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W€lcomeback,dear readersl
I am sureyou all bad sondernrl holidays and de hapPvIo get back to vou
activities and busy lives. I an very happy to introduce tto new wrilers in our
First, Valeri€ de Clsas. a very talentedandactive ladv Shehasbeenteaching
FreshmanCompositionat the Ane.ican Universiryin Cairo(AUC) for the pa$ 15
years.Shewil teachanew 'music criticism' couse at AUC this S€pt€inber'Also this
yearshewill singth€ world premiereof a newly composedsongcvcle which is being
writien expresslyfor her by lhe Esyprian/ AmericancomposerAslrafFouad.
Second,MohamedNasr Dl-Din, a graduateofE glishl-iteraturefromAin'
ShamsUnivenity. He is *orking asanEnglishteacheral IntegratedThebosl-anguage
SchoolandinterviewedDr. Zani Hawasfor the openingto the public oftne Dahshur
SeniorArt Edilor Mervat Kassen umvels the storyofshahira's Sahara.How
happyw€ areHeliopolitansto havethis opportunityofferedto usto developnewskills
Thissum,nerwasreallysp€cialwiththestartof ShahiraFawzv'schildrensessionsof
paintins, 'batik' (a processof decoralinea textile by paintins it after hiding cenain
Darlswith wax) and crafts.Lors of childrenenjoyedit so much that Shahirais
iniroducingcoursesfor themevenduringthe wider schoolprogramto helpthem
develoFtheircrealivityandenjoythenlives.For you,ladies,Shahirais introducinga
program of painling, potreryandtexlile aris aswell astrips to the desert.Justlook ar
her progran p. 14andj oin anyaclivity you like
In her articleSummerCampsfor Peac€,Maha f,l Sherei presentswhat
happenedduring lhe 4 week camp of the Children's Intemational SuinmerVillage
(CISn held atthe AmericanIntemationalSchoolon the IsrnailiaRoad
Oneof th€ goodmomentswe hadthis sumnerwasalsolhe discoveryofthe
AquaAerobicsdoneby PetraattheHeliopolisMovenpickHotel Sheis a wondertul
teach€rand haspres€ntedon page23 the whole program of sports activities at the
hotel. Soasyou canseeit wasnot a lazy vacation!we hadreallv ageat lime.
Whydon'tyoujoin us,it'sn€v€rtoo late...
Cover Photoby Shrhira Faruy. On b€r lasttrip to Allaqi in the EaslernDeserl
l"st April, the coyergirl Amna Isra,spendall norning preparitrg
'nd
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2. Dantl"t, a4ilp q/tf
by MohamedNasrEl-Din
"No, Time,though shallnot boastthatI do change
Thypyramids, built up with newer might,
Tome afenothingnovel,nothing strange,
Theyarebut dressingsof a formersighL"
recall€dtheseShak€speareanlin€swhileI was
waiting on tenterhooks to meet Dr_ Zahi
Hawass (see photo), a ell-known
archeologistand the dt€ctor of the ciza
pynmids and Saqqara area,whosenameis no less
historic than Cheops himself. Wheth€r Shakespeare
thoughtthath€wasgreaterthantheplramids, in termsof
derying time or fighting extinction or not, reading
Shakespeareor beholding the pFamids of ciza has
alwayshad the sarneeffe€t on mewhichis feelingsof
aw€ and reverencemixed with great admirationand
inquisitiveness.rthile I was absorbedin mythoughts,
hoping that one day I could b€ able to decipherthe
secretsof the plramids,I tried to dir€ctmy thoughts
towardsth€ purposeof my visitwhichwasto coll€cras
muchinformationasI couldabouttheinaugurationofthe
Dahshurareawhich wasamilitary zoneduringthewa$
of 1956and1967.It hasbeenimpossiblefora longwhile
to visit this historical ar€abutanagr€ementwassigned
recentlybetweentheHighCouncilofAntiquities(HCA)
and the military authoritiesto separatethernilitarybase
fiom the historicalsitesothattouristscanvisitrhisarea
for thefirst timein theverynearfuture.
A secretaryescortedmeto theoffrc€ofDr. Zahi
whereI feltthatI wasin thepresenc€ofapharaohwhose
modemclotheswould not convincemeotherwise.His
office was crowded with books onarcheology,history,
Egyptolos, and othen whosetitles I failedto makeout,
perhapsbecauseth€ywerelrita€ninHieroglyphics,and
this in tum enhancedmy feelings of veneration-"The
openingof Dahshurand Abusirareash indeedavery
imponanevenf' saidDr.Hawass."Dahshurisabour40
kms from Cairo andit encompassesabout1l p)ramids.
The mostfamousofthemallaretheRedpyramid.oneof
ihe biggestpyramidsin Egypt.socalledbecauseoflhe
r€d iron oxides transcriptionsthat cover it, the Black
pltamid built in adobebricksandthewhiteplramid buitt
in calcareousstone.Notto forgettheBentpyramid(see
photo) built by PharaohSnefiu,founderof the 4th
dynasty,26008.C., Cheops'sfather,whoalsobuiltthe
Redpyramid-"
" Why did Snefruhavetwopyramidsifpyramidlwere
indeedtombs?"I wondered.It s€emsstrangethatone
phamohrequiredtwo plramids to bebrried in butthis
myst€ryhasnotbeenaltog€thersolvedbyEg)?tologGts.
" TheBentplrarn:d,thatissocalledbecaus€of
the changeof thean6leofcontraction,demonsratesrhe
designtransitionfiom the stepplramid to the true
pyramid-
In the first stage,rhe govemmenthasfund.:
abouthalfamillionL.E.to pavetheroadwhichleadsro
Dahshur.In thesecondstagetherewill b€atickeroffic.
(10 L.E.foriourists),a coffee-shop,aparkingareaanc:
smallmuseum"Dr Hawassproceeded.
"What aboutthe Abusirarea?"I asked'i,l
curiosity."There wereoriginally14plranidsarAbusrr
nearSaqqara,andthethreeimponantptramidsoflle 5ii
dynastyare Sahure,Nyrssere and Neferirkare.T'r:
pyramid oi Sahureis the most completeano in.
nonherunostof thegroup.
Amongotherinterestingmonumentsthereisln.
Tomb ot Prdhirepses.tho qas a coun offi,rd. . .
relativeof King N),useffe."Snefrurvasalsocreditedb
some Egyptologists wilh the construction of $:
"Coilapsed"pyramid at Meidum," saysHancoct.?
British toumal;1.inleresredin E$/plology{/:r/'8erplr/
oftheGoh 1996).
Wlile I waslist€ninglo Dr.ZahiHaBass.nr
rnindwasllavellingrothepasttryingto imaginewhatri
would havebeenlike if I hadbeenapharaoh.I guessl
hadlosttrackof thetimeinDr. Zahi'spresence,bLrtI haC
to go hopingI couldmeetthis€harmingscholaragainro
grariSm) )en for knowlcdge.well.I canl warLroce,
Dahshur,canyoud€arreadersl
t8 HELIOPOLIS,Sep,96

3. ''zt Cenfreof the BritishCouncilin Heliopolis
by MohamedNasrEl-Din
" nstu
-I:
tum- LL.)
e-:r|e l,lm Descrrtes.
ln,,:, .i :: r: aim of the
. . ...Io!'cal and
.r ., -::::3xon be6'een
, . i:::- md other
- r:_ .::stsao Io open
-: :: :i. This is also
_::,.::: tom sudetus
-':! lrrng houf
i: .llouz?. Now,
:,:i:rpolisl It is
tr' qearisome
-: :rnutesro get
- :::r: of lhe nes
: : i indeed hand-
- : -: rj a beautifirl
. .:i: archirectural
;:i! - .=.:::i. 'l'here are
!r :D! :.r:re. a brand n€w
]rlno: r :!ber-caf6 for thc
0 ir* .. Ite Itrternet and
' : :.::blished style
' . ,::::ri ol1-c6 lhc
jj'':. . u'ses and
]:- .: .:11ces as lhe
i rd" ;:leDts studying in
"ii{f, irsrpore and oth€r
ltmu.ar r:. B.itish Council
qh@1 ?-r... Ix additionto
:; courses.the
computcrdepartmenr.whohasbeen
working for the British Council itr
Caifo lbr .1 ycars sajd: "Eerc it is
cosier ond I encounter dilJercnt
Mrs. MaggieBsigent.wirh7 yeamof
experidre with theBritish Council in
Italyandno$,headofEnglishcourses
rntheneu Heliopolisbranch.'iI /,are
been ih Cairc for 6 weekssnd I do
ehjor thefnc we het oJEs)pt. I'h'
iil tharye of teachentaining, class-
mlnagement nhd wotkshops" she
I askedl,Ils. Maherif it rvas
possiblefor me to attendone of rhe
classesandintervieusomcstudentsin
lnslish to know thcir impressionsof
thenewbranchin Heliopolis.r.Pt?dre
dr", shesmilinglysaid. i saton the
comty sofa$,aitingfor thebreal time-
An Egvp(irnleacher,whoseEnglishis
inpeccablcby theb-v.Mr. turaf El-
Zanaty,Leime in Ihe€lass-roomand
left afterwards. Th€ snldenlsI mei
were very pleased to have the
conversationin English - Motra
Meshrif, who is 22 yearsold and
works for (Jniversal Advanced
SFtem Company,saidshehadheard
about the British Council fronl her
fri€ndsandsheishappyrotakeEnglish
coursesat thisnewbranch.Wessam
Camal,22yearsoldanda eladuaieof
thc Faculry of Commercc sa;d:
"Ewrlbody hzrc is sotiendly, It's
suchan edifling athospherc. Ifs the
frnt titne.fot me to take an English
Heliopolls,NovetnberS7
course. I'm vetr hqpt!"
Mr. Nagy tioushry, an archirect.who
is 40 ycars old said he ,!as leaming
English to help lris childrcn $,ifi iheir
Englishhonework
It is worth nenrioning that the
British Counc;l connibuies to ttre
greatergoodofthe Egypiianconlnuniq
by enhancingthe cultwal activities;but
above all is the Adulr Lireracy
programme in Upper Egypt. The
B.ilisl Council also offers arnual
scholarships to enable Sraduabs oi
outstoding academicmerir ro pursuer
courseofRcscarchleadingto thedegee
oiPh-D. in subjectsro be considcfedon
their merits at the University of
Cambridge. The scboLanhipsare op.'n
to citizensoi menber sutesof the rab
l.eague,and are tenablcfor up ro three
yearc. i,a$ bur not least.lhc Brilish
CorDcil as honouredrvithan awardat
the 1stNational Conlerencefor Library
and lnfonnation Specialisrsheld ?r lhe
Cairo Universit_vlasrJure. The award
was presentcdby Dr. Mound Sh€habj
Ministcr of High€r Education in
recognitionofthe suppof it hasoffcrcd
10libraries and librarians in I]rwt ovel
nany years. Dear readersofHM. lou
are invitedto call on the new branchof
the British Council in Heliopolis,lefs
nule tracks. Don't hesilatcl
Btithh Council Heliopolis,
4 Sha a EI Mintq
offNazih Khatifa St Heliopotis.
Tel. 452-3395/6n. Fax 258-3660
ln l-af,r, . :.-. sprigltly and
,,,,, .- :,:: .,. professional
,r. -'- il extremely
t: -t t':ith Council in
@!i . !9.18,under the
r :r:r.r. Se.tion ol the
l,misr: !!.r il i Brit n's
":a:"i
fot education,
m {::rr,i jF - shesaid. "S"
i':ttr'.:,.tirlents were
$r-u-. ,: i4r M|| brahch
srr' L' :--..1 cntuUhent is
{rr :: :i::lT]llv added.
-.- :: :r mcelsomeof
: :_.-:.i: l]]e could to
:l :i:1: Yrs. Sally
. :i. matrag€rofthe
,,r -: r-ri elcorned
( 4rr.:. th€ Herd of

5. -he Trio:Rajack-Memphis- Kenana
' .. Jd tltt 0us thing:
': t tht I'iui n thint: iin(l drsr.rl) wr
- :'inr)itut(th!httrin, prrti.l. a ttitinitudl
-
.hct us u{ain! ldutdito'
^llith
|ill
.:.!., [,uc
thr'l ut 'lh ttt tJ
, t,,ttr.ll t|r hih, ,l
intftnutio dl tktrttftL
ir llra
trhitst tdlainin,! lirnt,- roota! in
th( tl tb h.tittt!. dhl tt4 ,.trttk
1d,gka.Vc"sl l)r. Ixt(lr Al)ou l.cil
rnd Nlf. Ahore(lRlgli - tlr. .iro.l
1'rtr 'll'. !:lroijlrrs .lrib r!lrird
n lrlijt ilfd Lll)rjt)ur.stl)r jLrLile0r.,
lor .rllr.r Lli.(,iL)L.r:rll.nillr:rtc 1ir
Sec0lldrr lli[LrrLlrorr .L thc
I (l a S l: r.cordlr! lo lh. tudents
I1oI.ofr. (|c s.liooLnurs rl
iilfeef s rrlo mri p&t!r.llrIn.
llur IcLpslI. (ltrdrr1i to .troos.
(nLlirl)lLrltrcfrr r...flrri! (o thrrl
byMohamedNasrElDin
ocalroffl hlcnl! rhrcli 3rc
d'r.oi.red l)i spec|rl test Thc
sL|dc ls Lsl outsldcorga ,lltons
irrd urrlrtutcsand attendl.clLrreElnd
drs.jrrssrotrsto ofrclr tlrcrtrtol}|ds
$l'.rtrhe rre ferlh fir 1br
Mo!rng ro lhc 16 Klr (lsr ilirl
Ro:rd). You rrill rcc Ntcnphir
Intrrnltionnl 1hi.li is.r rcnber ol'
rlL. SnLrlhuri .sso.ll|ion ol_
l')LlLrprnrt.r'S.hn,rl1 1jr1) L,S1
Tlr. !.nLrol liro, d. L]l. cr.irI
( Lr.ri lLnr $lLi.h li.Lrs!:sl)|] 5rurtrc
ll] hru.lragc irrls nialhs. scrcrLceand
lrffcclrvc
comrlunicrtionskillsrrc deelopcd
lhlolrglr rniliUclion rr lilcratule.
..,rinq nu,r
'o.^bul",_..
tr."bi. is
ol_l!r.dir rll lcrcls a5 n secoird
Ir|ltulgc
Irangurillcdolllcralhtrrslrhjs
rir rr Krnrnr LxngurgcSrboots
'fhi sc[ool is accrcdrtedb rhe
EgptiaDlflnislnoiEducalro Irjs
c ottrnqsludentsftom Bibl Cless
Lrplo Prirnrfl j for (tr. rcadcrnic
ic:rr rrid lhc rcslof thegrrlcslo
li,llos
l{,rirchSchoollcl 1-rjl)lJlLr)
dd'ljss lsnrrrlirRoad
)IcnrphisInlemrtionatSchool
lel 2.ll :l-i59/ 246-21t8
.ddrcss:tlcadOfilcc.21Df Atrmcd
,lrr"rSt. Sl |rhru sq. ttctiopols
KcMni l.t|ngnagcSchools
Icl,11i_-0661)/ 171066I
,,.l,lresrKnr l0 Cairo- lsm1lhI
Rr.rJ
lnternationaschoolass!re that eachchi{d
ar nrsown pace.
Heliopolis,Seplemher97
t-,dfen .njoying hofsc-b.ckridingat Rajakscfoo
wallparticipaleandlearn

6. D'..t:::
teachersof all
exclange
PolDts of iie$
ard to followup
academiclevel
The *eekl
provides the
perents wirh
up'to-date
qrnr rsllorrgol1
Sillce tlle school aims at
cncouraSlngthepositivealtitud€ot-
eachstrLden!,it hasadopleda nrcrit
pornl Eslem or a reryardslstenr
thal keeps students always
rnlereslcdin ichievingsomething
nrcc or good. Spealing of
"LEARN HOW TO LEARN''
-l :., parerl wisheshiyher
.a ::rrdren ro be hightir
' ::u"'arcdand to contribure
J : rire grearergood ol tlre
r-_ I. It has bccn alwats
i- rr .reatc balanced and
r: :::tzens tbLc io face fte
a::: of lhe fulufe thr
?rli. British Inrcmrtional
I :- B I S.)cherisbesthis task
.:.: senrng tle cducatlonal
:.:-i,:rl needsof rc Englis|-
:: :hrldfcr andchallengesall
t ji.idems to explore itcl}
rr-:i:j ind empowerslhem to
,: n3l| asprfatrots. The
r-:: schoolis a secularschool
c rr fJmaza and il providesa
I:j sh ulatrng British
E-r - tlc NationalCurricutum
+:nd and Wales- phich is
E: b l1rcschools locrlion in
:.: :tsnulii-cr lrral stdents
: :r:.rr dilTerenlnalionaiilcs
.::nl ]!as foundedlll 1978
':r: }rsprcesof theMinislq of
,:}]Is and il is run b the
xrl:s societ)lor thc cultural
| ::rglish-speeldn8foreigners
.Dn hov to /zzrr" is t_he
! Irollo sa,isMr. Gilbard
Joneli lheschool'sPrircipal.
t-hool dewlops the nu.lehts
ol |nririonins, a it oting
takint: rction to achicrc
,/ g'rdlr." Heedded
: llvel! and friendlr
rh.:. cncouragesihe students
:::Jpendenl.self-disciplined
:Ln!raliyc The school's
slralegrallo$s t]re parenlsro b€
rndulgedin theedrcationalproccss
bv holdjng mcctings wrlh lhe
by MohamedNasrEl-Din
ectvrlteslrc studcntsarcpnvileged
wrth a nunrber of coNlructivc
acij,itres.Aparrlio 1 spofls,fiblc
paurtxrg,nusic andan lcctwes.drc
out-doorpursuilsarc of a signricanr
rmponanc. becaus€ the). ftalt)
de'€lopthc srudenlscharactersrl
H.BIS Campjng Dahsbou.
dnJngcoursesin Sha.n Et-Shelkh.
makirg lralfic suNerysand aiterdng
concertsa1 1hc Cairo Opcra Ho se
are rew camptes tt is woltlr
mentronrngthat dle sctroolhadron
thesih,ernedal in rtc CairoEnelish
PoetnFesrivil
I{ vouuish yourchildrento
growandlearnin ahealthy
atmospherewith anexcellcnt
caringU.K.qualifiedstaf{,jusr
paya visitto H.B.I.S.
51El ShahedAbdetMonein
HafezSt.,Almaza.
Tel.290-8421

7. Thoughrs ro Build On
by H.R.Kopmeyer
Reviewedby MohamedNasrEl-Din
orscoreryour Innersetj:your trxe
errtv, and can chrnge your artilude Lowards
life. Thebookis aninlcresrirgquesrfor srjccess
in life. The aurfioris a lirnous Anefican wrir.:r
whosebools sold norc ihan 1,000.000copies
$orldwide. Titles inclLrdc.,How you Can Get
RieherQuicktr",
,'H.rc,s
Hetp',, ,,Iro$tu
Get
Whatewrrou t ant,' at1rj,'Thoushtsto B ild
(,r': Thc ho,,t r unrquern rt sr't.. rts
''Lhuughr-..,ndrl. srnrftrciL)ln rheirfruJuc_
tronofthc book.Kotrnelcfslrtesthatthouchrs
arcthebuildnrgbkJcksoftitci asrheBibleaays
''As a
'nnn
Thinketh,sois he',.-Alt grearreii
g(,rs, rlt grcarphitosoptrers,rLlgrealrhinlcrs.
rllgrcatachie.!crr.:rffiflllLharwcarethemrreri
alrzatioDof our Thoushts,'saysM. R Kop_
Ihe Jrrer,tl u' s1r.I! d
^r.Li
,.ur.i,eu, rf.
book is hoFless bc.ausc rhe hook is di.tded
,nr,,bI u'rri.rrealt.ujrh i. I In.!n...f 1pr..r_.
| 1.h (lrtrer r,.nrd.n,rhr... n .r.,,t .d erij
inr.. if cr(L rhoudt,r{t rch,.,orJ,t} | u-e,.,reo
rn conrerr. d noi eDrifetyin sub(Nnce.to all
p-..eiin; ,J Io,t',wrn'chdnrd,.,ndrh.u"hl
l her. ure.let . heu tr!nl ,,n . enJ I.n,, d l
ch.iptenr''thoughls
. t alt.rctcd mv atienrior
whilc reading ihis .unrutdoDnrble,
book
"Conquest Of Fear", chapter 7 is a very good
on lwr rhon h., rrtil hJ :r...pri,un(r, oj
their fear shell. droseuho arc unrble to do ,
nunber ofrhinss u ljlc becauserheyare simDh
''alrrid ofdoing thcm.The authorgivesrhema
prolen successlnlprescripLiorof hou. to con
queftheir fflrs. Thcreltre six stepsto ctinindte
"l) Detiberatetr-, unhesitatingtr, tu the
thingloulear!" Keepawrre thd youarc doinc
rhcthingyou fear and!o hc wilh ir!..
"2) Repeatedb do the thing rou fea/,, he
Nrter cdllsit-Fcrr ErtrauslionMeitx)d..
"3) Iaugh at lour Fear,,.
"1) Ite afatunst".Ite l|jng Lorike lilc nnd
oeah- asrt comes,,.
.
"5) Depend on the taw oJ avetuCe,, By rhc
iaw ot Average.mon oflhe things$e fearnever
y readrn8 M. R. Kopneyer.s,
anuzlng book. ,,Thoughts
To
Bril1 ,rr". you ger lhe chrnce to
"6) GetaI thefcts". Most peofte. sho
aij aii,rid. arc afiaid of lcaming ne trurh.
You elimirate youl fcar ujth drc Bisht
Lighr of Knowledgc.
In "Lunattus Nevo Uniter,,chaptcr u.
lhe witer.ells us a story,takingptaccvea.s
ago oerore xnprolements *€re nudc in
mental hospitals.A visjrof was escoried
rrrr,{rghr menrdthospirrtb rhe!F.nL.n_
Irnr He finJ/t) $xs lrten t,, J b.,lcon)
overkrokinga urfd wherc lhc nost danser_
ous "lunatics" $e.e kepr. The visiL(r was
aghast.Hc tumcd to the supcrinrendenrand
asked."Aren'! you atiijd thosc dangerous
lunaljcsrvill gang up on rhe 8u:rrds?,.The
superinlcDdentcalml),reptjed,.No,lunatics
neler ul)1lc-.Thc lirilcr savsrharthereis a
ieslon in rhat stilcnenl for a| pcrsons,
:ronps andnation!.He saysLhatnranyoius
haren t beensufijcjendy inlpijlled by rhe
wlnkrm whiclr has conle ringjng down
lhrough the years: .,In
unj{)n $efe js
strenSthl". "United we sundj djvided we
hll!'
.
The mosranaring pcr.epr nr this book.
m my opinion, is ..Watk
TowardsDaneer.,
"Nosce
teipsum;know
thyself'
Latin proverb.
chapier 39. "l $,otrtdraLherlive bI ,dose
tlrec wordr Walk TowardsDanger than
have a collegeeducation'.Kopmelcr sals.
It 1s.rvery helpfulprjnciptc ttlai cancrcate
' n leadefout ofyou. cirn.tit? Anyuay. rriuk
.tboutiL,.Lnd,xild oDir
t
I
f)Di
tell'.
itating
the thi
fear!
2) Rep
do the
you fea
3) Lar
your fe:
4)Beal
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8. -te Corsaire
Ketiew 5y
Moharnec{ Arasr ef Din
On oneof the mostplcasant
evcningsal theCairoOpemHouse-
specificaliyonthe23rdofFeb. 1991.
Df. Abdcl Moneim I(,rmel lauched
oneof lis succcssl pedorrnances
Ile flanaged 10dispel our every&1y
p€rsonalworrigsrn dris monotonous
lr1lrndalrccxisterce. Dr. Abdel
MoneimKamel is an Eg]?tian arlist
$'ho sludredball€t in Eg$t and the
SovieiLhion. In thebeginnng.he
lvaswell'knorn as , distirgnishcd
ballcldancer,afterlhis he slarleda
choreographed mrnber of
perlbrmancessuchas 'El-Somoud'
_CarmenSnitc", 'Osiris" and El-
Nile"with hiswifeErminir Komel'
as well as "Alru Simbel' lYith a
JapucseChoreognphcr His name
is ncntionedh The Oford Ballc1
Drctionary as a choreographer.
Curr€nrly.lrc js the Arlist( Drc€tor
of lhe CarroOperaBallctClolnpany
Hc bas direcled a ttumber of ballet
pcrformancesandwasaiardedflany
inlemationalprizesin addilion to
Statearvards,
"Le Cotiaire - ThePirates-
iscomposedb] Adam,Pugni,Drigo
and Delibes:fotll t cnted Ildian
composemvlosenamesarenotvely
wellknownbuttfteunill of musicis
maintined throughoulthe thre€acts
of dre baliet. The Br garian
conducLorwas lvan FileY who has
bcenChief Conduc{oroI the Roust
PhilharmonicOrcheatraa d later
of the Varna Opera and also .l
prolessori lLleMusicAcademyof
Sofla. The ballet tekcs lou lo the
world of ronranceaIIdheroism. Thc
ircidenls of fie story tllkc placc ir
GrcatSyriarvherclhe pirotesship is
conpleteiy dcstroyed. The ody
sunivorsrvereNourEl-Dh theship
leader.his servantAli and someof
the lollowers A lolc slofl tates
place bet een Nour El-Din and
lasnin who savedhxn No r El._
Din undergocs a nunber oI
dangerousadventurtsfighting for his
beloled Jlslnin. The frmll!
c€lcbrclelherrlovelvilh tLeprralcs
on the island whcrc they firs1lnet.
Themostprcminenlscenesrveretlc
storm scee and the slavetrade
marketscene. Wjth fte help of thc
vivid musical descriptionof fte
sto n, thedancersseenedasilthey
were really swirnirirg h a furious
rnercilessoceanend the lrseof a
transparcnlci emascreenga1'cil a
louchol reality Thclalenledfemale
dhrccrsperformeda lovel) Arabian
danceai the slavctradcm$kel Th,
coslumes wer€ c,rrefulh rnJ
bcautifullydesignedto reflecrIh.
fuabian atmosphere We wer€ al
filtedwith.ioyespeciallyat t|c fin l
scene and coukl not forgel Lh
"pidrrisJimr" lole scenes i'r? ,s-t
"pnnissino indrcale Ihe ts. I
r.rt sofl titL!si.:. Ir geneml rh
muslc $as rerni,riscen{cnd ,h
pcrformarce[asreall]ecstalrc