Music and Cultural Tour in Turkey

MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE, PERCUSSION AND MUSIC HOLIDAY.
SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF TURKEY.

23rd of September to the 30th of September 2013.

with Chas Whitaker, Maren Lueg, Rhaeesha and ISTDANCEBUL Dance Company.

AT THE LAZY LIZARD BOUTIQUE-HOTEL, Uzunyurt (Faralya) near Ölüdeniz. Situated in a stunning ecological run Boutique Hotel in one of the most beautiful parts of the southern Mediterranean coastline.

Turkish Harem and Gypsy Dance & Egyptian Belly Dance, Middle Eastern Percussion, Ney Flute and Middle Eastern Music Workshops.

All prices include:

Accommodation,

A Minimum of 10 Hours of Workshops,

Large Breakfast Buffets, Three Course Dinner Buffets,

Music Concerts, Dance Shows,

Boat Trip, Tours,

Turkish Hamam.

Unlimited use of the beautiful Lazy Lizard fresh water Swimming Pool.

Private Day and Night Airport Transfer ( 1.30 minutes journey time each way).

Price does NOT include flights.

Prices range from £525 to £685 depending on the type of accommodation.

We offer a 10 % discount for early bookings.

Workshops:

Turkish & Middle Eastern Percussion, Folkloric and Gypsy Dance, Egyptian Belly Dance, Arabic & Turkish Ney Flute, Introduction to Middle Eastern Music.

DANCE WORKSHOPS:

(Dance classes are open for men and women.)

Turkish Harem Dance.

Turkish Chiftetelli and Rom Gypsy Dance.

Egyptian Belly Dance.

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PERCUSSION WORKSHOPS:

Introduction to Middle Eastern Percussion.

Introduction to Turkish Rhythms.

Tuition for intermediate to advanced Darabuka players: Turkish Darabuka – playing style and technique.

Middle Eastern & Turkish Darabuka – Master Classes available.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS:

Introduction to Arabic and Turkish Music for Melody Players. (All instruments are welcome.)
This course gives Western musicians the opportunity to study Turkish music from a Western perspective and to gain a good understanding about the Maqams system and theory and practice of Turkish Music.

Introduction to Turkish Ney.

Tuition for intermediate Ney students: Ney Taqasim – Improvisation and Modulation on the Turkish Ney.

Seminar about the History of Turkish & Middle Eastern Music.

Main Workshop Teachers:

Raheesha: Romany Gypsy Dance, Turkish Folkloric Dance and Egyptian Dance.

Raheesha has been teaching nationally and internationally for over 10 years and studied and has perform with top dancers all over the world. Her passion for dance grew while she was living in Morocco in the ’80s and evolved as she continued her studies in Turkey, Egypt and the UK. Raheesha has proved not only to be an entertaining dancer but popular instructor and has taught and performed at many dance festivals. She is the director of the popular Majma Dance Festival, one of the oldest Middle Eastern and world dance festivals in the UK.

Chas Whitaker: Darabuka / Duff / Riq / Segat.

Chas has been learning, performing and teaching Middle Eastern percussion for over 20 years. Predominantly self taught he has travelled extensively across Morocco, Egypt and Turkey where has taken instruction and inspiration from many of the best players. Renowned for his patient and clear instruction, he is very adept at teaching groups or individuals to suit their particular needs. He is a regular teacher at many of the UK’s premier music and dance festivals and summer schools such as Glastonbury, WOMAD, Drum Camp, MidEastFest, MAJMA etc. He plays in several ensembles including Mazaj and Souk Bab el Louk and has guested with many other artists e.g. Hossam Ramzy’s Orchestra.
For more information about Chas: www.arabicdrum.co.uk

Maren Lueg: Arabic & Turkish Ney Flute, Saxophone and Transfers Flute.

Maren started her musical education from an early age in Germany. Initially trained in Western music, she focused her studies on Jazz and Middle Eastern music. Maren passed her Masters in Near and Middle Eastern Music Performance in 2010 with Merit at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Over the last 7 years Maren has studied Turkish and Arabic Ney flute with international recognised Masters of Ney such as Wadie Nossier (Cairo/London), Mohammed Antar (Cairo), Dr.Kadry Sorour (Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt), Ömer Erdoğdular (Istanbul), Murat Ferhat Yeguel (Konya State Conservatuary), Çağin Aydin (Istanbul), Mutlu Yilmazer (Turkey).
She performs regularly with Western and Middle Eastern Music Ensembles national and internationally. In 2010 Maren joined the Royal Shakespeare Company Music Ensemble at Stratford Upon Avon for 3 months for their production of The Arabian Nights Theatre Show playing Ney, Zurna and Arabic Saxophone. She is a regular teacher at many specialist music festivals and summer schools presenting Introductions to Middle Eastern Music and also the Ney.

The Lazy Lizard is an outstandingly beautiful Boutique Hotel located in one of the most beautiful parts of the southern Mediterranean coast line. The hotel is run on ecological principles, using local products and organic gardening. www.lazylizardfaralya.com

Please have a look at our Youtube Clip about the Lazy Lizard.

Prices from £525 to £685 depending on the type of accommodation.

We offer a 10 % discount for early bookings.

Special rates for partners, family members and friends.

We also offer group discounts please contact Maren for more information.

The Lazy Lizard offers a wide range of accommodation from luxury double and single rooms to log cabins. Special rates for family members or friends are available if a friend or partner wants to enjoy the holiday but not partake in workshops, please contact us for a specialised quote.

There are many activities available for guests, here a few to consider: WALKS – Spectacular local walks affording exquisite panoramic vistas of the Mediterranean coastline and the famous Lycian way right on your doorstep. Paths are well marked and maintained and local guides with local knowledge of the flora and fauna are available to hire. BEACHES – N.B. these beaches are approximately 20 minutes away from the Lazy Lizard, by Dolmus ( local minibus transport ). Kidrak – also known as the Paradise Beach a sparsely populated beautiful beach with safe swimming as used predominantly by locals with beach, sun loungers and shade and a cafe all available – modest entrance fee. Alternatively 5 minutes down further down the road, the famous beach and resort of Olu Deniz, click here www.oludeniz.com and en.wikipedia.org/Odeniz for more information on Olu Deniz. From here you can start the world famous paragliding experience from Mount Babadağ or take boat tours to several unique areas of special interest like Butterfly Valley www.faralyaarthouse.com Slightly further afield are the historical centres of Kayaköy deserted village – see Kayakoy and the bustling modern seaside town of Fethiye which is one of Turkey’s well-known tourist centres with excellent market for shopping opportunities and local Hamam. N.B. the Lazy Lizard itself boasts an amazing Hamam itself. Please visit www.faralya,org for a good overview of this fantastic area of Turkish coastline.