SILK ROAD PROJECTS – VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011
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…VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011
organized by Compagnia Music & Dance Design and patronised by Department of Cultural Production – City of Venice, Veneto Region
Artistic Direction – Vidhi Shunyam Bogdanovska
The international event VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011 will be held at the beautiful historical Casinò Palace, Venice Lido, famous for the annual Venice Film Festival!
OVER 60 hours Belly Dance WORKSHOPS for all the levels – MASTER CLASSES
WORLD PRESTIGIOUS VENUE
MORE 20 INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS
3 GALA SHOWS at Perla Theatre
INTERNATIONAL BELLY DANCE COMPETITION “SILK ROAD AWARD”
GALA PARTY with the OPEN STAGE at Casinò Palace – the stage is ours!
A FABULOUS ORIENTAL BAZAR with the exsclusive collection from INDIA, EGYPT, TURKEY!
VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011 encompasses a number of artistic, cultural and educational programs.Through performances, gala-shows, lectures – demonstrations, master classes with international recognized teachers, Venice Oriental Dance Convention has the aim to raise awareness of the variety of different styles of Oriental dance from China to Andalusia, from Folklore to Classic form, from Raqs Sharqi to Tribal Style, from Bollywood to Uzbek Dances, from Balkan Dances to Oriental Flamenco, from Chinese fusion to to Turkish Gypsy Dances, from Persian Dances to Sacred Sufi Dervishes…
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS:
SUNNY SINGH (India) – Bollywood;
MIRIAM PERETZ (Israel / USA) – Persian Dances, Turkish Roman, Sacred Sufi Dervishes;
JOANA SAAHIRAH (Portugal / Egypt) – Raqs Sharqi, Moden Saidi, Drum Solo;
KAMELLIA (Japan / France) – Veils Dance, Dance with cymbals,
LEILA KUSHNIR (Ukraina / Russia) – Show BellyDance, Drum solo, Isis wings;
DIVA ALI MURAT (Turkey) – Turkish show Bellydance;
SCHACHLO (Uzbekistan) – Silk Road Dances, Uzbek Dances, Dance of Afghanistan, Dances from Iran;
VIDHI BOGDANOVSKA – Russian Gypsy Dance, Kalbeliya, Gurdjieff Movements;
AMBILI ABRAHAM (India / Italy) – Bollywood;
YASMIN NAMMU (Brazil / Italy) – Dance Emotions – Sword Dance;
EVELINA PAPAZOVA (Bulgaria / Italy) – Raqs Sharqi, Baladi;
AMIRA KRISZTINA NEMETH (Hungary) – Goddesses who live in us, Hungarian Gypsy Dance;
ANA OTERO (Spain / Dubai) – Oriental Flamenco;
ESTELLE SHAO (China) – Chinese fusion, long Tail Fan Dance;
JACY (Brazil / Germany) – Percussion, Accents and Vibration;
SHAMS (Bulgaria / Italy)-Balkan Dances;
FRANCESCA PEDRETTI (Italy) – Tribal Bellydance;
GIULIA MION (Italy) – Dance of the Goddess;
NAMIRE (Italy) – Gawazee Dance;
LARISSA VESCI (Venezuela / Spain) – Gypsy Flamenco;
MARIA AYA (Greece) – Oriental Greek style Tsifteteli;
RAFFAELLA CIPOLATO (Italy) – Taqsim Improvisation;
LILYBETH (Italy) – Indian Fusion Bellydance;
PIN PATRIZIA (Italy) – Tribal Fusion BellyDance;
VALENTINA MANDUCHI (Italy) – Bollywood;
MICHELA COMPAGNONE (Italy) – The dance of the veil between innovation and tradition.
WORKSHOP MAKE UP with Raffaella Cipolato
The stage of Venice is prestigious for our International Competition, which relies on the support of the Department of Culture – City of Venice, International Dance Council CID UNESCO. Three prestigious trophy, designed and created specially for the event by a Venetian master of international fame and produced by New Murano Gallery, will be donated to the winners of the competition for: Best Choreography, Best Performance, Artistic Innovation.
Subscription for the competition “Silk Road Award” must be concluded no later than 15th February 2011.
VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION is a great opportunity to experiment, exchange and create communication between different international schools.
DON’T MISS 3 GALA SHOWS at Perla Theatre!
18th March h.20.30 – “The Face of the Goddess” with International Artists
19th March h.19.30 – “Silk Road – The Way of Oneness” with International Artists
20th March h.18.30 – International Competition “Silk Road Award” 2011 with Special Guests
You are welcome to this extraordinary event full of joy, celebration, artistic research and experimentation in the endless dance of Goddesses!
Give yourself a unique and unforgettable experience in the magical atmosphere of Venice!!!
VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION
Time
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9:00am – Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 8:00pm
Location
Poland – 17-20.03.2011– Katowice city
Euro Raks- International Oriental Dance Congress
Organizer: Academy of Arabic Dance “Suraiya”
Poland – 17-20.03.2011 – Katowice city
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CONTACT: show@suraiya.pl
1) Euro Raks Team:
Aida Nour (Egypt)
Nesma (Spain)
Ahmed Refaat (Egypt)
Suraiya (Poland) – organizer and artictic director
Mansour Ibrahim (Egypt) – co-organizer
Khalida (Belgium)
Farahnaz Holz (Germany/Iran)
Maikki Fonnelop (Norwey)
Selina Sevil (Sweden)
Yalia (Austria)
Marta Korzun (Ukraine)
Sowillo (Poland)
Abir (Poland)
2) Workshops:
4 days full of amazing workshops and lectures! Thursday to Sunday! Over 35 hours of classes!
Daily – before first workshop – Pilates and Stretch (20min) and after the last workshop Express Stretch (15min) – with Suraiya!
Schedule, prices- coming soon
3) Show:
* Thursday – Opening Party – dedicated to Euro Raks participants!!!! You can all get to know each other better! We also give you an opportunity to perform and show your talent (opportunity reserved for full pass holders – performing time limit 3 min)
* Friday and Saturday – Unforgettable Shows with Amazing Euro Raks Stars!!!!
* 2 options of tickets:
Show ticket
Show ticket with dinner
Details: soon
* During Euro Raks shows Suraiya will present her new international project! Professional oriental dance group – Euro Divas!!!
Members: Suraiya of Poland, Khalida of Belgium, Farah of Germany and Maikki of Norway!!!
* IF YOU WANT TO PERFORM ON THURSDAY YOU HAVE TO LET US KNOW SO WE CAN PUT YOU ON THE LIST. NUMBER OF PLACES IS LIMITED! IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A SURE PLACE PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR FULL PAS EARLY!!!
· TILL THE END OF DECEMBER SEND US YOUR STAGE NAME, COUNTRY YOU COME FROM, DANCE STYLE YOU WILL PERFORM, NAME AND LENGH OF THE MUSIC (MAX 3 MINS)
· THURSDAY – TILL 2 AM- BRING TO REGISTRATION POINT YOUR CD, WITH YOUR NAME ON IT AND ONE TRACK ONLY. HAVE A COPY OF IT WITH YOU!
4) Competitions:
Title: EUROPEAN BELLYDANCER/ BELLY DANCE DUO/ GROUP OF THE YEAR 2011
Competitions will take place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Categories and time limits:
Thursday:
* SOLO AMATEUR – 2:00 (no props)
* SOLO SEMI PRO – 2:30 (veil or zills only)
Friday:
* SOLO PRO – TABLA SOLO QUEEN – 2:30 (no props)
* SOLO PRO – 3:15 (veil or zills only)
* DUO – ORIENTAL- 3:00 (veil or zills only)
* GROUP – FOLKLORE – 3:00
Saturday:
* SOLO PRO- SHOW BELLY DANCE – 3:OO (various props allowed)
* SOLO PRO- FUSION (excluding Tribal Fusion) – 3:00 (fusion props allowed)
* DUO – FOLKLORE – 3:00
* GROUP – ORIENTAL – 3:00 (veil or zills only)
Sorry… No categories for Tribal!
JURY: EURO RAKS TEAM
Prizes – coming soon
Starting fees- coming soon
** IF YOU WANT TO COMPETE:
· TO BE ON THE COMPETITION LIST YOU MUST PAY STARTING FEE- NUMBER OF PLACES FOR EACH CATEGORY IS LIMITED! BE SURE TO PAY EARLY!
· YOU CAN COMPETE IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN MINIMUM 2 FULL DAYS OF EURO RAKS
· TILL THE END OF DECEMBER SEND US YOUR STAGE NAME, COUNTRY YOU COME FROM, DANCE STYLE YOU WILL PERFORM, NAME AND LENGH OF THE MUSIC (MAX 3 MINS), AUTHOR OF THE CHOREOGRAPHY
· TILL 2 AM – ON DAY YOUR CATEGORY WILL TAKE PLACE BRING TO REGISTRATION POINT YOUR CD, WITH YOUR NAME ON IT AND ONE TRACK ONLY!!! HAVE A COPY OF IT WITH YOU!
· PLEASE PREPARE IT SEPERATELY FOR EACH CATEGORY YOU COMPETE IN!!!!
· BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE DIFFERENT MUSIC=PERFORMANCE AND DIFFERENT COSTUME FOR EACH CATEGORY!!!! (IF YOU START IN MORE THEN 3 CATEGORIES YOU CAN REAPEAT THE COSTUME)
· PLEASE RESPECT THE TIME LIMIT FOR EACH CATEGORY!!!!
5) Adresses / Acomodation:
Katowice is one of the biggest polish cities. You can easily reach this city from the whole Europe!
Airport- Katowice – Pyrzowice is 30 km far from the center (there are easy and cheap *airport-center* transfers)
Also most of busses and trains from all european countries have stops in Katowice city.
Poland is still in POLISH ZLOTY zone (not euro) so hotels, travels, food etc is easily available for foreigners
Workshops, show, competitions, lectures- everything will take place in one exclusive hotel :
Arsenal Palace ****
Beautiful luxurious interiors – the biggest room only for Euro Raks participants – IMPERIAL ROOM
Acomodation for Euro Raks Participants:
* Arsenal Palace****
Special deal for Euro Raks participants – info coming soon
* Bella Notce*** (next to Arsenal Palace)
Cheaper option – limited number of places!
Special deal for Euro Raks participants – info coming soon
YOU CANT MISS THIS EVENT!!!!!!!!
JOIN US AND SHARE OUR LOVE FOR ORIENTAL DANCE!!!
EURO RAKS TEAM:-)
Euro Raks - International Oriental Dance Congress
Yamil Annum is a professional male Belly dancer and master instructor from Argentina. He was born on April 25, 1975, and is a master in Argentinian folk dance. In 1993, he received a medal of honor when he graduated from the Artistic Institute of Haedo where he obtained his masters degree in Spanish Regional Dance. While he was a principal dancer for the Superior Artistic Institute of Buenos Aires, 1998, he was proclaimed the principal dancer for the Greek Ballet of Argentina. In 1995, he was head master teacher of Arabic dance in the Arabian Palace of Lomas De Zamora and at the Lebanon Syrian of San Fernando for the International Dance Congress of Argentina. In the same year, he was invited by Amir Thaleb to be the principal dancer of the Arabian Dance Company, 1998-1999.
Yamil Annum has created his own dance style and has evolved his specific style of Oriental dance by using the well established foundations of classical Ballet, Ukrainian dance, Ballroom dancing, Celtic dances, Jewish folk-dance, Bhangra, Armenian and Argentinian Tango. His elegance on the stage has revolutionized stages all over Argentina and Latin America.
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Jihan Jamal!
Excellent Instructor at the Miami Belly Dance Convention 2010!
B.O.D.Y RAKS EXTREME 2010 WORKSHOPS BY JIHAN JAMAL, FOR MBC:
Class Syllabus, Day one:
EXTREME CHOREOGRAPHY SERIES – Jihan Jamal’s “Mermaids of the Nile” – Dance Theatre choreography for solo artist and/or dance troupe; One of Jihan’s favorite dance piece productions, set to the composition by Mohammed Adbel Wahab, “Fi Youm Wa Leyla” (All in a day and a night). This choreography is a mix of both Classical Raks Sharqi technique, with elelments of Egyptian and Tunisian Folk and interpretational nuances (floor work), and the use of “jarras” (vases) as props. The piece can be performed with veils, in lieu of the water vases. Please wear leggings, tights or dance pants, so that you feel comfortable descending to the floor. Bring veils. If you have an unbreakable vase, please bring it as well. I will have some available.
Class Syllabus, Day two:
EXTREME CHOREOGRAPHY SERIES – Jihan Jamal’s Baladi and Interpretive Fusion piece, “EL KHAHIRA – A CUBAN IN CAIRO” – Dance Theatre choreography for solo artist and/or dance troupe. This choreography is an inspiration of my own travels and experiences in Cairo, The City Victorious – “EL KHAHIRA”, and it is a Baladi piece with elements of Cuban “Guaguanco” (an Afro-Cuban bi-product of Rhumba) and “Chancleteo” (wooden sandal dance, worn by women in the pre-Castro carnivals in Cuba to “arroyar” (drag-walk), which are also used in Cairo in the hammams (baths). This is a very energetic, invigorating and fun piece; the music for this number is Egyptian Pop.
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Aubre (California), Sherry (California) and Ansuya (Florida)!
AUBRE BIOGRAPHY.
Aubre has been studying dance since she was a child growing up in Seattle. Her dance background includes classical ballet, jazz, hiphop, tap, and her main passion, Middle Eastern bellydance. Studying with such esteemed talents as Suhaila Salimpour, Samara, Jamila Salimpour, Tamra-henna, Zahra Zuhair, Sahira (WA), Sahra Saeeda,
and many others, Aubre has developed her own beautiful and elegant style. She has shared stages with Cirque du Soleil and the Blue Man Group. Aubre performed with the BDSS as well as served as Assistant Director while touring extensively through Europe and North America and can be seen on the “Bellydance Superstars: Live at the Folies Bergere” dvd. Aubre is also the winner of the IBDC Professional competition and Fusion division for 2007. She is now the Artistic Director of the Lumina Bellydance Company.
Aubre teaches numerous workshops around the world, as well as classes in Los Angeles, where she resides. Her teaching style is known for its strong emphasis on technique, clear explanations, and a warm nurturing approach. She blends dance movement, pilates, and yoga for a full body workout specifically designed for bellydancers. She is also a certified classical pilates instructor. Aubre is on faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, teaching accredited bellydance and pilates classes and she teaches a full bellydance program at The Center of Worldance in Alhambra, CA.
Armed with exquisite technique and a pure soul, her dancing mesmerizes audiences everywhere.
SHERRY BIOGRAPHY.
Sherri – Tribal Fusion Bellydancer
Sherri has been a student of dance since the age of five with diverse experience ranging from ballet to gymnastics, jazz to modern and a large does of hip hop. Her passion for tribal bellydance began in 1999 when she began studying with the internationally celebrated Heather Stants, director of the influential Urban Tribal Dance Company. She soon became a full member performing with the company regularly at private events and dance festivals across the US.
Since then, Sherri has had the honor of working with many influential and critically acclaimed professional dance companies and performance groups. Among them are Desert Sin as a principal dancer and as a frequent featured guest performer with Atash Maya of San Diego, Lucent Dossier of Los Angeles and Lucha Va Voom also of Los Angeles.
Primarily a tribal fusion dancer, Sherri is distinguishable in her unique serpentine stylization, an interpretation that embodies something close to bellydance infused with contortionism. She is also an extremely versatile dancer and can morph from one extreme physical state to the next in an instant. As a very diverse performer who enjoys continually challenging herself, Sherri finds that dance theatre, a place where choreography, music, staging and costuming come together to form something much greater than the sum of their parts, is where she derives the most professional satisfaction.
Prior to her (now healed) back injury, Sherri’s latest professional coup was a coveted position as the newest tribal member of an internationally touring bellydance company. Sidelined from the tour in recovery, Sherri decided to start her own performance company and costuming line (coming soon), Cherchez La Femme (literal translation: “look to the woman” though the phrase is usually used in an infamous sense), a nickname given to her as a child by her late father.
Having relocated to Los Angeles in 2005, Sherri continues to study dance in various incarnations and teaches weekly tribal fusion dance classes at EION 2013 in Venice Beach. Sherri teaches and performs internationally.
ANSUYA BIOGRAPHY.
Ansuya is considered one of the most talented and accomplished performers, choreographers, instructors, and entrepreneurs in the Bellydance world today.
With thousands of students across the globe, numerous television appearances, an IAMED Best Cabaret Dancer of the year award and three Golden Belly Awards, Ansuya is a superstar in her field.
WHAT ARE ANSUYA’S LATEST PROJECTS?
Online Bellydance Classes with Ansuya at www.ansuya.com, has her reaching her worldwide fan base on a weekly basis providing them with top of the line Bellydance training with a fun TV show feel. With top selling instructional DVD’s on the market, acting experience including roles on Judging Amy and Days of Our Lives, and countless on camera press interviews, this was a natural progression for Ansuya. Her brand new dance company “Gypsy Sugar” showcases her unique style which she calls “Cabaribalusion”. This eclectic name blends Cabaret, Tribal and Fusion techniques (including Indian, Spanish, African, Gypsy, and Modern Egyptian) with her own innovations to create an extensive and impressive vocabulary that she uses in her choreographies. With an IAMED Best Troupe of the Year nomination for directing respected company “Yaliel”, inherited from her renowned mother and Bellydance teacher, Jenaeni, this troupe is already on the map with all eyes expecting more cutting edge material. Teaming up with new talent, Ozzy, on stage as her drummer and off stage as her boyfriend has fans eager to see their chemistry in live performances. Performing with the Bellydance Superstars at the Raks Brittania, Raks America and Raks LA festivals continues her pioneering work with this pivotal company, headed by legendary record producer Miles Copeland who named her a Bellydance Superstar when he invited her along with four other top Bellydancers to perform at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA and The Roxy in Hollywood, CA to kick off a Bellydance compilation CD. This was followed by a performance at the World Peace Music Awards in Bali, which was telecast live to millions. They then went on tour with the Lollapalooza rock festival, which garnered them the Rolling Stone magazine quote: “Must see of the second stage”. This was followed by their own touring with several trips across the U.S., Canada, and Europe gathering up press including the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, the John Mackenroe show, Otro Rollo, the Regis and Kelly Live Show, the Huell Howser show and MTV. They also did several press junkets in Borders Book Stores and Virgin Record Stores across the nation. With performances at the Victoria Theatre in Barcelona, Spain and the Folies Bergere theatre in Paris, France, the Bellydance Superstars are breaking ground in the world of dance. There are two documentaries about their journey – “Behind the Shimmy”, directed by Jordan Copeland and “American Bellydancer”, directed by John Brandise. “American Bellydancer” played at the Tiburon Film Festival in Northern California and has shown on PBS.
WHERE DID ANSUYA COME FROM?
Growing up in a small town called Ojai in California, as the daughter of renowned Bellydancer, Jenaeni, Ansuya’s first shining moments included being crowned “Miss Teen Ojai” and appearing as the little star of her mother’s annual Bellydance concerts. Her father, being of royal Indian descent, added mystique and legend to her artsy and somewhat hippy upbringing. Becoming a model for several local print jobs lead to an invitation to model in Tokyo, Japan. Moving to Hollywood became the next logical step where Ansuya appeared on television shows such as Jack and Jill, The Nanny, VIP, Weird Science, and the Jim Jay and Ann show, music videos for artists such as Beck and Sons of Funk and commercials for Fox and Toshiba. She can also be seen in the title sequence of the DVD version of the Bond film classic, Octopussy. Studying with leading acting coaches, such as Lynn Redgrave, Ansuya developed her additional talent as an actress and has had a recurring role on the daytime drama Days of our Lives and a guest spot on primetime series, Judging Amy.
To book Ansuya for a show or a seminar email ansuya@ansuya.com
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