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about posting here

Amara — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:21:04 GMT

Hi All,
This is just a kindly little reminder that postings on this tribe should be about EEMED, "An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance" concert.

I set up a different tribe, (look to the left) for Experimental Middle Eastern dance in general. Please put non-EEMED postings there.

I always love to hear what everyone is doing.
thanks!
Amara

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EEMED 2008 auditions

Amara — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:56:55 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I have dates for EEMED 2008! And I am happy to announce, we will be returning to the Electric Lodge Theatre in Venice!

Do you have works that cannot be presented at traditional Middle Eastern
dance venues? Are there political, social, or economical issues you would
like to explore through the dance? Then submit your work for the 2008
"Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance! (EEMED)"

EEMED is one of the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concerts in the
United States with videos sold worldwide.

The show is:
Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26

Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 7 p.m

Electric Lodge Theatre
1416 Electric Ave.
Venice, CA 90291

Submissions Due: Aug. 1, 2008

Requirements for application:
1. A video of the potential piece(s)
2. A written description of the potential piece(s).
3. Resume and/or biography

Please send materials to:
L. Osweiler (C/O Amara)
PO Box 16831
Encino, CA 91416

For more information: www.eemed.com

Thank you,
Amara

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theatrical fairy tale dance

malice_dreaming — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:23:41 GMT

Menagerie of Twelve

Sat, June 14th, 2008
at Studio A Dance
2306 Hyperion Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Malice Dreaming Productions is proud to bring you a theatrical dance retelling of the classic Grimm fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

As the clock strikes each hour, witness each ensorcelled princess be forced to dance her own story for her malevolent captor and collector. Night after night, each princess, bound by magic, returns to repeat her performance.

This is no willful excursion of 12 girls to a secret ball. There is no forest of gold and silver-leafed trees. No boats will carry them across a lake to a gilded castle. No princes will accompany them, dancing the night away.

But perhaps there is still one who can set them free.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

** Advanced online sales only - No tickets will be available at the door **

Note: Online ticket sales end at 1pm on June 14th, 2008

2 Shows - 7pm & 9pm

for more information: www.malicedreaming.com/news.html

Tickets: $12
7pm show: http://menagerieoftwelve7pm.eventbrite.com
9pm show: http://menagerieoftwelve9pm.eventbrite.com

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Bellydance Dracula!

Zahir — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:09:02 GMT

I'm not kidding. There was this show in Britain, kinda like a ballet but not. Instead of ballet, it was all bellydance and it told a story--the story of DRACULA!

Well, kinda/sorta. The guy playing Dracula is very good, btw. Anyway, you can see it here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qdrVUKoJ74s

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PugHtA5ts9E

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Znj6H7uk08c

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YHhXNaEnCEc

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EEMED 2007 DVD review

Amara — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:30:07 GMT

Hi All,
Just letting you know, Sharina wrote a wonderful review of EEMED 2007 in the lastest Zaghareet magazine. I'll try and post it up on EEMED.com soon.
thanks!
amara

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EEMED 2006 DVD review

Amara — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:10:49 GMT

Hi All,
Mezdulene of Jareeda Magazine wrote a lovely review of the 2006 EEMED DVD. It's up at
www.eemed.com/articles.html

Thanks,
Amara

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EEMED 2007 and 007 DVDs are now available

Amara — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:02:45 GMT

Hi All,
The EEMED 2007 DVD is now out!

Featuring:
Amara, Ariellah, Noelle Brooks, Chapelina, Desert Sin Dance Company, Elayssa, Ida Clare, Nikii, Perfumes of Araby Dance Company, Sayyadina, Sherri, Subee Djinn Dance Company, Tandemonium Dance Company, Tatianna, and Ya Helewa! Dance Company.

I also have available IAMED's 007 which just came out. It has performances by me (Amara) and Elayssa as well as a host of others including Sadie, Eva Flemming, and Midnight Mirage.

Please go to:
www.eemed.com

Thanks!
Amara

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pictures

Amara — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:16:18 GMT

Hi All,
Check out the pictures from EEMED 2007 I just posted.

Enjoy!
Amara
ps The DVD will be out soon.

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upcoming workshops with Amara

Amara — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:06:03 GMT

I am teaching experimental Middle Eastern dance at two upcoming workshops.

Sept. 7 – 9
Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive

Fri. Sept. 7 – Amara performs at the Profession Theater Show. I'll be presenting an experimental work.
Sat. Sept. 8, 4-5:30 – Amara teaches “Creating and Destroying the Rules”
Sat. Sept. 8 – Ya Helewa! performs at the Hafla. We'll be presenting a cabaret routine with our new entrance!
For more information: www.bellydanceintensive.com

November 3-4, 2007
Amara will be teaching, performing and judging at:

Hips of Fury
Chimbole Cultural Center
704 East Palmdale Blvd,
Palmdale, CA 93550

Sat. Nov. 3, 4-5:45 - Amara teaches “Creating and Destroying the Rules”
Sun. Nov. 4 – Amara performs at the Evening Show
For more information: www.hipsoffury.net

Both events are packed full of great teachers and fun times!

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EEMED 2007 photos

Chris — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:51:01 GMT

Just a quick update. I am starting to process Friday and Saturday's shots. Lots of great stuff from excellent performances all around. Sunday will take a bit longer--I took more shots each subsequent night, and have run out of drive space unexpectedly <blush> so I have a drive on order to handle the new load. You;d think I would know better by now, but at least I refuse to compromise my backups to make quick room.

Anyway, I'll post updates as progress is made.

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how EEMED changed my life

malice_dreaming — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:56:42 GMT

long long ago, in a land far away....(okay not so long ago, and it was in a land known as north hollywood....), i sat as a fresh faced new-to-bellydance dancer in a dark room, waiting for the first EEMED show i was to see to begin.
after the show was over, i sat in the audience, in a comatose-with-pleasure absorbing state. i knew at that point that Amara had changed how i viewed dance forever.
she inspired me, to explore avenues i never knew existed, to take bellydance out of its familiar element, and blend it with theatre.
and so i have, and this year marks the 3rd annual post-halloween dance show that i produce: Dance Macabre III

November 2nd & 3rd, 2007

Malice Dreaming Productions is proud to present:
Dance Macabre III

at Red Dragon
1444 N. Highland Ave
(Highland at Sunset Blvd)
Hollywood, CA 90028

Our third-annual horror themed theatrical dance show, in case you're just not ready for Halloween to be over yet...
Due to popular demand, the show runs 2 nights....2 chances to catch the spellbinding dance-dreamery of some of the most innovative bellydancers in California

21 and up with a full bar, ID's will be checked.
**make sure you and your entire party are 21 and up at time of ticket purchase, as there will be NO REFUNDS!

doors open at 7:30pm
show starts at 8:00pm

Street parking. Be sure to read the signs regarding parking regulations around the venue to ensure you don't get ticketed.
First come, first served, limited seating!

Ticketing Info:

Friday, Nov. 2nd: $20
Tickets: dancemacabrefriday.eventbrite.com

In honor of kicking off the weekend festival Hips of Fury, we would like to offer a special $5 discount on admission to the Friday, Nov. 2nd show. We like to call this deal "Fury Friday".
No special passwords required, but we ask that you please visit www.hipsoffury.net/ as we support our fellow dance promoter, Miss Faizeh.

Saturday, Nov. 3rd: $25
Tickets: dancemacabresaturday.eventbrite.com

Confirmation emails to be sent out upon purchase of tickets and names will be kept on a will-call list at the door.

for more info: www.malicedreaming.com

THANK YOU AMARA!!!!!

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Simone Forti "Logomotion Writing Workshop" \ project in residence

Rossella — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:23:17 GMT

Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Orvieto \ Italy
International Projects 2008

Hello!
We are happy to announce that Simone Forti will be again the guest artist of our residence, for giving her intensive residential workshop “Logomotion Writing Workshop”.
The intensive workshop with Simone Forti is in the ambit of our international projects 2008, and will be from March 8 to 15 2008 in the beautiful Etruscan city of Orvieto, in mid Italy.
The workshop is limited to 16 participants.
The intensive workshop will be held at the headquarters of the cultural Association Caravajal15 residenza dinamica, in the prestigious sixteenth century rooms of the Palazzo Caravajal-Simoncelli.
The fee is 400 euros, which includes also hospitality, reception and meals.
Application for registration is open from October 15th.
For information write to: info@contactfestival.it, or telephone to +39 0763.341479.
Info and texts below.

Simone Forti \ Logomotion Writing Workshop
Intensive residential workshop
8-15 March 2008
maximum 16 participants
7-day workshop, plus one day pause
fee 400 euros (including meals and lodging)
pre-registration: 150 euros

Logomotion Writing Workshop
Sometimes our words don't have access to what we know in our bones.
In this workshop we will be improvising moving and speaking, and we will be writing.
While our writing will stimulate our imagination and support our improvisations, our improvisations will enrich our writing with a kinesthetic timing to phrasing and windows on sudden thoughts and memories.
Our activities will include studio sessions of improvisational moving and speaking, spontaneous writing, walks in town, with partners, for conversations about matters large and small, and private times to write and to craft our writings and to read them to each other.
We will borrow from the writing practice of Natalie Goldberg as found in her books “Writing Down the Bones” and “Wild Mind”, discovering the associations that gather spontaneously around a chosen point of departure.
As our movement work will include many activities in partners and in groups, some of our writing will include more than one voice, focusing on the relationships between the thoughts of different people.
A goal will be to write with wild mind and intention, and with awareness of world.

Jennifer Dunning writes in her 1991 New York Times review: “Simone Forti presented her first dance program in 1960 and has since then had a steadily increasing influence on post-modernist choreographers interested in exploring ‘natural’ or non-formalist movement and dance”.

Info and reservation
Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15
05018 Orvieto (TR) - Italy
tel +39 0763341479
fax +39 0763340669
info@contactfestival.it
www.contactfestival.it

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2007 review

Amara — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:30:03 GMT

Hi All,
Would anyone like to write a review of EEMED 2007 for one of the Middle Eastern Dance Community magazines?

Let me know,
Thanks,
Amara

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EEMED 2007 Line Up!

Amara — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:06:28 GMT

Hi All,
I am very excited by this year's "An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance" Concert.

Featuring: Amara, Ariellah, Athene, Chapelina, Desert Sin, Djahari, Perfumes of Araby, Sa ‘Elayssa, Sayaka, Sayyadina, Sherri, Subee Djinn, Tandemonium, Tatianna, and Ya Helewa!

Take a breathtaking journey past the edges of Middle Eastern and belly dance at the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concert in the United States.

Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7

8pm
Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, California 91601

For more information and tickets: www.eemed.com

Hope to see you there!
Amara

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EEMED 2001 is now on DVD

Amara — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:19:04 GMT

EEMED 2001 is now on DVD!
http://www.eemed.com/store.html

Featuring: Amara, Anaheed and Siegfried, Djahari, Jheri St. James, Marguerite & Art Kusuhara, Marula, Sa' Elayssa, Tandemonium, Tatianna, and Ya Helewa!

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Conference

Amara — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:01:55 GMT

For those who are interested and may be in the area, I am participating along with Heather Stants, Andrea Deagon, and Robyn Russell on a panel about "The Changing Face of Middle Eastern Dance in America."
This is at the Oral History Association Conference.

Sat. Oct. 27, 2007
3:15-4:45
Oakland Marriott
Room 205
Oakland
www.dickinson.edu/oha

I personally will be presenting information on Experimental Middle Eastern dance, which I am working on for my PhD dissertation.

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X-MED LA

Amara — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:27:07 GMT

X-MED Workshops and Shows in Experimental Middle Eastern Dance
Los Angeles
July 28 - 29, 2007

Study with some of most successful innovators including:
Amara (Director of Ya Helewa! and EEMED)
Djahari (Director of Desert Sin)
Anaheed (Director of Perfumes of Araby)

A journey through artistic expression appropriate for all levels and styles.

A safe space to discover new ways of freeing oneself within the M.E.D. idiom, while pushing beyond its boundaries.

Learn and explore various structures, processes, and techniques in this cutting
edge and emerging dance form.

Workshops and Two Different Performances are at:
Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, California 91601

Pre-registration prices good until July 15th
Registration and Information:
www.eemed.com/xmed/xmed_events.html

Performances
A rare evening of performances by some of the most successful
innovators of experimental Middle Eastern Dance. Following each
performance is a Q&A discussion between performers and audience
members.

Saturday - July 28 at 8:00 pm
Performers: Laurie, Cera, Elayssa, Djahari, and Ya Helewa!

Sunday - July 29 at 8:00 pm
Performers: Amara, Anaheed, Desert Sin, Tatianna, and Meleah

Here are all the workshop details:
Friday - July 27, 2007
10 am - 6 pm
"Storyboarding your Dance"
Limited to 5 participants (Pre-registration only) This is a one-day intimate program designed for students to workshop his/her own personal routine, whether near completion or in the beginning process. This class will be catered to your dance through a pre-seminar consultation process regarding your needs. We will then approach your dance from a variety of angles by offering tools to implement your concepts specifically through Structurally building a dancescape that conveys your vision, Creative Make-up and Costuming to help complete the physical manifestation of your vision, and Creative Staging and Lighting to give specific methods to illuminate and adorn your space. Students will also learn the art of giving and receiving criticism in a productive and supportive manner. Instructors: Amara, Anaheed, and Djahari

Saturday, July 28, 2007
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
“The Zone"
Waking your inner soul while sparking the creative process through a series of solo and group meditation exercises. A journey from idea to full realization. Instructors: Anaheed and Djahari.

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
"Creating and Destroying the Rules"
Through knowledgeable exploration understand how, when, and why to break the laws of dance. Formulate ways of constructing new and meaningful rules in order to dance outside of your training. Instructors: Amara and Djahari

2:45 pm - 6:00 pm
"Dance Structures - Non-Narrative"
Investigate unique forms of composition including thematic variations, character sketches, music structure, and symbolic imagery to communicate an idea or message. Instructors: Djahari and Amara.

Sunday, June 17, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
"Fusion Techniques"
Learn how to create a seamless fusion by combining a variety of styles and elements into your performance. Instructors: Amara and Anaheed

1:00pm - 3:00pm
"Acting Thru Dance"
Discover techniques to push past your comfort zone. Learn how to communicate effectively with an audience and expand your facial vocabulary. Instructors: Djahari and Amara

3:15 pm - 6:00 pm
"Storytelling Thru Dance"
Learn how to construct strong and focused dance narratives. Explore character development through various forms such as autobiography, history, and myth. Instructors: Amara and Djahari.

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advertise at EEMED

Amara — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:23:52 GMT

EEMED 2007
Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7

Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA

This is your opportunity to advertise in An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance’s program for both weekends (6 nights)! EEMED is the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concert in the United States.

Because EEMED’s audience is a diverse group of people, your ad can connect your business to both the Middle Eastern Dance community and the larger Los Angeles Dance and Theater communities.

Advertisement Prices:

Half page (8" wide by 5" high) $60
Quarter page (4" wide by 5" high) $30

Color and Black/White ads are accepted!

Please submit all materials by Sept. 10, 2007.
Space is limited.

Please have completed ads in PC Formatted JPEG or Photoshop file at 300 dpi.

Sending and Payment Options:

Email ads to: amara@amaradances.com
Please include business and ad information

Paypal
Send payment through paypal, email Amara at amara@amaradances.com
Please add a $1.25 surcharge for $30 ads, and $2.20 for $60 ads

Mail disc with ads, advertising form, and check (payable to L. Osweiler)

L. Osweiler (c/o Amara)
P.O. Box 16831
Encino, CA 91416

Please do not send paper copies of your ad.

For additional information check out www.eemed.com or contact Amara at amara@amaradances.com

Thank you,
Amara

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EEMED on youtube

Amara — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:08:41 GMT

Hey All,
I've downloaded the EEMED clips to you tube. they are the same ones that are on the eemed.com site. But you can, of course, leave comments up on youtube, if you'd like.
Please search under eemed. You'll find some of Ya Helewa! and my traditional dancing in there too.

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Las Vegas X-MED Workshop final call:

Amara — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:48:10 GMT

Las Vegas X-MED Workshop final call:

Unfortunately, we must send out a final call for Vegas X-MED workshops. Due to the cost of hosting X-MED we need at least 10 more students to sign up for the weekend to make ends meet. The deadline for workshop sales is this Thursday by 8pm. If you were hoping to sign up, but were just waiting to buy tickets at the door, jump online and order those tickets now! XMED Los Angeles is still on schedule. For more information on Vegas, see below:

June 16 - 17, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada
X-MED with Amara and Djahari
Workshop Details: www.eemed.com/xmed

Backstage Dance Studio II
3425 Backstage Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89121

Performance w/ Q&A: June 16 at 8pm
Las Vegas Little Theatre in their Black Box
3920 Schiff Drive.
Las Vegas, NV

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audition reminder

Amara — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:26:45 GMT

Reminding everyong that EEMED 2007 audition due date, July 1, 2007 is coming up.

Do you have works that cannot be presented at traditional Middle Eastern dance venues? Are there political, social, or economical issues you would like to explore through the dance? Then submit your work for the 2007 "Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance! (EEMED)"

EEMED is one of the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concerts in the United States with videos sold worldwide.

The show is:
Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7
8pm

Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim
North Hollywood

Submissions Due: July 1, 2007

Requirements for application:
1. A video of the potential piece(s)
2. A written description of the potential piece(s).
3. Resume and/or biography

Please send materials to:
Amara
PO Box 16831
Encino, CA 91416

For more information: www.eemed.com

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X-MED Las Vegas

Amara — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:18:36 GMT

Hi All,
We have out registration up for X-MED Las Vegas workshop and
performance.

www.eemed.com/xmed/xmed_events.html

Here are all the details:

All classes are co-taught by Amara and Djahari

Saturday, June 16, 2007

10:30am - 12:30pm
"Movement, Meaning, and Expression"
Invigorate movement with meaning by expanding your current dance
vocabulary. Explore how to visually convey music and generate an
array of emotions through bodily expressions

1:30pm - 3:30pm
"Creating and Destroying the Rules"
Through knowledgeable exploration understand how, when, and why to
break the laws of dance. Formulate ways of constructing new and
meaningful rules in order to dance outside of your training.

4pm - 6pm
"Dance Structures - Non-Narrative"
Investigate unique forms of composition including thematic
variations, character sketches, music structure, and symbolic
imagery to communicate an idea or message.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

10:30am - 12:30pm
"Fusion Techniques"

1:30pm - 3:30pm
"Acting Thru Dance"
Discover techniques to push past your comfort zone. Learn how to
communicate effectively with an audience and expand your facial
vocabulary.

4pm - 6pm
"Storytelling Thru Dance"
Learn how to construct strong and focused dance narratives. Explore
character development through various forms such as autobiography,
history, and myth.

Workshops are at:
Backstage Dance Studio II
3425 Backstage Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89121

Performance
A rare evening of performances by some of the most successful
innovators of experimental Middle Eastern Dance. Following each
performance is a Q&A discussion between performers and audience
members.

June 16 at 8pm
Las Vegas Little Theatre in their Black Box
3920 Schiff Drive.
Las Vegas, NV

Performances by Amara, Djahari, Desert Sin, Ya Helewa!, and Tatianna

Thanks,
Amara
www.amaradances.com
www.eemed.com

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video clips are up.

Amara — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:32:45 GMT

Hi All,
EEMED now has video clips up on EEMED.com. So check them out. They're in the store page.
Enjoy,
Amara

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International Contact festival in Italy \ second call

Rossella — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:00:20 GMT

Zipfest07
International scene of improvisation live performing arts

Orvieto - Italy
19-24 June 2007
eighth edition
www.contactfestival .it

International project of Art and Culture on the Poetics of Performance and Improvisation Dance.
The festival will be held in Orvieto in Italy, from 19 to 24 June 2007.

Registration are still going on from March 15th.
Our website has all the information on Zipfest07 calendar.
www.contactfestival .it
Please visit it !!

Guest performers and teachers Zipfest07:
K.J. Holmes (USA),
Oleg Soulimenko (Austria\Russia) ,
Charlie Morrissey (United Kingdom),
Patricia Kuypers (Belgium),
Rossella Fiumi (Italy),
Keith Biesack (USA),
Jacky Miredin (France),
Adrian Russi (Switzerland) ,
Bettina Helmrich (Germany),
Laura Moro (Italy),
Ruby Worth (Scotland),
Manuela Bondavalli (Italy),
Barbara Lucarini (Italy)

Special guest for Music
the group of songs and dances of Salento
Officina Zoè

Focus zoom
Project 2007 also plans for a special appointment addressed to all the participants
registered in the festival, who are invited to present an original performance.
We request the participants who register for the festival to spontaneously
propose their creations.
It is an interesting occasion offered to those who wish to share and highlight
their own performances for an international audience.

See you soon at Zipfest07
...
Zipfest team

Caravajal 15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15 Orvieto (TR) Italy
tel +39 0763 341479
fax +39 0763 340669
info@contactfestiva l.it
www.contactfestival .it

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Zipfestival's video 2005 on line

Rossella — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:59:35 GMT

Dear Friends
As they say, better late than never!
We have published a few video extracts from Zipfestival 2005 on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/
We shall shortly send you the websites (URL) so you can see and download the video extracts.
Or you can easily find it on the festival website’s page
http://www.contactfestival.it/2007/ITA_2006/zip_video.html
In the meanwhile we are working on the 2006 video and in June 2007 (19-24) we remind you the next festival is just around the corner!
Have fun watching and let us know what you think!
Till then
Zipfest

http://www.contactfestival.it/2007/ITA_2006/zip_video.html

OR check one by one on these links:

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roqpVM-nKRA

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ADwTz58GY

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EoUY1KECUU

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 4
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFfvZe9Qkw

Performance Real Time track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T3NWzqGmG4

Performance Real Time track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHlJotx0U0E

Performance Real Time track 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QepglIvIEM

Performance Last Minute track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS2TI6x83gk

Performance Last Minute track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5PVVHJh_ao

Performance Solo in Motion
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uGTf0oA8go

Duo Piano concerto Bollani-Salis
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SefO-o4d29k

Trio concerto Salis-Rabbia-Bellatalla
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch9i-Q1Bfz8

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Unique, New Belly Dance Class Starting This Thursday in Tempe, AZ

karakay — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:13:23 GMT

Hello Beautiiful dancers!

Dare to step out of your comfort zones? There is a hot new event taking place every Thursday in Tempe & this is not your average belly dance class!

Valley dancers Kara Kay & Athena Nashay are teaming up to present a unique, fresh approach to the belly dance class experiance.
The evening starts with class @ 7:30p.m. 1st half of class will be taught by Athena focousing on rythmn, modern technique and individualizing one's own personal style. Second half will be taught by Kara which will focous on live performance, stage presence and improvisational skills.
Beginner to advanced levels are welcome.

Both teachers have over a decade of extensive live theatrical dance performance experiance and these will be the primary elements of the class.
Directly after class, a duo performance on stage by Kara & Athena with music provided by Internnational D.J. Little Fox spinning live @ 8:30p.m. & on into the night.

Students will be encouraged to take what they have learned to the stage in the monthly student showcase. This venue incorporates the stage/ club/ bar/ hooka lounge and resturaunt dining atmoshpere all in one.
So come out bring your friends and family, eat, drink, smoke, dance and take yourself and your performance to your next level!

$12 for entry including class

$5 entry without class

Both cover charges include 1/2 priced hooka, 1/2 priced appetizers & $2 drink specials.

Located @ The Olive Branch in Tempe
3231 S. Mill Ave. ( Mill & Southern)

For more info, call 602-502-3296

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Zipfest07 \ 19-24 June 2007 , Orvieto in Italy \ registration open

Rossella — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:18:00 GMT

Zipfest07
International Improvisation festival live performing arts
www.contactfestival.it

What:
one week with international guest artists and intensive workshops on Contact Improvisation and Improvisation, laboratories around the themes of physicality, jams, performances and concerts.

When:
June 19 - 24 / 2007

Where:
Orvieto – Italy

Whit:
K.J. Holmes, Oleg Soulimenko, Charlie Morrissey, Patricia Kuypers, Rossella Fiumi, Keith Biesack,
Jacky Miredin, Adrian Russi, Bettina Helmrich, Laura Moro, Ruby Worth,
Manuela Bondavalli, Barbara Lucarini and the guest group for music concert Officina Zoè

Cost:
Zipfest all included registration 250 Euros

Contact/registration:
more info details write to info@contactfestival.it or visit www.contactfestival.it

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Sa' Elayssa and future XMED dates

elayssa — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:49:03 GMT

My dear friends,

As a courtesy - as the previous advertisement is no longer accurate - this post is to notify that I will not after all be able to attend the Vegas or LA X-Med as an instructor. My schedule may end up permitting me to pop in as a performer during the eve show, but this has not been confirmed. I will keep you posted!

My apologies if this disappoints anyone! The most magnificent Djahari will still be there to represent Desert Sin as well as the rest of the wonderful scheduled instructors.

Thanks for your understanding,

Elayssa

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X-MED is traveling

Amara — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:38:43 GMT

An Intensive Seminar and Concert in Experimental Middle Eastern dance.

Learn techniques in this cutting edge and emerging dance form.

Take a journey through artistic expression appropriate for all levels and styles.

Discover new ways of freeing oneself within the Middle Eastern dance idiom while pushing beyond it boundaries.

March 31 and April 1, 2007
X-MED in Chicago with Amara and Djahari

For more information: www.xmedchicago.com
www.eemed.com/xmed

June 16 - 17, 2007
X-MED in Las Vegas with Amara, Djahari, and Sa’Elayssa

For more information: www.eemed.com/xmed

July 28-29, 2007
X-MED in Los Angeles with Amara, Anaheed, Djahari, and Sa’Elayssa
An Intensive Seminar and Concert in Experimental Middle Eastern dance.
For more information: www.eemed.com/xmed

Please contact us if you'd like to host an X-MED series.

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EEMED 2007 auditions

Amara — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:32:41 GMT

Do you have work which cannot be presented at traditional Middle Eastern dance venues? Are there political, social, or economical issues you would like to explore through the dance?
Then submit your work for the 2007 "Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance! (EEMED)"

EEMED is one of the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concerts in the United States with videos sold worldwide.

The show is set for:
Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7
8pm
Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim
North Hollywood

Submissions Due: July 2, 2007

Requirements for application:
1. A video of the potential piece(s)
2. A written description of the potential piece(s).
3. Resume and/or biography

Please send materials to:
Amara
PO Box 16831
Encino, CA 91416

For more information: www.eemed.com

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EEMED 2007

Amara — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:31:41 GMT

The 2007 show is set!

Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 5-7

8pm

Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim
North Hollywood

For more information: www.eemed.com

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X-MED workshops

Amara — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:06:54 GMT

For those who maybe interested:

Jan. 27
Dance in the Desert
Amara’s Workshop in Fusion Techniques and Premier of her new Fusion Piece
Workshop 9-11AM
Festival 11-5
MECDA, Desert Communities Chapter
Larry Chimbole Cultural Center
38350 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA
www.freewebs.com/dcmecda/

March 31 and April 1
X-MED Workshop and Performances with Amara and Djahari
Chicago, IL
Contact Luci: Luci.Ayyat@motorola.com

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DANCE AND YOGA teachers with a following needed by dance/yoga studio near "Follow Your Heart" in Canoga Park

Suzanne — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:57:25 GMT

"In the Mudra Yoga and Dance Studio" near "Follow Your Heart" health food store in Canoga Park, CA needs teachers. Belly Dance, Tribal, Salsa, etc. and all styles of yoga. We need teachers immediately for a holiday grand opening event planned on 12-2-06, Saturday during the day. Amazing teachers that love to perform are needed for this event. Call Suzanne at 818-620-0132 or 818-340-YOGA (9642) and mail a resume to InTheMudra@sbcglobal.net Suzanne may be teaching a class when you call, so leave a message and keep trying. Namaste. May all who read this experience, peace, love, abundance, joy and beauty.

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EEMED 2006 DVD

Amara — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:21:33 GMT

An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance (EEMED) 2006 DVD Is Now Available!

Featuring performances by:
Amara, Anaheed, Cera, Chapelina, Desert Sin, Erin, Laurie Krsmanovic, Nella, Perfumes of Araby. RicoDancer, Tandemonium, Tatianna, Ya Helewa! And a bonus video performance from Cecilia.

EEMED 2005 is now available on DVD!

Also, check out our re-vamped website with new photographs, video clips, articles, and X-MED (seminars in Experimental Middle Eastern dance).

EEMED videos are now on sale until Dec. 31, 2006.

Buy any One VHS EEMED 2003, 2004 and 2005 for only $25
Buy any Two VHS EEMED 2003, 2004 and 2005 for only $45
Buy any Three VHS EEMED 2003, 2004 and 2005 for only $60

To order Sale Items, please contact Amara directly at
Amara@AmaraDances.com

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another foray into theatrical dance for those who love their Halloweeny events

malice_dreaming — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:10:45 GMT

Malice Dreaming Productions is proud to present:

Last year's sold out success has prompted a revisiting of the theme.....this year, TWO chances to see a night of new scary bedtime stories your parents told you to make you behave, as performed by some of california's most imaginative bellydancers....

Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th
doors open at 9pm
show starts at 10pm

at
The California Institute of AbnormalArts (CIA)
11334 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
www.ciabnormalarts.com

18 &up
Bar for 21 &up, wine and beer

general admission seating.

please see www.malicedreaming.com/news.html for details on ticketing

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coming soon

Amara — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:56:45 GMT

Hi All,
Just letting you know EEMED 2006 DVD will be coming out soon. I get to pre-view it this weekend. And there will be a bonus track, from Cecilia, who did a beautiful piece for video.

And new pictures will be up on eemed.com soon. I am making my way through several thousand amazing images that both Michael Baxter and Herb Kissling took.

I had a wonderful experience this year. And the theater, which we all fell in love with is eager to have us again!

Hugs,
Amara

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neat june festivals in la & sf

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:51:36 GMT

Two events that I think are really inspiring:

Dance Camera West Dance Film Festival (LA)
http://dancecamerawest.org/

San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
http://www.worldartswest.org/edf/index.html

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Beautiful show!

Sherri-aka-Kiki-Del-Rio — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:50:25 GMT

Saw the show on closing night and was so impressed and inspired by the creativity, ingenuity and passion!

I was truly riveted. I'm still chuckling to myself over Amara's mirages and Djahari and Cassandra as the magpies. I loved that!

So nice to see powerfully thoughful pieces, but it's lovely to laugh once in awhile too!

Can't wait for next year! Hopefully one of these days, I'll have the opportunity to be part of the cast!

Sherri

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New Pictures

Amara — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:26:56 GMT

Hey All,
We're in the swing of the second weekend of EEMED. Things are going great. I'm slowly making my way through the first weekend's pictures. The one's I'm posting are all by Michael Baxter.
hugs,
Amara

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after you get your necessary EEMED fix

malice_dreaming — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:25:16 GMT

come see some more theatrical, color-happily-outside-of-the-lines, dance!

*~~~~~~ Original Sin ~~~~~~~*

The latest theatrical dance show from the Malice Dreaming production camp ~ for those who like their dance on the innovative side:

A one-night visitation with some of the most infamous femmes fatales of the Bible, rewriting history and dancing their stories from their own perspectives...
Jezebel, Delilah, Potiphar's Wife, Eve, Sapphira, Bethsheba, Salome, Herodias, Athaliah, the Witch of Endor, Rahab, Lot's Wife, and MORE! (16 vignettes!)

featuring the dance dreamery of:
Rio
Princess Farhana
Lee Ali
Mustafa
Anaheed
Tom Rehor
Eve Cavaliero
Shawna Rai
Olu
Sylvia
Linda
Elissa Faye
Superkate
Tatianna
Frederique
Tina Enheduanna
Katerina
Heather Stants
Djahari Clark
Mel & Karin of Kassar
Sina

craving more info? finding yourself subject to a desperate need to purchase tickets? just want to kill time at work surfing the internet? ;)
www.malicedreaming.com/news.html

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Hotter Than Hell in North Hollywood

torchsong — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:44:01 GMT

And I don't just mean the temperature!

I saw the opening night performance and you absolutely must go and and see this one-of-a-kind show!!!!!! It is a truly amazing collection of both dances and dancers. There is something for everyone-drama, comedy, lyricism, even a number that looks quite traditional at first glance but .............

Seriously, DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW! The theater is air conditioned, I promise!

Jennifer

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EEMED 2006

Damsel — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:24:42 GMT

Jeremiah, P*Diddy and I went to the EEMED show last night. There was such a great variety of performances this year. My top three performances were Amara's "Thirsty", where a thirsty cowgirl is tempted by mirages, Cera's bellydance/lyrical fusion "Hide and Seek" where she seamlessly blends the two forms of dance in a brilliant choreography, and the final piece, a dedication to Loie Fuller that is so simple and beautiful that it makes you want to cry.

Other highly notable pieces were The Theiving Magpie piece by Djahari and Cassandra of Desert Sin, such clever use of movement and costuming, Abyss by Nella showing the effects of divorce and domestic violence, and a perfect burlesque/bellydance blend by Erin Sullivan (aka Miss Foxie Moxie) in Shimmering Shedding Sheila.

Definately a must see! You can find ticket info at

http://www.eemed.com/index.html

The show runs tonight and next weekend.

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EEMED 2006

Amara — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:19:46 GMT

Hi All,
I have the line up for EEMED 2006. And all is going well.

This year we'll have:
Amara
Anaheed
Cera
Djahari
Erin
Laurie Buenafe Krsmanovic
Nella
Perfumes of Araby
RicoDancer
Sa' Elayssa
Tandemonium
Tatianna
Ya Helewa!

An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance
July 21-23 and 28-30, 2006
8pm
Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, California 91601
www.eemed.com

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experimenting with theatre

Wed, 10 May 2006 19:33:55 GMT

Scientists and writers spend two days investigating the nature of experimentation in theatre. Their findings are presented in an evening of performance and open discussion at Soho Theatre:
http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/05/experimenting_with_t.html

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Audition - EEMED 2006

Amara — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:05:27 GMT

Hi All,

Do you have work which cannot be presented at traditional Middle Eastern dance venues? Are there political, social, or economical issues you would like to explore through the dance?

Then submit your work for the 2006 "Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance! (EEMED)"

Now it's seventh year EEMED is one of the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concerts in the U.S with videos sold worldwide.

If you are interested in participating, please submit a video of prospective pieces, a written description, and a biography for consideration by May 15, 2006.

EEMED will be July 21-23 and 28-30, 2006
8pm

Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.,
North Hollywood, California 91601

Send materials to:
Amara
P.O. Box 16831
Encino, CA 91416

E-mail Amara at amara@amaradances.com or check out www.eemed.com for more
information.
Thanks,
Amara

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EEMED Videos on sale

Amara — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:19:03 GMT

Please see the ad under listing for details.

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X-MED

Amara — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:15:27 GMT

Hi All,
I am very excited to finally being able to announce this. This is the first workshop of its kind!

An intensive 3-day seminar in Experimental Middle Eastern Dance
Memorial Day Weekend
May 27, 28, 29 2006

Art Works Theater - Studio
6569 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Learn and explore various structures, processes, and techniques in this cutting edge and emerging dance form!

Study with some of most successful innovators including
• Amara (Dir. of Ya Helewa! and EEMED)
• Anaheed (Dir. of Perfumes of Araby)
• Djahari (Dir. of Desert Sin)
• Sa'Elayssa (Dir. of Desert Sin)

A rare opportunity for Q&A during performances with top Experimental Middle Eastern Dance Artists including Amara, Anaheed, Djahari, Sa ‘Elayssa, Heather Stants, Desert Sin, Tandemonium, Tatianna, and Ya Helewa!

A journey through artistic expression appropriate for all levels.

Discover new ways of freeing oneself within the Middle Eastern dance idiom while pushing beyond it boundaries.

www.eemed.com/xmed for more information

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cross posting what is???

Amara — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:30:42 GMT

Hi All,
I wrote a long couple of passages for Bhuz. So I thought I'd share them with you too.
The first is on, what is fusion.

Love to hear any comments.
Amara

For a while, I was really unhappy with my fusion definition. Basically, my thoughts were, if one divides dance into three very basic and broad elements - movement, costume, and music - fusion plays with one of those elements (generally music). Whereas experimental plays with two or more of these elements.

My ideas have greatly developed since my interview on BDTV. I no longer see fusion as changing one of these three elements and experimental as changing two or more. Though this is what fusionists often do. The most common fusion is doing cabaret dance to another type of music. When I started Middle Eastern dance, this was the new and radical thing to do. But no longer.

Fusion has become the “in” word. It has become a catch-all phrase, just like the word “modern” dance. It is used by many artists to get funding in this, here comes the word, multicultural society. Fusion sells. The idea of cross-cultural connection is hot, or cool depending on your position. And Middle Eastern dance is not the only form to do this.

Fusion reflects and produces the society in which we live. The idea of fusion (and experimental does this even more) promotes the idea of originality, innovativeness, individuality which is so idealized in American culture. Our post-capitalist society demands consumption and an eternal drive to find something else to sell. We need more choices. We need to create new things to sell and consume. We are participating in a society where the speed of change has increased. Where the ability to communicate and buy things from around the global has hit an intensity never seen in the world before. We live in a nation-state, and especially for those of us living in larger urban areas, where we are constantly being bombarded by different cultures living together. Our economic structure centers around pulling and buying items from various cultures and nations. Americans have become that post-modern society, full of power to make choices and draw from various cultures and societies. A society that performs and produces a self-identity built upon the pastiche.

And as artists and entertainers, we draw on what is around us. I know that for me personally, though my work is very anti-capitalistic in many ways and personal while also being global, I draw from the culture around me. I present and explore the world in which I live in as an American. I critique as well as participate in this society.

Fusion and experimental Middle Eastern dance are a part of an American dance process and history. They are forms emerging from the world in which we live and dance in. A world, which also needs its traditional dances as well. These are just other choices.

With that said. There are a lot of interpretations of what fusion is, which we see in this and other discussions.

Fusion as can be a process in which two or more elements are fused seamlessly. It is where the dancer is creating a third product out of these two elements. The point is to make two forms’ individuality difficult to distinguish.

Fusion can be the processes in which two or more elements are brought together but are still distinguishable.

From my research, the experimental Middle Eastern dancers I have interviewed would say it is the first. That fusion is seamless. It creates an end product.

These elements can be music, movement, costumes, venue, gaze, emotion, structure, etc.

Most fusion has brought together dance forms that share many dance elements, close cultural ties, and or close historical connections. This is why we see a lot of Flamenco and Indian fusion.

Some people have mastery over the two forms.

Some people have a mastery of only one form, and add what Djahari of Desert Sin likes to call flair or styling.

Some people don’t have a mastery of either form.

Once again, my interviewees say that you need to have a least a mastery of one dance form. Personally, I think if you are going to fuse two styles of dance, you need to know both extremely well.

Aesthetically there is a range of ability just like any other dance form.

There is a difference between the process of fusion and the naming of a style as such. What we have seen in the past ten years is a naming and the formation of a new subject. Previously, fusion (and experimenting) was just a process. American cabaret is a fusion (where dancers also experimented) of various forms of Middle Eastern dance and depending on the individual, may also include things jazz or ballet. National folkloric groups like the Reda troupe are a fusion (and experiment) of ethnic dances and ballet, along with other things. I would actually use the word experimental rather than fusion in these processes. For complicated socio-political reasons these processes are often covered up and disowned in order to form what I call tradition. These fusions and experimentations have stabilized into a tradition with their own names, subject, and structure.

In the past ten years, these processes have stepped away from just being processes to their own subject hood. This is why we find emerging dance forms no longer with names based on geographical location like Middle Eastern dance, Egyptian dance, etc. (I would love to know how traditional dances achieved their names) to styles named by their creative processes. There are some fusion styles that have completed their formation in terms of naming, like gothic belly dance. The fusion has become a new genre.

Experimental has not stopped in its formation. Idealistically it will not ever become anything definable as a style. Experimental Middle Eastern dance flaunts and explores these processes as part of its structure and identity. It is exploring and trying new things. It resists stability. Whereas fusion often looks to be stable.

Experimental Middle Eastern dance as a process incorporates fusion but encompasses a whole lot more. It is about trying various connections in order to find something new or interesting. There is a sense of play, manipulation, and exploration. Experimental Middle Eastern choreographers are not looking for some stable style (though the repetition of play and experimentation in Experimental Middle Eastern is creating a form of stability). There is a reflexive process and a focus on continually trying new things and making new connections amongst a variety of elements. Experimental and fusion Middle Eastern dance is also about opening a new space and seeing what can develop there.

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cross posting - consumerism

Amara — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:31:19 GMT

Hi All,
Here's the second one. It was a reply to someone about experimental Middle Eastern dance being driven by consumerism. Love to hear any comments.
Amara

I went of on a tangent because I’m working on a conference paper on global states and globalization. Sense this will help my project, I’ll it unpack it more. So thanks for the comment and inspiration

I wouldn’t say that fusion is driven by consumerism per say. I think experimental Middle Eastern dance (which for me fusion is a subset) is driven by lots of ideas, needs, and desires. Just at that moment, I was thinking about how American global market and economy, American post-capitalism culture, American cultural ideas of freedom, and experimental Middle Eastern dance connect and disconnect.

There are many spots within the consumer exchange to approach this dance form. But I’ll focus on the two main one; those who buy and those who sell.

Experimental Middle Eastern dance is intertwined with consumerism at the point of buying. As I mentioned before, we are living in a time where the speed, the amount, and the variety of objects to buy from around the world has hit an all time high. There is a strong awareness of this in our culture. As well as an inclination to draw into our lives these various possibilities. This is also encouraged by our sense of freedom and desire for as many possibilities and choices.

Capitalism looks for new markets and new objects to sell in great quantities. I think food is a great comparison. Our (at least mine) grocery stores are full of fruits and vegetables brought from all over the world. The distribution system allows us not only to eat foods from other parts of globe, but for the most part, at any time of the year.

This is where experimental Middle Eastern dance connects in with American consumer appetites. Experimental Middle Eastern dance is a style based on being able to choose what you want to bring into your dance. Our range and opportunities to do this has grown, along with our global economy. Within this kind of market, come our abilities as dancers to choose various elements of dances from a variety of different sources. We can pull and draw from more than just what has traditionally been conceived of as Middle Eastern dance. My options of what styles of dance I want to learn are boundless (I live in LA. So this is not true all over the US.) I just have to drive down the street and I can learn almost any dance form. For others, they can buy videos, look on the internet, etc. I can go to different parts of the city and shop, buy music, costumes, materials, objects, from around the world with immense ease. We live in a culture that encourages this globalization of our ideas, dances, and bought objects.

So buying things to put into my experimental Middle Eastern dance is influence by a global market and a society that is full of cultures interacting and connecting. This can be said to an extent for Middle Eastern dance in general as well. It is not only found all over the world. But it is much easier to buy from and travel to the Middle East than every before for those living in the US.

But there is another side to this issue: the consumption of the object that I myself produce. Capitalism needs objects to sell. And dance is not a very stable object. The performance itself is transitory, fleeting, and unique. One can sell the dance to an audience. But I know many producers can tell you, producing shows and events are very difficult ways to make money. We don’t sell enough tickets to make a living. Only huge productions, backed by investors, and that can charge $60-200 a seat, for a thousand seat theater, and are at one location for months if not years at a time are making money. We just don’t have the financial infrastructure as other dance forms. All productions are risky ventures.

Then there is the style itself which is anti-capitalistic. Certain styles like experimental Middle Eastern dance are hard to repeat. Each performance is different. Each piece is different. It resists being codified and defined. Capitalism likes to box things up into labels and categories so they can be easily identified, advertised, and consumed.

Also, in my own work, I am not just consuming things made and produced by others. This is partly why I don’t do a lot of fusion. Much of my work involves exploration. Figuring out how things work. How and where a move comes from. How to create structures that allow me to express what I want in that specific piece. These are processes that are hard to sell.

We can sell classes. We can sell knowledge. We can sell tours. But once again, these events are hard for capitalism to sell. Capitalism likes objects that are easy to reproduce in mass quantities, to lots of people, for a profit. The Middle Eastern dance community is itself slightly non-capitalistic as are most art forms. It is made up of both professional and amateur dancers, which can have conflicting motives. Amateur dancers don’t need to make a living from the dance. And therefore bring an array of anti-capitalistic concepts into the mix. And though professionals do, they often dance for little or no pay (for various reasons). Our professionals rely upon the amateurs for their living. There is not a huge profit margin in the dance. Professionals don’t get paid to learn, practice, rehearse, or choreograph. They get paid to teach and perform. But not for the work they put into producing their talents. And often what is made outside the community is reinvested into the dance. We are a niche market. So in some sense, we are not fully participating in a capitalist or consumer market.

Until fairly recently it was hard to consume a dance. But now with videos, one can actually sell a product. And this is where consumerism again comes in. Now you have an object, something tangible that can be easily reproduced and sold to different parts of the world.

But then you get into issue of distribution. We have one in the Middle Eastern dance community, which is growing into mainstream markets like Amazon. But experimental Middle Eastern videos are not often in any network system. We’re still outside to the most part. Very few venders are interested in carrying this style of dance (for various reasons). Or they want such a huge percentage that it’s not worth (at least for me) the investment to work with them.

It’s very difficult to say that experimental Middle Eastern dance is driven by consumerism, because we don’t have a large consumer base. Fusion has a larger one. It is tradition, which is in the mainstream of the Middle Eastern dance community and is what’s mostly consumed. Our audience is growing but is still not very big. What we do have is an audience that not only is inside the Middle Eastern dance community but also connects to the dance world in general. They expect each show and dance to be different. And to see things they haven’t seen before. This variety is hard to package and market. Not impossible. But difficult.

Being driven by consumerism means we are either consuming and not producing or that we are able to make a living by others consuming what we produce. Though we do consume, we also turn around and use these materials to produce. That is the main function of our consumption. We don’t consume to have. We consume to use. Also, many of the practitioners are not making a living from this form, though they wish they could. For them it is a space to express themselves and to not feel restricted. And for the few that are, it is a long and hard struggle.

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review

Amara — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 09:28:18 GMT

Hey All,
Our own Heather wrote a lovely review of EEMED 2005 which can be found in Jareeda Magazine. Which I hope to have up at the EEMED.com soon for those who don't get Jareeda.
Yeah Heather!

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Release the Bats!

BelCobraDancer — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:14:27 GMT

The Vampire Belly Dance tribe now has an official song:
"Release the Bats" by Nick Cave and the Birthday Party.

Ve must lure Amara over and convert her...what a lovely vampire she will make!

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photos

Amara — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:24:08 GMT

Hi All,
Just a friendly note. I am requesting that pictures up loaded to this site be those of the show. I have deleted one that because A, it’s not from the show, and B mainly because its display had sent off signals to those in charge of tribe. And as a result, our site was sent and restricted to the mature section. Though I am all for expression of artistry, I do want to keep this site open to people of all ages. I do not want to restrict people from learning about the show or the dance form. Therefore, I have deleted the picture and requested us to be taken off the restricted, mature section.
Thanks,
Amara

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photos 2

Amara — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:08:11 GMT

If anyone would like to share pictures, there is the Experimental Middle Eastern dance tribe which could use some...

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ShapeShifters--Tribal Breaks & Bellydancing - Sat.

Patrick Harvard — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:35:06 GMT

An invitation to ShapeShifters--a night of transforming beings....

Hello Belly Beauties, Art Mavens, Fashionistas and Delirious Denizens of the Underground Dance Scene

I have a delicious Tribal-Funky Freakfest to offer you this Saturday night…It’s an art and dance party that will leave you grateful that ya mama gave you the admission ticket to life.

For years, David Starfire and I have been DJing some sweet and crazy events (mostly in the Bay Area) where Breakbeats merge with World Dance Beatz. We have been wanting to create more of these Ethno Tribal Dance events here for our Southern California Dance Community.

Shapeshifters is the first such collaboration.

At ShapeShifters there will be an indoor room devoted to Funky Breaks with local legends Patricio, Ooah, David and Christian. Then outside, on the patio, the music will be devoted to delicious groovy Breaks and Tribal Beatz with strong flavas of India, Arabia and Africa.

If you love to Belly Dance or if you love Tribal Drums and Rhythms, you will want to visit the patio! Joining me there on the World Dance Beatz Crew will be Dandelion, Imagika and Tamer.

Dandelion has DJed across much of India. DJ Imagika is a belly dancer herself. Tamer's family is from Egypt, so he knows how to support you in the shimmy and shake. I have DJed Ethno Tribal dance sets across the country for crowds of over a thousand dancers (see my tribe photo album for the fun dance pixs). So we are prepared to dish it out for ya!

At 11:00 on the patio, I will be playing a set that will be begin BellydanceFunkySensual and will build to rock your sexy asses with bootie slammin Tribal Breaks and Beatz!

Out of respect for the neighborhood, we will have to chill out the music on the patio at about 1:00 AM. --- SO IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE OUR EROTIC EXOTIC PATIO DANCE SCENE, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.

The artists reception begins at 6:00. Come before 10:00 pm and you save $5.

DJ times
Outside
10:00-11:00 Imagika
11:00-12:00 Patrick Harvard
12:00-1:00 Dandelion
(then, if we can get away with downtempo, lower volume sound outside after 1:00 AM)
1:00-2:00 Dandelion
2:00-3:15 Tamer & Imagika
3:15-4:00 Patrick Harvard

DJ times
Inside
10:00-11:00 Tamer
11:00-12:05 Christian
12:05-12:15 Ritual
12:15-1:30 Ooah
1:30-2:45 David Starfire
2:45-4:00 Patricio

Here are the details:
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ShapeShifters…
A night of transforming beings....

Saturday, November 12, 2005
6:00 PM -- 4:00 AM

Location:
Hangar 1018
1018 S. Santa Fe Ave.
LA, CA 90021

More Info:
213-239-9060
www.hangar1018.com

DJs
Patricio (L.A.B.A. Space Island)
David Starfire (Space Island)
Ooah (L.A.B.A.)
Christian (Moontribe, Mobius)
Dandelion (Space Island)
Patrick Harvard (S.C.D.C, Space Island, Clan Destino)
Imagika (Moontribe)
Tamer (Moontribe)

25 Artists including
Hawk Alfredson
Stefano
Moerker
(lots more)

Outside decor supplied by The Do Lab
Visuals by Moerker and VJ Wonder
Art curator Marianne @ Hangar 1018
Turbo sound by Mobius

Hangar 1018 (downtown L.A. recent legal warehouse)
1018 S. Santa Fe Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90021
213-239-9060

6:00-10:00 pm Art Reception, Bands
10:00-4:00 am DJs, VJ’s, Roving Fashion Show

$10 before 10:00 pm
$15 after 10:00 pm
21 w/ID, cash bar

www.hangar1018.com
http://scdc.tribe.net
www.davidstarfire.com
www.labadj.com

TO SEE THE FLYER, GO TO:

http://losangeles.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CEvent.vm?eventid=5458a7c4-d4cd-4d32-90eb-c666e048973e&published=true&nextpage=http%3A%2F%2FBAKERSFIELD.tribe.net%2Flocal

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almost

Amara — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:08:52 GMT

Hey All,
I just got a preview of the new EEMED 2005 video yesterday. And it looks great! Ana is doing a great job. And the cover that Elayssa is creating is phenomenal. We had so many wonderful picutres it was hard to choose.
It should be out in the next few days. Let you all know.
Amara

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Hello Hollywood and... Fusion Dance Web Ring

BelCobraDancer — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:09:18 GMT

Off to L.A. tonight to start working on our new (BelCobraDance) piece for the Dance Resource Center Choreography Workshop. So excited! It's short, insanely fast movement (the fugue from Shostakovich's Prelude and Fugue #12), and we'll be working closely on Saturdays with Glenn Edgerton, former Executive Director of Nederlands Dance Theater, former dancer with Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, William Forsythe, and Jiri Kylian. Can't wait! There will be a "works in progress" showing of the Workshop dances, probably in December. Will post it on Tribe.

And... there is now a Fusion Dance WebRing. For those of you here who have websites, dance companies, etc. check it out. WebRing really does increase visits to your website, I've seen a big spike in visits over the last week or so! (www.webring.com, enter Fusion Dance in the search bar)

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EEMED 2005 Video

Amara — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:08:43 GMT

Amara presents
An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance
2005 Video
Is Now Available!

See the Show which was LA Weekly's Pick Of the Week!

Experience this amazing and innovative concert.

Featuring performances by:
Amara, Anaheed, Brandon D. Nilles, Dawna, Desert Sin, Djahari, Laurie
Buenafe, Lorraine, Myths, Perfumes of Araby, Tandemonium, and Ya Helewa!

2001 - 2004 videos are still available.

Please order through our website:
www.eemed.com

Amara will be selling EEMED 2005 and other videos this Sunday October 9, 2005
at

Perfumes of Araby Swap Meet
Location: Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd. Granada Hills, CA, (1/4 mile
south of 118 fwy, corner of Balboa and San Fernando Mission Road, behind
Trader Joe's).

Time: Swap open 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Swapping and Dancing all afternoon!
Fees: Guests - entrance is $2 at the door.

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new tribe

Amara — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:42:38 GMT

Hi All,
I created a new tribe, called experimental Middle Eastern/belly dance. I would like this tribe to a forum for those who are and especially those who are not involved with EEMED but for anyone interested in Experimental Middle Eastern dance. I would like this to be a space for all of us to explore and to hear what people are doing with this emerging style of dance.
I hope to hear from you all.
Take care,
Amara

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DANCE MACABRE

Amara — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:17:29 GMT

Hey All,
Make sure you check out the event in Nov. that Sina is putting on. It's going to be a great show! Some amazing dancers. I won't be there. I'll be in Mexico enjoying All Saint's Day. But Ya Helewa! will be performing, "Plan 9 - Take 2"
So go!
Amara

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Photos

Amara — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:37:00 GMT

Hey All,
I've added a whole new bunch of photos from the 2005 show. These were taken by Michael Baxter and Chris Laudermilk. Yippy! I see that Brandon posted a couple too. Are those the ones taken by Heather?
enjoy,
Amara

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Incredible Show!!!!!!!!!

ZariRua — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:00:54 GMT

I saw the show on friday night and I just have to say WOW!!!! Thanx to everyone who performed, you were all incredible. All the creativity.. it's soo inspirational. Can't wait till next year.

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how was this weekend ????

katherine — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 16:35:27 GMT

how did it go this weekend? there are so many people in the show i'm wondering how they all fit in the dressing rooms!

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Break a hip!

artoftheodd — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:16:04 GMT

Have a great show, y'all! I'll be there next weekend.

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We are LA Weekly's pick of the week

Amara — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:02:38 GMT

Congratulations on getting LA Weekly's dance pick of the week!!! Yippy. I
haven't seen the picture yet. But here's the write up.
hugs,
Amara

http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/picks/index.php#dance

AN EVENING OF EXPERIMENTAL MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE

The history of belly dance reaches back centuries with a geographical sweep
extending from Arabia to Asia. In the U.S., the traditions have been
sometimes honored and sometimes commercialized, although the latest
generation of dancers - incorporating a range of contemporary and national
dance forms - have infused classic belly dance with a creative new energy.
Some of the bolder endeavors have been undertaken by the dozen troupes
assembled here by producer-choreographer-dancer Amara, whose own piece,
Becoming, utilizes film and live performance. Film, specifically silent-film
depictions of the femme fatale, also draws attention from Desert Sin Dance
Company. Butoh influences show up in both Laurie Buenafe's See and Ya
Helewa!'s Unknown, while Chinese dance informs the Perfumes of Araby's
retelling of The Monkey King. Storytelling and myth, magic and mysticism
fuel dances from Anaheed, Brandon D. Nilles, Dawna, Djahari, Lorraine, Myths
Dance Company and Tandemonium. Ample evidence here that belly dance is far
more than after-dinner entertainment. Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave.,
Venice; Fri.-Sat., July 15-16 & 22-23, 8 p.m.; Sun., July 17 & 24, 7 p.m.;
$25. (818) 906-1947 or eemed.com.

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this weekend!

katherine — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:15:22 GMT

yay! amara. EEMED this weekend! i won't be ablr to come until nextweekend, as i have to reperesent brad at his gallery opening, but i'm anxious to see what you have cooked up for us this year.

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Advertising Op. in Tribal Fusion Bellydance Calendar

LARAZ — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 03:57:05 GMT

Lara Zorn
Devadasi World Fusion Dance
www.Devadasi.com
Lzorn001@student.ucr.edu
Livenitup_8@yahoo.com
(909)821-8030

To whomever it may concern,

I, LaRa of Devadasi, am putting together a 2006 (Non-Profit) Tribal Fusion Bellydance Calendar (Large, 12-month, wall-size) in order to raise money for Doctors Without Borders
( www.doctorswithoutborders.org ). Although Tribal Fusion Bellydancers are a large part of the target audience, it is projected that the consumer audience will be much larger. Furthermore, because this is a non-profit fundraiser, strictly for charity purposes, it is difficult to fund the up-front publishing costs, which can be viewed at ( http://www.yearbox.com/fundraising.html ) . As such, it is my wish to use the last page of the calendar for advertising space. In return for a $100, or more, sponsorship you will have a full-color advertisement in the calendar & recognition for your donation to the project. For a smaller donation of $50-$99, you will receive recognition for your contribution to the project, and your website information will be included.
This calendar, is already being widely anticipated in the bellydance community as it will include full-page professional photos of some of the biggest names in Tribal Fusion Bellydance, such as: Rachel Brice of The Indigo & Bellydance Superstars ( www.RachelBrice.com ), Frederique of Belly Groove ( www.BellyGroove.com ), Kami Liddle (www.KamiLiddle.com ), Sharon Kihara of The Indigo and Bellydance Supertars ( www.SharonKihara.com ), Atash Maya of San Diego ( www.AtashMaya.com ), Tribal Feat of California and Texas
( www.TribalFeat.com), Shawna Rai of Natya Hara ( www.NatyaHara.com ), Sherri formerly of Urban Tribal Dance Company, Katie Kay and Monica of Danger Sassy Pants (www.DangerSassyPants.com ), Devadasi World Fusion Dance ( www.Devadasi.com ), as well as up and coming projects Blue Damsel & Tribal Union.
As you can see, this is a great opportunity for you to advertise to your target audience, sponsor a much anticipated project, and indirectly donate to a philanthropic cause. If you are interested, and/or have any questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me as soon as possible as space is limited & the deadline for production is near.

Thank you for your time
“Be as You’d Like the World to Be,”
LaRa
Devadasi World Fusion Dance

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Video Vendor

kitana — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:41:40 GMT

Call me blind, but I could not find a single vendor at Cairo Carnival that had EEMED videos for sale. I know the videos are available online via www.eemed.com but is there a contact out there that will sell these videos at Tribal Cafe?

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how funny is this?

katherine — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:51:54 GMT

i, unfortunately, will not be in EEMED this year, but, BRAD will be! :(

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press release

Amara — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 11:01:44 GMT

Hi All,
Still dancing at Musee (one more week!) while getting EEMED together. The countdown has commenced. Here's a copy of the press release for some teasing.
hugs,
Amara

Take a breathtaking journey past the edges of Middle Eastern and belly dance. After five sold out seasons, Amara, once again, proudly presents An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance (EEMED), one of the most innovative Middle Eastern dance concerts in the United States. This year the show runs from July 15 – 16 at 8 p.m., July 17 at 7 p.m., July 22-23 at 8 p.m., and July 24 at 7 p.m. at the Electric Lodge - 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. Tickets are $25. Reservations: call (818) 906-1947 or email amara@amaradances.com

This year’s collaborative performances include Amara, Anaheed, Brandon D. Nilles, Dawna, Desert Sin Dance Company, Djahari, Laurie Buenafe, Lorraine, Myths Dance Company, Perfumes of Araby Dance Company, Tandemonium Dance Company, and Ya Helewa! Dance Company.

EEMED was conceived in the Winter of 1999 by a group of dancers needing a space in which to perform their controversial works. Since the Fall of 2000, EEMED has offered Middle Eastern dancers the opportunity to nurture and present new and exciting forms of expression. Dancers produce exclusively for EEMED cutting edge works that are based in the Middle Eastern dance idiom. They make traditional boarders, edges, and standard representations visible by playing in-between and pushing past them.

This year’s production presents works that proceed to break down the stereotypical image of the belly dancer. Through a combination of film and live performance, Amara’s “Becoming” takes a serious look at the transformation of a woman into the ideal image of the belly dancer. While, Desert Sin’s “An Ode to Silent Film” pokes fun at 1920’s Hollywood representations of the Oriental, femme fatale. Dawna in “Minnie the Moocher Dances” also presents the image in historical context but one as fun, flirtatious, and full of sass. In “Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light,” Anaheed and Amara pay tribute to the innovative American Dancer of the 1890s, whose utilization of light, fabric, and symbolic imagery continues to inspire contemporary dancers.

Magic and mysticism are dusted throughout the show. Lorraine’s “Floating” presents an awe-inspiring experience as she dances with a magical wand. Performing a spiritual practice, Tandemonium, as shamans in “Delirium Awakens the Sacred Sprit,” summon the power of animal spirits through performing their own music.

There is no lack of epic story telling in this year’s show. In “Amazons,” Myths present issues of procreation in a women warrior’s community. In “Eden,” Djahari, Amara, and Brandon D. Nilles offer a unique interpretation of this ancient story by creating a triangle relationship between Lilith (the first woman), Adam (the first man), and Eve (the Other woman). Myths’ “Pandora’s Box” is a spectacular version of a woman tempted by the evil she unleashes. The Perfumes of Araby combine Chinese and Middle Eastern dance. In their telling of “The Monkey King” a monk, with the assistance of the Monkey King, takes an adventours journey to find and return the Treasured Book to the Buddha Goddess.

The combination of Japanese Butoh movement practice with Middle Eastern dance has inspired two works. Laurie Buenafe, in “See,” explores the fluidity of Middle Eastern dance with Butoh’s organic spontaneity and breath in order to present the sad invocation of a ghost. In Ya Helewa!’s performance of “Unknown” the dancers employ a structured improvisation to express the mass horror, chaos, and destruction of war.

This performance is a wonderful opportunity to experience a multicultural, avant-garde event. Performers and audiences explore roles beyond the standard portrayals of Middle Eastern dance and deal with issues not often foregrounded in its traditional performance settings.

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lighting designer

Amara — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 23:33:35 GMT

Hi All,
EEMED is looking for a lighting designer. Please conntact me if you or you know someone who maybe interested.
thanks,
Amara
amara@amaradances.com

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update

Amara — Mon, 09 May 2005 21:58:58 GMT

Hi,
Just letting you all know wha'ts up.

EEMED 2005 is forming. We have the line up, which I will announce soon when I get everyone's "proper" name. It is going to be a wild ride.

Desert Sin's show is going great! We have been getting standing ovations and nice page space in some of the LA's magazines and papers.

You all should come see both!
Amara

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YIPPY!!

Amara — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:03:08 GMT

Hi All,
I am exited to say, I just finished my week long written doctoral exam! My next step is to write my dissertation proposal which is going to be on EEMED. I feel so fortunate that I not only get to dance and create but also write.
Just had to share.
Amara

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2004 Video

Amara — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:16:34 GMT

Hi All,
I am happy to announce that the 2004 EEMED video is now available!

It includes many wonderful performances by:
Anaheed
Desert Sin
Amara
Ya Helewa!
Cassandra
Subee Djinn
Tandeonium
Ricodancer
Jenivieve
Myths
Bast

The video is $35 plus $5 s/h = $40

You can either send a check or money order to:

L. Osweiler
P.O. Box 16831
Encino, CA (USA) 91416-6831

or check out our website:

http://www.eemed.com/videos.html

Hugs,
Amara

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cross pollinating

Amara — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 21:54:12 GMT

Hi All,
There has been a neat discussion on bhuz.com about EEMED and the work that other dancers are doing. Check it out. If you are not a member, you do have to sign up.

http://www.bhuz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9334

The topic is under the discussion site go to dance then dance and music traditions then Evening of experimental middle eastern dance.
Hugs,
Amara

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