A long, long time ago....

The Pearl Diver's Daughter. A tale of family. Tradition. The perils of the diver and the wonders of the sea.

Created as, first, an Augmented Reality experience premiering in October/November of 2021 throughout the United Arab Emirates. Then, in January 2022 the full evening length premiere comes to the stage of Dubai World Expo under the sponsorship of the Embassy of the United States in the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival and the United States Pavillion at Expo.

A collaboration across cultures, created by Paul Gordon Emerson, Company | E's Executive and Co-Artistic Director, and co-writer Maitha Al Khayat and composer Eman Al Hashimi, two the the Emirates leading storytellers and composers. Performed by the artists of Company | E and the UAE.

Maitha Al Khayat - co-writer

Eman Al Hashimi - composer

Drawing on the history of Pearl Diving and the wonders of imagination, The Pearl Diver's Daughter blends cutting edge technology with choreography, music and narrative to take audiences of all ages beneath the waves of the Persian Gulf.

CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

The Pearl Diver's Daughter is a part of Company | E's ongoing work with the U.S. Department of State and a core part of the organization's mission.

Working with U.S. Embassies overseas and Foreign Missions to the United States at home in DC, Company | E's core work is to bring people and cultures together through movement, music and cross-cultural dialogue and engagement.

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Since 2007 Company E has been commissioning work from artists around the world speaking to the Climate Crisis.

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"...exactly the kind of work we had imagined when creating the Performances for Young Audiences series, elegantly combining multiple art forms including modern dance, classical music, storytelling, visual arts, and theater."

-- David Kilpatrick, Director, Education Programs and Productions. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.