Next performances: Friday 28th and Saturday 29th August 2009

Wentworth Falls School of Arts, 219 Great Western Highway
(corner of Adele Ave near, the Grammar School)
Wentworth Falls, NSW.

For tickets: 0419 184231 or devimamak@ghawazicaravan.com $35/$25

For 'The Intertwine Project', Devi Mamak's idea is to draw together dancers, musicians and artists of varied disciplines and styles, braiding their talents together into a compelling and cohesive whole, intertwining cultural traditions and an ebullient creative spirit... and to present the result in a theatre style environment.

As American Tribal Style belly dance is a contemporary fusion dance style that seamlessly blends varied traditions, the music created for ‘Intertwine’ meshes instruments such as the Shakuhachi (Japanese flute), the Sitar and Eqyptian percussion instruments in an unusual and beautiful way.

Devi and Ghawazi Caravan are honored to work closely with artists:

• Emily Cooper from Hands Heart and Feet
• Percussionists Tarek Sawires, Jaime Bohm and Kalon Captain
• Shakuhachi master, Bronwyn Kirkpatrick
• Sitarist, Colin Berryman

Over months of collaboration, creativity and rehersal, the show has become a visual and auditory feast of dances and music from around the world. From current re-workings of the ancient Middle East, through to the ‘gypsy’ dances of India, the raw energy of African dance, passionate Flamenco, right through to contemporary dance and back again. Old 'Ghawazi favourites' presented alongside entirely new work.

On Saturday 13th June 2009, the first performance of ‘Intertwine’ was hosted in the beautiful Carrington Hotel Grand Dining Room, Katoomba.

On the night of the sold-out show, the mood between the dancers and musicians was pure excitement and happiness to be finally showing this work that they so enjoyed creating. The night went off with out a hitch and flowed beautifully throughout the two 40 minute halves …thanks to preparation by all as well as a great sound and lighting crew. Audiences were treated to a joyful, mysterious, colorful and diverse show and they responded by having a fantastic time, and being very vocal about it! An impromptu encore was called for so the dancers streamed out into the audience, getting the more than willing crowd onto and in front of the stage while the musicians jammed.

After this success, Devi and Ghawazi Caravan couldn’t imagine stopping at one show. Devi is now working on creating a series of shows under the umbrella of ‘The Intertwine Project’.

The project will continue using the collaborations already in place from ‘Intertwine’ as well as expanding the network of talented people that Devi and Ghawazi Caravan work with. The goal is to create beautiful theatre shows combining the talents of our friends in ways that may never have happened before, changing and developing over time.

We hope to see you at further incarnations of 'The Intertwine Project'!