Dance is intimately woven into the lives of the people of the Southern
Mediterranean. It extends beyond studios and reaches into streets,
homes, politics and families. It is expressed in a myriad of ways that
reflect a cultural reality of hybrid, diverse and dynamic societies. But
existing accounts of dance in the region have been subject to
misinterpretation, succumbing to distorted, romanticized and exoticized
impressions. Talking Dance - the Southern Mediterranean captures the
true voices of dancers from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt,
Tunisia and Morocco, as well as the other countries of the region. It
provides a rich montage of stories that challenge existing
representations of dance in the Southern Mediterranean, revealing the
diverse cultural and political experience embodied in dance and
emphasizing its central role in contemporary Middle East culture.