Al Zaytouna's Unto the Breach: The Palestinian cause in dance form

By Katja Vaghi, 13 November 2012

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Reviewed at Artsdepot, London on 9 November 2012

Unto the Breach

Al Zaytouna

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.