Sun Ra in Egypt, 1971

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Jul 5, 2014 United States
[American musician Sun Ra continues to inspire many contemporary artists in Egypt. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [American musician Sun Ra continues to inspire many contemporary artists in Egypt. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

Sun Ra in Egypt, 1971

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Sun Ra in Egypt, 1971

By Tom Bogaert

May - June 2014

Medrar for Contemporary Art, Cairo

 

This art project by Tom Bogaert takes as its starting point Sun Ra`s 1971 visit to Egypt. The legendary American jazz pioneer, mystic, poet, and philosopher was born as Herman Poole Blount, but changed his name to Le Sony`r Ra after a visionary experience led him to believe that he came from the planet Saturn. From then on, Sun Ra was fascinated by both outer space and ancient Egypt. Incorporating the Egyptian sun god Ra into his name was the first of his many invocations of ancient Egypt`s culture and beliefs.

Famous for his music as much as his eccentricity, Sun Ra`s unique sonic productions reflected his mix of new age mysticism, black nationalism, Freemasonry, Kabbalah, Rosicrucianism, and other non-Western cosmologies. From the mid 1950s until his death in 1993, Sun Ra led a band called The Arkestra, which continues to perform its eccentric mix of free jazz, bop, and electronic music under the leadership of Marshall Allen.

The exhibition playfully inserts Sun Ra`s life and legacy into the conceptual, pop, and minimalist zeitgeist of the New York art world of the 1960s and 1970s. It is part of an ongoing research project based on the life and work of Sun Ra that exists as a series of performances, lectures, installations, videos, art objects, and a related publication.

Bogaert invited Dwarfs of East Agouza and Invisible Hands to pay tribute to Sun Ra`s music on the opening night.

                        [This video was produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]

 
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Oct 1, 2013 Lebanon
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A Scenography Workshop by Hussein Baydoun

A Scenography workshop by Hussein Baydoun

8-16 September 2013

Falaki Theater, Cairo, Egypt

 

Hussein Baydoun is a Lebanese artist, architect, and scenographer who is known for his unique approach to set design. Baydoun frequently participates in the creation and development of performances from their early stages with the view that scenography is an essential component to the creation of theatrical work, one no less important than the script. His designs are often inspired by the performance spaces in which he works, where he creates fascinating sets from whatever is available as he challenges conventional notions about theater production, such as in his most recent performance "Alice," which was produced in collaboration with Lebanese playwright and director Sawsan Bou Khaled. In September, Baydoun returned to Cairo to lead a scenography workshop following the same vision. At the American University in Cairo`s Falaki Theater, he worked with six upcoming set designers, in addition to amateurs, on creating imaginative environments from the remnants of old sets and other discarded objects. This video highlights the vision and development of the workshop as Baydoun describes the aim of his teaching methods.  


 

      

     [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a new partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]