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The workshop with Princess Farhana was faboo (I took the second one...Luscious Layers?) and I do believe that the Princess and Azar have a common dance root, which was cool to see. The workshops were full (yay for MECDA!), and the show, well, from what I understand, we had to turn at least 50 people away---we sold out!!!! This is very exciting for the new MECDA chapter crew, and we'll have more great stuff to come :)
After doing the program and ticket design, I had pretty much done my assigned job for the show, so I had a nice amount of time to relax and get ready, despite being 3rd in the lineup. From what I saw, most of the evening performances were very good-to-excellent. I especially enjoyed Shoshanna's, Monica's, and Princess Farhana's. Lotus and Ultra Gypsy had some very cool segments too, but I wish that I had been able to get more involved with this show sooner, because I would have totally deep-sixed having a Turkish song in a medly previous to a segment that was specifically Turkish. There's some interesting things floating around too about the show. My actual description for the piece I did didn't get announced, so I'm postin' it here.
"Description: "Homage" is the union of three inspirations: the drama of silent
movie star Theda Bara (the original Hollywood vamp), the revolutionary dance
aesthetic of Ruth St. Denis, and the artistic essence of Erte. Take a trip
back in time to the 1920's and 30's--a time of emergence, decadence, and
exploration--where the mysteries of the Orient were being unveiled to the rest
of the world.
Technical: Solo. This is the continuation of a series I have been working on
based on the cross-cultural evolution of the 1920's and 30's--when the rest of
the world was hungry to discover more about the romantic and foreign Orient,
and at the same time, concepts of the West poured into the East. The main
dance vocabulary is Classic Arabic and American Cabaret, with delicate hints
of other American dances that emerged during this time (think flappers!). The
transitional story is the "Silver Screen" coming to life.
Music:
This piece will also pull from classic resources, heavy on the violin, and
working with the fact that at this time in history, performances that were
presented as being from the Orient to the Modern Era may have never seen or
heard live authentic performances, and had to fill it in with what they
imagined it to be."
Everything went pretty well, and I'll have more pix from Michael soon, but here's one he sent me early:

The workshop with Princess Farhana was faboo (I took the second one...Luscious Layers?) and I do believe that the Princess and Azar have a common dance root, which was cool to see. The workshops were full (yay for MECDA!), and the show, well, from what I understand, we had to turn at least 50 people away---we sold out!!!! This is very exciting for the new MECDA chapter crew, and we'll have more great stuff to come :)
After doing the program and ticket design, I had pretty much done my assigned job for the show, so I had a nice amount of time to relax and get ready, despite being 3rd in the lineup. From what I saw, most of the evening performances were very good-to-excellent. I especially enjoyed Shoshanna's, Monica's, and Princess Farhana's. Lotus and Ultra Gypsy had some very cool segments too, but I wish that I had been able to get more involved with this show sooner, because I would have totally deep-sixed having a Turkish song in a medly previous to a segment that was specifically Turkish. There's some interesting things floating around too about the show. My actual description for the piece I did didn't get announced, so I'm postin' it here.
"Description: "Homage" is the union of three inspirations: the drama of silent
movie star Theda Bara (the original Hollywood vamp), the revolutionary dance
aesthetic of Ruth St. Denis, and the artistic essence of Erte. Take a trip
back in time to the 1920's and 30's--a time of emergence, decadence, and
exploration--where the mysteries of the Orient were being unveiled to the rest
of the world.
Technical: Solo. This is the continuation of a series I have been working on
based on the cross-cultural evolution of the 1920's and 30's--when the rest of
the world was hungry to discover more about the romantic and foreign Orient,
and at the same time, concepts of the West poured into the East. The main
dance vocabulary is Classic Arabic and American Cabaret, with delicate hints
of other American dances that emerged during this time (think flappers!). The
transitional story is the "Silver Screen" coming to life.
Music:
This piece will also pull from classic resources, heavy on the violin, and
working with the fact that at this time in history, performances that were
presented as being from the Orient to the Modern Era may have never seen or
heard live authentic performances, and had to fill it in with what they
imagined it to be."
Everything went pretty well, and I'll have more pix from Michael soon, but here's one he sent me early:

Wow!!!!
Date: 2005-01-13 07:16 am (UTC)Re: Wow!!!!
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Date: 2005-01-13 06:34 pm (UTC)of a$$! :P
It was a wonderful show and I was very happy to be a part of it. It makes me very excited for upcoming MECDA 'dos.