S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Up to December, those travelling on the S\u00e3o Paulo metro may see the beauty of Arab dance movements at presentations in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo. Exhibition "Art and Movement in Arab Dance\u201d brings a small sample of the work of photographer Adelita Chohfi, who has spent the last five years dedicated to recording presentations of the sort in S\u00e3o Paulo and also in the interior of the state.<\/p>\n
"My grandparents were Syrian and I have always had contact with the Arab world. I have friends who dance and it all enchanted me. I started picturing my friends and that became a profession,\u201d explained Adelita. Up to late October, 12 pictures by Adelita may be seen in Artur Alvim station, on the red line of the metro. In November, the exhibition should be taken to Para\u00edso station and, in December, to Ana Rosa station (on the blue and green lines).<\/p>\n
Graduated in economics, Adelita became interested in photography ten years ago, but her hobby became her profession five years ago. Today, she dedicates herself fully to recording belly-dance presentations and Arab folklore presented by specialised schools, as well as photographing dancers in her studio in Bela Vista. "I like to freeze a beautiful movement. I see women dancing and they donate themselves to the act. I see great beauty in the delicate movements, the complex steps. I race to register that movement in the dancers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
In her collection, Adelita has at least 200,000 photographs. "At each event, I take three to five thousand pictures,\u201d she says. "In a two-hour event, for example, I make three thousand pictures.\u201d She explains that in the last edition of the Mercado Persa (Persian Market), a large dance and Arab culture event, which takes place in S\u00e3o Paulo each year, she recorded 15,000 pictures in three days. To a lesser extent, she also photographs pregnant ladies and martial artists in her studio.<\/p>\n
Aged 39, this is the first time that Adelita exhibits her work outside the dance school circuit. In the past, she had already shown her pictures in three editions of the Persian Market, from 2007 to 2009. If it is up to her, the exhibitions should continue. \u201cI would like to go on, if there is an opportunity.\u201d <\/p>\n
Her favourite picture was made at a presentation in Santo Agostinho theatre, during event "Super Noites no Har\u00e9m" (Super Nights in the Harem), of the traditional Khan El Khalili tea house. "The picture ended up being my visiting card,\u201d she reveals. "The posture of the dancer, the movement of the veil and the lighting made the picture beautiful,\u201d she points out.<\/p>\n
Service<\/b>
Exhibition "Art and Movement in Arab Dance"
Up to December in the S\u00e3o Paulo Metro
Admittance is free
Photographer\u2019s site: www.adelitachohfi.com.br<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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