Isis Rises Operetta

By Moustafa Gadalla

Isis Rises Operetta is a mesmerizing performance of a wordless musical operetta to cross all boundaries in the world. It relays the allegorical story of the trials, tribulations, tragedy and triumph of Isis as the archetypal Goddess of all women; through acting,interpretive dancing , lyrical dancing , projection and special light effects, all portrayed in an Ancient Egyptian setting.
All selected music are performed with enduring Ancient Egyptian musical instruments with same ancient musical composition, Also all types of dances in the Operetta are also found in Ancient Egypt.The Isis Operetta contains several dances of various types. They vary from a ballet type dance to a freelance to rhythmic striding movements.

Viewers will experience the powerful whole spectrum of emotions of such spectacular beautiful parade of music, color, lights and entertainment that will fill the hearts and minds of all peoples and ages with absolute joy and love.

The Operetta will help discovering and empowering the multitude qualities of the Goddess within.
The Egyptian netert (goddess) Isis is the patroness whose solicitude extended over the entire range of human needs. She became the great and beneficent netert (goddess) and mother, whose influence and love pervaded all heaven and earth and the Other World; and she became the personification of the great feminine, creative power that conceived and brought forth every living creature and thing, from the deities in heaven to man on the Earth and insects on the ground.
This book consists of 11 Chapters as follows:
Chapter 1 : The Video
Chapter 2 : Overview of Operetta
Chapter 3 : Overview of Authentic Egyptian Music and Dances
Chapter 4 : Scene/Act 1 - Return and subsequent demise of Osiris
Chapter 5 : Scene/Act 2 - The Lonely Dove [Out of the Mouths of Babes!]
Chapter 6 : Scene/Act 3 - The Sacred Tree [Tree of Life]
Chapter 7 : Scene/Act 4 - The Immaculate Conception of Horus
Chapter 8 : Scene/Act 5 - The Broken Pieces
Chapter 9 : Scene/Act 6 - Isis Rises
Chapter 10 : Summary of Underlying Mystical Symbols in The Operetta
Chapter 11 : The Operetta Performance Evolution

• Language: English
• Publisher: Moustafa Gadalla
• Release date: Oct 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9780463890752

Moustafa Gadalla

Moustafa Gadalla is an Egyptian-American independent Egyptologist who was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1944. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Cairo University. From his early childhood, Gadalla pursued his Ancient Egyptian roots with passion, through continuous study and research. Since 1990, he has dedicated and concentrated all his time to researching and writing. Gadalla is the author of twenty-two published internationally acclaimed books about the various aspects of the Ancient Egyptian history and civilization and its influences worldwide. In addition he operates a multimedia resource center for accurate, educative studies of Ancient Egypt, presented in an engaging, practical, and interesting manner that appeals to the general public. He was the Founder of Tehuti Research Foundation which was later incorporated into the multi-lingual Egyptian Wisdom Center (https://www.egyptianwisdomcenter.org) in more than ten languages. Another ongoing activity has been his creation and production of performing arts projects such as the Isis Rises Operetta and Horus The Initiate Operetta; to be followed soon by other productions. Check Egyptian Wisdom Center website regularly.

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Isis

Rises

Operetta

Moustafa Gadalla

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Isis Rises Operetta

by Moustafa Gadalla

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Contents

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Contents

About Author

Preface

Chapter 1 : View The Video

Chapter 2 : Overview of Operetta

2.1 Overview of Operetta

2.2 Dancing Types and Formations

2.3 Further reading

Chapter 3

Act 1 - Return and Subsequent Demise of Osiris

3.1 Summary of Act 1 - Return and Subsequent Demise of Osiris

3.2 The Main Dances

3.2.1 Celebrating safe return of Osiris

3.2.2 Lotus Dance

3.2.3 Wailing Women

3.3 Mystical Significances

3.3.1 Osiris' Role

3.3.2 The Unshaven Traveler [Osiris]

3.3.3 The Mystical Demise of Osiris

3.3.4 Casket Mystical Significance:

Chapter 4 : Act 2 - Out of the Mouths of Babes!

4.1 Summary of Act 2 - Out of the Mouths of Babes!

4.2 The Children Play Dance

4.3 Mystical Significances

Chapter 5 : Act 3 - The Sacred Tree of Life

5.1 Summary of Act 3 - The Sacred Tree of Life

5.2 The Main Dances

5.2.1- Sweeping around the Tree Dance

5.2.2 - Tree of Life Dance

5.3 Mystical Significances

5.3.1 Tree of Life Symbolism

5.3.2 Isis ; The Humble Servant

5.3.3 Osiris The Moon—Fertility Cycles

Chapter 6 : Act 4 - The Immaculate Conception of Horus

6.1 Summary of Act 4 - The Immaculate Conception of Horus

6.2 The Main Dances

6.2.1 - Awakening Osiris by Isis

6.2.2 - Vulture Immaculate Conception

6.2.3 - Child Birth celebration

6.2.4 - Scorpion Dance

6.3 Mystical Significances

6.3.1 - Awakening Osiris

6.3.2 - The Immaculate Conception of Horus -- The Virgin Vulture

6.3.3 - Hiding The NewBorn

6.3.4 - Protecting The NewBorn -- The Serket Scorpion

Chapter 7 : Act 5 - The Broken Pieces

7.1 Summary of Act 5 - The Broken Pieces

7.2 The Main Ritualistic Dance

Collecting broken pieces

7.3 Mystical Significances

7.3.1 Osiris The Moon—The Fourteen Pieces

7.3.2 Collecting and Re-membering The Pieces Mysticism

Chapter 8 : Act 6 - Isis Rises

8.1 Summary of Act 6 - Isis Rises

8.2 The Main Dances

The Rising Sun Dance

The Rising Lotus Dance – Finale

8.3 Mystical Significances

Chapter 9 : Summary of Underlying Mystical Symbols in The Operetta

9.1 Symbolism Significance

9.2 Color Symbolism of Costume Outfits

9.3 Numbers Symbolism

9.4 Lotus Symbolism

9.5 Animal Symbolism

9.6 Tree Symbolism

9.7 Egyptian Bed Symbolism

9.8 Solar and Lunar Principles

[In Acts 3, 5 & 6]

In Act 6 : Isis The Rising Sun

9.9 The Four Universal Elements

Isis (Mother Earth) and Osiris (Water)

Act 1 : Osiris (Water) and Seth ( Heat)

Act 6 : Isis Regenerates Water (Osiris)

9.10 Further reading

Chapter 10 : Notes by Manon Bastardie,

Artistic Director and Choreographer

10.1 An Overview

10.2 The Isis Inspiration

10.3 Synergy of Choreography and Emotions

10.4 Team Work

About Author

Moustafa Gadalla is an Egyptian-American independent Egyptologist who was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1944. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Cairo University.

From his early childhood, Gadalla pursued his Ancient Egyptian roots with passion, through continuous study and research. Since 1990, he has dedicated and concentrated all his time to researching and writing.

Gadalla is the author of twenty-two published internationally acclaimed