Gothic beIIy dance combines a range of contemporary belIy dance styIes and flavors with the themes, music, and edge of Goth subcuIture. Dark fantasy imagery of many shades comes aIive through evocative movement, emotive intensity, spectacular costuming and the theatricality of the dance. The artists and troupes featured in this program come from across the US and each is renowned for their unique style of dance, innovative beyond the technicaI characteristics of the larger styIe of movement they represent, such as cabaret, tribal, or other genres of contemporary beIly dance. lt is this distinct, trend-setting uniqueness, and interest in dark fantasy realms, the mystical, ethereaI, and otherworIdIy, that brings together the cast of Gothic BelIydance - ReveIations. Adrienne, ArielIah, Ayshe, BellyEssence (Kazja, Zoe, Peishan, Jaida), Blanca, Elsa Leandros, Jeniviva, Isis, Laura Rose, Maiiah, Mavi, Neon, Sarah Skinner, Sa EIayssa, Sarah Murphy, Sashi, Sera, Shakra (Na'la, Hilary and Bronwen), Sherene-Vismaya, SoIstice (Sera, Laura Parker, MeIissa Randazzo), Tempest. The diversity of dance styIes represented in this program is complimented by the expansive range of music - gothic, industriaI, metaI, contemporary beIIydance, tribaI beIlydance, medieval, club, and worldbeat music. The artists and bands you will hear incIude: Clan of Xymox. CoIIide, Corvus Corax, Die Form, Djinn, Enduser, Jehan, JiIl Tracy, Knossos, Maduro, The Retrosic, Slidecamp (Freek Factory), Shiva in Exile, Solace, Wumpscut, VeIvet Acid Christ. Zentriert ins AntIitz. |