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Photo
and Artwork by Jerry Bezdikian www.stellarindigo.com
www.chulingdance.com
www.ombellyco.com
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EMERGENCE
"An Evening of Contemporary Middle Eastern
Belly Dance and Fusion!"
Sunday
April 27th 2008
7:00pm to 8:30pm
The Julie Ince Thompson
Theater
536 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge, MA
02139
:FEATURING:
The new choreographies of Johara and Snake Dance Theater Company
joined with Special guests: Chu-Ling Dance Academy,
Sabrina and The Odalisque Dancers, OmBellyCo Dance company, Susi,
Jemilah, Alicia, Nepenthe, Rajuli, and Christi Electris!
Johara's
new dances range form electrifying (space-age) Turkish techno,
to dramatic Wings trio to Led Zeplin's Kashmere, to funky Bellydance
/Hip Hop and Latin fusions.
Tickets
are SOLD OUT for this event, please join
our list by contacting Johara below for upcoming events.
Belly Dance Oasis
1670 Warwick Ave,
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401-737-4713
www.anatoliaimports.com
Great Eastern Trading Co.
49 River St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617 354 -5279
www.joharasnakedance.com
EMERGENCE: Show Tickets
Price: $20. (USD)
TICKETS
SOLD OUT...
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BUT DO JOIN OUR E-MAIL LIST FOR UPCOMING EVENTS BY CONTACTING
JOHARA BELOW.
Ticket
Prices
$20 (adults)
$15 (children under 10)
Teachers free w/group of 5
Info call: 617 780-8890
e-mail: johara@joharasnakedance.com
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THEATRICAL
PRODUCTIONS
AWARDS CEREMONIES
HAFLIS |
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Johara
organizes theatrical productions, bellly dance events and
haflis in the Boston area. She has brought international
dancers such as Amir Thaleb, Virgina Mendez, and Jehan Kamal
to teach and perform in Boston. Joahara’s events also
feature the incredible talents of New Entgandd dancers and
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THEATRICAL
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 Fools
for the Dance
April 1st, 2007 at the Regent Theater in Arlington, MA.
Featuring some of New Engalnds top belly dancers, new work
by Johara for Snake Dance Theater Company, workshop in Bharata
Natyam Indian Dance with Mary Koperski. |
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A
Gypsy in Cairo
Click
here to see a
video clip of "A Gypsy in
Cairo".
Johara and Snake Dance Theater's third production "A
Gypsy in Cairo' is a magical tale told through dance. It
premiered April 15, 2005 at the Regent Theater in Arlington,
Massachusetts before an audience of 400. The presentation
featured Johara and a cast of over thirty Middle Eastern-style
dancers, actors, and narration by Jennifer Bliss. Johara's
theatrical production was inspired by the classic Egyptian
musicals of the 1950s and 60s and includes all facets of
Middle-Eastern dance and music: Turkish, Egyptian, Oriental,
folkloric and fusion.
"A Gypsy in Cairo" brings together colorful choreography,
humor, and sensuality in a unique blend of tradition and
innovation reminiscent of what "Lord of the Dance"
created with Irish Step. Even the newcomers to this dance
style were swept away by the strong story line-complete
with romance, intrigue, and comic relief-- in addition to
incredible performances.
The story transports you to a world beyond where magic bracelets
and serpentine dancers invoke the power of the Indian goddess
to bring together two lost souls and where the golden Phoenix
illuminates the path towards their destiny. Follow our lovers
on their stormy journey through gypsy camps, crowded Egyptian
market-places, and seedy cafes with Arabesque dancing girls.
You will rejoice as fate reunites our lovers in Cairo during
this Hollywood-style grand finale.
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 East
Meets West: Arabia American Style
Johara's second show, East East Meets West Arabia American
Style in 2003, was a Retro Bellydance Show full of fun,
colorful costumes, and fabulous performances by over twenty
Middle Eastern "belly" dancers. From 20th century
orientalist visions to present-day techno-Arabic fusion,
the show looked back at the western world's interpretation
of the East and Eastern adaptations of the West. The choreographies
by Johara and guest artist such as Melina of Daughters of
Rhea, Zari of San Francisco, Goddess Dancing, and Sabrina,
combined elements of Middle Eastern Bellydance and American
popular culture over the last decade through the use of
music, dance movements, and costuming. More humorous and
extraverted than her first work, this production nevertheless
carried a message. It endeavored to reveal how Eastern and
Western cultures-experiencing intense conflict and mutual
mistrust have a long history of cultural exchange. The show
appeared before a sold-out audience of 275 at the McCormick
Theater of the University of Massachussetts, Boston campus.
A second show was added with a new 1970s medley the following
month at the Karoun restaurant in Newton, Massachusetts.
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Celestial
Bodies: 2001 Bellydance Odyssey
In January 2001 (the Chinese year of the snake) Johara founded
Snakedance Theater Company. Johara's first production, Celestial
Bodies:2001 Bellydance Odyssey, was an exploration of the
five elemental forces-water, ail, earth, fire, and ether-which
underlie every aspect of our lives from our movemnts to
our ideas. This introspective, yet celebratory work incorporated
Middle Eastern, modern, and African dance styles. The show
featured original choreography and poetry by Johara and
involved 11 professional and students dancers from Boston,
New York, and LA including: Anita Cristina of The Goddess
DancingI, Sabrina, Najmat, Jennifer Sears, and drumming
by Micheal Gregian and Abes. They enchanted two sold-out
audiences in Cambridge with its new approach to an ancient
dance form.
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AWARDS
CEREMONIES
 
The
First Annual Belly Dance Awards was held in September
of 2004. The Second and Third Annual Belly Dance Awards
were held at Baladi (Greek American Club) on Green Street
in Cambridge on Novemer 5th of 2005 and 2006. The ceremonies
are also available for purchase on DVD through MDH Productions.
www.mdhproductions.com
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