Julia DomnaEnana Dance Theatre

wael kanawati (wael-k@scs-net.org) said: On July 9, 2010 6:28pm

i agreed with khalil hadaya.
i think it is the best show in all the world

Mitchell Marcus said: On June 21, 2010 12:13pm

Hi Carole and Catherine,

Unfortunately there is no commercial DVD of this performance that is available at this time.

Thank you for your interest,
Associate Producer,
Theatre, Dance, Film and Music

Carole said: On June 21, 2010 11:01am

Any chance of getting a DVD of this?

Lama Rahman said: On June 20, 2010 1:00pm

It exceeded all expectations; they were full with energy and enthusiasm. Everything was great, music, light, costumes, and dance.
Love you all for your great performance and proud of you.

Eric Morse said: On June 20, 2010 12:28am

Just saw it with a choreographer friend. She loved the mix of technical levels among the artists and the folkdance stylings, I loved the Grand Foofaraw tableaux numbers, it reminds me of Soviet folk-dance troupes at their best. It was sort of 'Offenbach Meets Khachaturian' and really fun. The voice-over narrative was sort of a note but not a bad one.

Historically it's no worse than 'Gladiator'. The Huns came later - much later - and Severus served in Syria during peacetime but you have to have an or how would he win the Princess? (A real enemy would have been the Iranians but that's probably touchy these days.)

They played up his 'Phoenician connection' rather neatly (he really was half Carthaginian, and he was looking for a noble Syrian wife to fulfill a soothsayer's prophecy). In history, Severus died old and in his bed, The Prefect Macrinus actually assassinated Severus's son Caracalla, but he was responsible for Julia's death (though she was dying of breast cancer at the time).

Knowing nothing of current Syrian cultural policy I'm very intrigued by the references to the Caracalla and Zenobia companies. Is there a focus on Roman Syria in contemporary cultural messaging? It really was a high point in the area's history.

Salim Bamakhrama said: On June 19, 2010 3:31pm

Absolutely radiant of Energy!!

wafa said: On June 19, 2010 3:24pm

It was an amazing performence!! even my 9 and 10 years boys enjoyed it a lot,i encourage everyone to go see the show.

Khalil Hadaya said: On June 19, 2010 1:12am

One hot show !
Towards the beginning of the end of the show, the Theatre was on "FIRE". i believe this is something that people who are skeptical and haven't made up their minds on whether " Julia Domna" is worth it or not , would like to hear. the level on which the audience got engaged, definitely, made it worthwhile. just by observing the audience in the nearly full theatre during the 80 mins show, i was hardly able to find anyone with signs of boredom. "Good sign" eh ?
in other words, Enana in Julia Domna has remarkably met or -for some north american audience- exceeded all expectations, despite the obvious lack of contemporary theatrical special effects, which resulted in enabling the audience to make all performers "from all sizes and physical conditions" the subject of an extreme scrutiny that the performers had to endure, but with their near- flawless performance, they were able to "pull it off".
BRAVO !! well done, and always best of luck in Toronto and elsewhere.

delacroix said: On June 18, 2010 10:36pm

Just came back from ‘Julia Domna’. For those uninitiated in the ‘Caracalla’ dance-theatre style, seeing female gladiators and Egyptian high priests in ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ poses, men in golden tights and blue tunics pigeon-toe, white feathered ‘angels’ arabesque across the stage, and a percussive Syrian ‘dabkeh’ dance in which the audience members pitch in with clapping and dancing of their own, must seem nothing short of a oriental fantasy on steroids – minus the belly dancers. Enana Dance Theatre laid it out there on their own terms for their supportive Luminato audience: a Syrian take on an episode in Roman history tinged with a hint of Arab Nationalist sentiment without an ounce of apology. The best bits were toward the end of the 80 min. show – a reasonable crescendo to a non-stop take your breath away spectacle of music, dance and costume. Another standing ovation from Torontonians. This time well deserved.

Ghassan said: On June 18, 2010 4:13pm

they are woooooooonderfull and the music is sooooooooooo wonderfull

Rafik Azouz said: On June 14, 2010 2:53pm

It is a fascinating show, with all the Art, History and music elements all blend in together in one production.
Not to be missed.

Jana said: On June 9, 2010 1:14pm

They are amazing!!!

Mariela b. said: On June 7, 2010 11:09pm

Seen them in Syria and I was looking forward to see them again in Toronto, can't wait. This is a must for theatre lovers DON'T dare miss it.

Ghassan Barazi said: On June 7, 2010 11:05pm

Finally in Canada, it can't be missed, world class show 2nd to none, an oustanding performance.