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Fire of Anatolia

Fire of Anatolia
Published Date: Thursday, 27 April 2017

Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) prepares to host the dance performance “Fire of Anatolia”, also known as the dance of legends. Organized by the Social and Cultural Activities Directorate under the Vice Rector’s Office for Student Affairs the performance is set to take place at the EMU Stadium on Friday, the 28th of April 2017, at 20:30.

The performance of the 45 person dance group headed by Mustafa Erdoğan will last for approximately two hours. The performance will comprise of two acts, the first comprising of two scenes and the second of three.

The main concept of the Fire of Anatolia is the meeting of civilizations. The dance show aims for cultures of the West and East to meet and contain global messages of peace. It synthesizes folk dancing, modern dance and other disciplines of dance to present a modern cultural celebration. Fire of Anatolia is an authentic project that uses the mythological and cultural history of Anatolia as a source. It contains 3000 folk dance moves as well as folk music. The project that bears Mustafa Erdoğan’s signature aims to promote to the world Anatolia’s thousands of years old culture and historical mosaic, spreading to the world the fire of peace. The Fire of Anatolia has been promoting Anatolian culture since 2001 via shows all over the world.

Each year the world famous Fire of Anatolia Dance group performs twice a week at their own location Antalya Aspendos Arena between April and November. With its squad of 250 dancers, the group can perform in three locations around the world at the same time.

The Fire of Anatolia performance at EMU will take place on Friday, the 28th of April 2017 at the EMU Stadium. The performance that will commence at 20:30 will be free of charge and open to members of the general public.

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