From Café Chantant to Casino Opera

Evolution of Theatrical Performance Space for Belly Dance by Heather D. Ward (“Nisaa of St. Louis”) posted January 10, 2013 Most students of Egyptian belly dance are aware of Badia Masabni and her famous nightclubs, and many believe Badia’s clubs to be the birthplace of theatrical belly dance, or raqs sharqi.  However, fewer are aware […]