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Kaouthar Darmoni-Stokkink is french-tunisian and
doctor (phd) in Compared Culture & Communication (Paris, Sorbonne). Born in Tunisia, she grew up on the mediterranean coast, where she, as a young person, turned naturally into music and dancing.


Kaouthar speaks english, french, nederlands and arabic. After living in the U.S. and Paris, Kaouthar settled in Amsterdam with her family.


Kaouthar geeft dans- en orientaalse lessen, onderwijs in de arabische en franse taal- en cultuur, trainingen aan personen en bedrijven die zaken doen in frans- of arabisch sprekende gebieden, en doceert 'media & cultuur' aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Portfolio: Diverse Ministeries (BiZa/BuiZa/Defensie), Unilever, Shell, ABN/Amro, A.H. e.a.  

 

Pressarticles





Aletta  Jacobs Lezing (7/3'05)

de Telegraaf (24/'05), pdf

Beperkt Houdbaar VPRO '07

Folia UvA. 9/’08

Jonge Ouders 6/'06

Sen (9/2'05)

de Volkskrant 9/12.'06

Opzij 12/'06

Elsevier ©'06

Fin.Dagblad 11/10.'06

Veerstichting, Leiden 10'06

'Vriendin' - juli/aug.'05

HP-de Tijd 7/'05

Esta - 6/'05

Psychologie - 5/'05

Op de radio "Dolce Vita"

RTV-NH "Puur"Catherine Keyl

RTL Barend v Dorp (TV-link)

NMO-omroep (TV-link)

Het Parool (12/3'05) pdf

de Volkskrant (8/3'05) pdf

RUG,Universiteit.v.Groningen

AlgemeenDagblad 9/11'04 pdf

Intermediair nø14-10'04 pdf

Body & Mind nø6, 6/’03

 
Kaouthar is a certified pedagogue and studied belly dance with the best instructors that the world of bellydance had to offer: in Tunisia, France, Egypte...

She continued studying at different conservatories of Folkloric Dances in the arab world as well Egyptian Ballet, African Dance and Modern Danse therapy.

She was lead by her passion for BellyDance to thoroughly investigate the many aspects of the art.  By traveling to various Middle Eastern and North-African countries and through research, observation and practice,

She assimilated the different styles of traditional dances,and developped her own style, a mixture of classical/modern oriental dance.

After an exciting and ecclectic career she works as consultant interculturel communication and management and works close with her partner Gerard Stokkink developping trainings. Gérard specialized in unconscious non-verbal communication  synergologie, and is composer for obliquemusic4media.

 


Who is Kaouthar?


Kaouthar about belly Dance:


"Belly dance allows me to stay in touch with that part of my culture that I like and that I want to share with the others. My vision is to create bridges of communication between both

European and Arab cultures, using the spirit of the music and the dance.


I find it fascinating... My vision is to preserve and present these dances before they disappear, due to modernisation and/or fundamentalism.

It's a valuable heritage that must be saved from extinction!"



                                                                                                      

                                                                                                     (photo:J.Moreau)

 
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