In this production Arabesque Dance Company and Orchestra moves through dance throughout the Middle East, celebrating the diversity and complexity of Middle Eastern culture. From mesmerizing Sufi whirlers to the Port Said fishermen of the Suez Canal, from the veiled women of Saudi Arabia to the bold Bedouins of the Sahara, and from the breathtaking Bellydancers of Cairo to the proud Saiidi Natives of Upper Egypt, Arabesque Dance Company presents an exotic array of rarely seen dances all accompanied by live traditional acoustic music. Returning to the roots of Middle Eastern dance, to the long, vital tradition of its movements and its music, this production will serve to revitalize a now highly commercialized art, to restore it to its original integrity and meaning.