Chantal Chamandy: Live At The Pyramids on DVD
I recently saw a clip from Chantal's live concert at the Giza Pyramids and was really impressed, what a spectacular set up...right at the feet of the Sphinx!There's a full trailer to watch on her official site - ChantalChamandy.comHere's a little bit more about the DVD:Chantal is one of the only people to have received permission to perform at the pyramids so far and the set design and choreography was done by Guy St-Amour and Geneviève Dorion-Coupal who have previously worked with Cirque du Soleil.On a personal mission to promote peace through cultural exchange, Egyptian-born Canadian artist Chantal Chamandy returns to her native country to perform an extraordinary concert at the majestic Pyramids of Giza and Great Sphinx, accompanied by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra and her troupe of ten dancers. This marks the first time ever a concert was permitted to be filmed at the base of the Pyramids on the Giza plateau and offers a breathtaking, il...
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Chantal Chamandy: Live At The Pyramids on DVD
I
recently
saw
a
clip
from
Chantal's
live
concert
at
the
Giza
Pyramids
and
was
really
impressed,
what
a
spectacular
set
up...right
at
the
feet
of
the
Sphinx!

There's
a
full
trailer
to
watch
on
her official site - ChantalChamandy.comH
ere's
a
little
bit
more
about
the
DVD:
Chantal
is
one
of
the
only
people
to
have
received
permission
to
perform
at
the
pyramids
so
far
and
the
set
design
and
choreography
was
done
by
Guy
St-Amour
and
Geneviève
Dorion-Coupal
who
have
previously
worked
with
Cirque
du
Soleil.
On
a
personal
mission
to
promote
peace
through
cultural
exchange,
Egyptian-born
Canadian
artist
Chantal
Chamandy
returns
to
her
native
country
to
perform
an
extraordinary
concert
at
the
majestic
Pyramids
of
Giza
and
Great
Sphinx,
accompanied
by
the
Cairo
Symphony
Orchestra
and
her
troupe
of
ten
dancers.
This
marks
the
first
time
ever
a
concert
was
permitted
to
be
filmed
at
the
base
of
the
Pyramids
on
the
Giza
plateau
and
offers
a
breathtaking,
illuminated
view
of
the
last
remaining
wonder
of
the
Seven
Wonders
of
the
Ancient
World.
Visually
enhanced
by
striking
choreography,
elegant
staging
and
a
dynamic
light
show,
the
concert
includes
an
emotional
rendition
of
"Somewhere"
from
West
Side
Story,
two
traditional
Arabic
songs
("Salma
ya
Salama"
and
"Helwa
ya
Beladi"),
and
Chantal's
original
compositions
("You
Want
Me,"
"Peace,"
"Let's
Talk
About
You"
and
many
others).
Filmed
September
7,
2007,
the
performance
features
guest
appearances
by
the
Egyptian
National
Ballet
Company,
Tanoura
dancers,
a
Darbouka
drum
band
and
an
Egyptian
marching
band.
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