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Making Mimi

Synopsis

Making Mimi is a documentary about one of Britain's foremost exponents of Arabic dance. Half English and half Sicilian, Wendy Buonaventura has pioneered the development of Arabic dance as a theatre art in the West through her writing, choreography and performance. This documentary follows Wendy as she rehearses a new show with her company of all female dancers. It also travels with her to the Arab quarter of Granada in southern Spain to reveal the Islamic art from which she draws her inspiration and to explore the history of this profoundly bewitching dance form.

Details

Year
2001
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
24 mins
Format
Betacam Sp, Digi Beta
Director
Jill Ranford
Producer
Abigail Davies
Executive Producer
Abigail Davies
Editor
Caroline Limmer
Director of Photography
Jill Ranford
Sound
Nick Turner
Principal cast
Wendy Buonaventura

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

HTV West

Contact: Abigail Davies
The TV Centre
Bristol BS4 3HG
UK

T 0117 9722209

daviesa@htv_west.com.uk

Sales Company

HTV West

Contact: Abigail Davies
The TV Centre
Bristol BS4 3HG
UK

T 0117 9722209

daviesa@htv_west.com.uk

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