There are dozens of fantastic movie excerpts to watch and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Over the past few years, I’ve made a Vimeo playlist<\/a> of both classic and more contemporary dance performances featuring costumes made from assiut. It makes a great jumping off point for your own assiut\u00a0costume research.<\/p>\n

Feiruz Hanem<\/h2>\n