Kamel Ouali
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Kamel Ouali (born 15 December 1971) is a French-Algerian choreographer.
Biography
Kamel Ouali was born in Paris. He is from an Algerian Kabyle family of twelve children.[1]
In 1989, he was spotted by Angela Lorente of
Kamel Ouali also appeared on very high-profile music videos, notably in
He is a dance teacher at the Dance Academy of Paris and at the Conservatories of La Courneuve and Saint Denis.
He took part in some French musicals like Les Dix Commandements (French 2000 production of The Ten Commandments) as choreographer of the show and in Autant en Emporte le Vent (French Gerard Presgurvic 2003 adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind) with staging and choreography by Ouali.
In September 2005 he created his own debut musical, produced by
In 2009 he worked on the musical Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte (
His own second musical comedy was the dance-oriented Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort that ran from 30 September 2011 to January 1, 2012 at Palais des Sports de Paris with a free adaptation of a book by Bram Stoker. It was considered a first as it portrayed the two lead characters Dracula and Mina in non-singing and uniquely dancing roles.
In 2019, he is the choreographer of Paradis Latin's new revue, "L'Oiseau Paradis" with Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2016 as the revue's vedette (cabaret).
In popular culture
- In 2001 he started to work as a dance teacher on the French TV show Star Academy, which gained him great popularity among teenagers and young adults.[4] He continued with the show until 2008.
- In 2004, he choreographed two Believe Me" performed by Yulia Savicheva.
- In July 2009, he was the artistic director, choreographer and production of the opening ceremonies of the 2nd Pan African Festival that was held in the Algerian capital Algiers.
References
- ^ "Kamel Ouali: biographie, dernières news et clips - NRJ.fr". NRJ.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Média, Prisma. "Kamel Ouali - La biographie de Kamel Ouali avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Le JDD.com: Cléopâtre entre en Seine
- ^ "Kamel Ouali ne rempilera pas". Leparisien.fr. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
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