Events

They wrote

… The seductive dance of the Orient arrived in our region.. (In the heart of a woman from a harem, Novosti, june 2006.)

...Imitating the dance of the women in harem, the dancers brought the beauty the strength and the passion of the feminine with their sensual movements. The rite of bringing a newcomer to the harem was shown, where the women do not see the sky but look for it in the eyes of the newcomers. One of the dances takes place in the steam bath where there is no make up and parfumes, where the girls are left to the scents of the aromatic oils (Dance of the harem, Politika, March 17, 2006.)

… The oriental dance takes on and brings forward the diversity of a woman’s body, so that you will discover how to and learn to express your femininity, without the need for a perfect stature (Swing your hips, Blic Žena, 5.-11. February, 2007.)

…Through the art of the oriental dance the beauty of a woman was shown. The theatre piece is devoted to women, their common traits, for whatever they do women are always women. They are beautiful and attractive whether they hang up the clothes in poor Arabic countries, or thez spend their life in a harem surrounded by luxury… ((Lepota žene kroz ples, Politika, November 10th 2005.)

… The show was being interrupted by applauding public, that was mainly composed women. Author and choreographer is Alexandra Gruden, costume design by Nevenka Milosavljevic, while the scenography was designed by Violeta Maksimovic (Life in a harem, Lj. Tešić)

Alexandra Gruden uncovers the charms of the orient (Blic, Februury 12th, 2004.)

…The queue in front of the Bitef teatar stretched to the end of the stairs…The main reason for such a crowd was the performance of the oriental dancers. The star of the evening was the French woman Alexandra Gruden, and her young students from her oriental dance school (Živi, živi duh čuburski, Blic, February 12. 2004.)

…The coach Alexandra Gruden danced hip hop, jazz dance and modern ballet, but she says she alwas like Arabic music and the culture (Dah Orijenta, Ana, May 2004.)

…The mood reached its “melting point” when Alexandra Gruden, the oriental dancer entered the scene accompanied by her dancers and the small number of people that were left in their seats until also started swinging to the music…(Enjoying the charm of Morocco, Politika, February 19th. 2004.)

…just before the entrance of the star of the night Alexandra Gruden, the oriental dancer from Paris. The charming blonde, with a stature that does not betray she is a dancer, transmitted the atmosphere of the Orient to the center of Belgrade. Bending her muscular body, accompanied by a stark mimic, she motivated the girls present to start dancing as well and swing their until then stiff hips. The Arabs present as well, started feeling at home ... (Ludo i vrelo uvijanje kukovima, Blic, April 27th. 2004.)

…It is not abiut Egypt but about Vračar,where our girls (an a few guys) are learning this traditional middle Eastern dance ... (Orijent u Beogradu, Novosti, December 10th . 2004.)

Articles

Fellahi and Saiadi dance in Hyatt, Egyptian night, 26 feb 2010

Oriental Gala Night, Vila Jelena, May 2007

Oriental Gala Night, Vila Jelena, October 2006

In the Heart of a Woman Bitef theater, seasons 2005, 2005/06