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* Release Date August 2017 *

Act 1: ASSYRIAN VILLAGE LIFE: NINIB LAHDO’s FOLKLORIC CLASSICS

Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer: Sherene Melania; Featuring Presidio Dance Theatre Dancers
Principal Artist & Men’s Choreographer: Zurab Dudashvili, Principal Artist: Avtandil Kurahvili
Violin Prodigy: Mariela Shaker
Mesopotamia Folkloric Musician Ensemble, under Director: Michael Nejad

• Scene 1: THE VILLAGE – Music “Marli Saro Marli” Singer: Ninib Lahdo (Watch on YouTube)
• Scene 2: THE FIRST ENCOUNTER – Music: Traditional Folkloric
• Scene 3: LOVE BLOSSOMS – Music “Tango To Evora”, Arrangements: Samuel Khangaldy, Solo Violin: Mariela Shaker.
• Scene 4: THE SWEET LIFE – Music “Bu Shalvo Nahitina” Singer: Ninib Lahdo
• Scene 5: THE MEN’S HUNT – Music: Traditional Folkloric
• Scene 6: ALONG THE GLITTER SHORE, DANCE OF THE WATER GIRLS – Music “Helme D’Golutho” Singer: Ninib Lahdo
• Scene 7: THE BATTLE OF SWORDS – Music: Traditional Folkloric
• Scene 8: THE BETROTHAL AGREEMENT, TALUBUTHA – Music “Abuna Tokh Malizo” Singer Ninib Lahdo
• Scene 9: THE ENGAGEMENT DANCE – Music: Traditional Folkloric, Arrangements: Devin Farney, Violinist: Mariela Shaker
• Scene 10: THE WEDDING PREPARATION – Music In La Maset” Singer: Ninib Lahdo
• Scene 11: THE WEDDING SUITE – Music: Traditional Folkloric
• Scene 12: THE CHURCH, BURAKHA – Music “Abun Beshmayo”, Violinist: Mariela Shaker
• Scene 13: THE CIRCLE OF LIFE : FINALE – Music: Traditional Folkloric
• Scene 14: THE WEDDING BLESSED, POEM OF A NATION – Poem composed & narated by: Rabi Yosip Bet Yosip, Music “Abun Beshmayo”, Violinist: Mariela Shaker

Act 2: JOHN ALKHAS’S “BADRI” MUSICAL,  In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of SEYFO

•  “BADRI” MUSICAL: Author John Alkhas, Composition, Samuel Khangaldy, Narrator: Johnny Khangaldy, Vocals: Mesopotamia Choral Ensemble

Act 3: MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO ASHUR BET SARGIS

• JWANGE SOGOL (Dearest Young men) – Singer: Rachel Sarah Thomas
• QUP’PAS (cage) – Singer: Jina Kena
• TANILEE LAY LAY (Sing Me a Lullaby) – Singer: Shamina Khangaldy
• SOGOLTEE YIMMIE (Mother Dearest) – Singer: Rachel Sarah Thomas (Watch of Facebook)
• PROOKH RAMA YA NISHRA (Fly High Like Eagle) – Singer: Jina Kena (Watch on Facebook)
• DASHTA D’NINEVEH (Nineveh Plains) – Singer Shamina Khangaldy (Watch on Facebook)

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