Theatrical Bellydance Conference | New York City

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We wish to bring people together, to allow diverse artists to find common ground and interests. This is an environment where dancers of all bellydance styles can work together in classes, learn together and learn from each other. The instructors, who come from a variety of bellydance genres and backgrounds of experience, will be offering workshops that will have something for everyone; not just focused on genre-specific bellydance technique, but more on universals that everyone can feel a part of, and that you can apply to your own work.

SAVE THE DATE!!! JUNE 12-16, 2014, IN NEW YORK

 

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Greetings Theatrical Friends!

THANK YOU ALL for  submitting an application to perform at the 2014 New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference or to present at a lunchtime session. The process is now closed and we are    sending off the applications to our judges.
Please stay connected on our mailing list and Facebook announcements to see where we are at with the process. We plan to send letters from our adjudicators by late january.
If you are being selected as a featured Performer or Presenter, you will be given 50% off the conference events. You will need to sign up to two workshops at least to confirm your participation. A coupon code that will give you a discount on our store will be provided in the  late Januray letter.
In case you have already signed up for the very early rates (until January 15), we will refund you manually after your actual registration. So TAKE ADVANTAGE of the very early rate while you can!
You can still see  our technical specifications for the three show venues.

 

REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE

The next important date coming up is Wednesday, January 15 – the last date to register at the very early rates and to take advantage of our special promotion by signing up with a friend.

If you and a friend register together for multi-day conference packages, you each get a $25 discount ($50 off the total of the two packages). This discount applies to both 5-day packages and 3-day packages. To receive the discount automatically, one of you should order both registrations in our online shop, and as you check out, enter the following coupon code: 2FRIENDS50OFF. Please e-mail info@theatricalbellydance.com to specify the name and e-mail of the friend you are signing up with you. If you and your friend prefer to pay from separate accounts instead, just let us know by e-mail and we will send a reimbursement. If you register separately, then both of you must register on the same day.

– 5-DAY PACKAGE – Thursday through Monday (30 hours!) – $450
Includes 27 hours of instruction, 3 hours of lunch activities, and a free T-shirt! Shows and parties are not included.

 

– 3-DAY PACKAGE – Friday through Sunday (21 hours!) – $299
Includes 18 hours of instruction and 3 hours of lunch activities. Shows and parties are not included.

 

– 1-DAY PACKAGE – Thursday or Monday (4.5 hours!) – $99
Includes 4.5 hours of instruction and the possibility to receive coaching from two master instructors (note: an additional coaching fee applies). Shows and parties are not included.

 

– 1-DAY PACKAGE – Friday or Saturday or Sunday (6 hours + 1 hour lunch program!) – $129
Includes four 1.5-hour workshops and a 1-hour lunch activity. Shows and parties are not included.
A la carte registration for master classes on Thursday and Monday, workshops from Friday through Sunday, coaching sessions, and lunch activities will be available beginning January 16. Tickets for shows and parties will be available after February 1. More details about the schedule for registration ticketing are available at the rates page.

 

Besides the discounts, it’s a good idea to register early, because enrollment is limited to 25-30 people per workshop. You will definitely want to secure your spot in workshops with teachers including Ilhan Karabacak, Ebony Qualls, Princess Farhana, Lotus Niraja, Karim Nagi, and Samantha Emanuel – plus other teachers we are continuing to announce on our Facebook page.

Wishing you a happy new year filled with dance!

Ranya Renée & Anasma, conference directors

 

 

OUR 2014 INSTRUCTORS’ BIOS WILL BE UPDATED SOON.

HEREUNDER ARE THE 2013 INSTRUCTORS:

  • Anasma is a Performance Arts Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer , Artistic Director and Singer. Drawing from her crossed-training, Anasma focuses on making dance meaningful and touching through storytelling, character development and esthetic powerful movement. Seen in 5 continents and more than 25 countries, featured in numerous performance DVDs such as "Bellydance Experience", "Fantasy Bellydance",... instructional DVDs such as "Bellydance Hip Hop Liquid Fusion","Wave Explosion! Bellydance Hip Hop Liquid Fusion", Anasma currently tours Europe, North and South America and Asia to teach and perform in dance festivals, intensives, prestigious theaters, TV shows and concerts. Anasma is the co-founder and co-director of the New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference and director of World Citizen Dance. She records and releases her first album "Chance is Back" in 2012. Join Anasma onFacebook andwww.AnasmaDance.com

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  • Ranya Renée, NYTBC co-founder and co-director, began her performing career more than 30 years ago as a theater actress and comedienne, and moved to NYC in 1992 to continue her work as a theater director. She was gradually sidetracked by bellydance until it became her life! One of New York City’s leading Egyptian-style dancer-instructors, Ranya specializes in teaching holistic technique and theatrical performance skills & coaching. She produces live events in New York and tours internationally. Ranya's instructional DVDs Bellydance "Egyptian Style: The Baladi" and "Modern Oriental" have earned rave reviews from dancers worldwide. This year she launched her own company, Ginger City Productions, to produce more teaching and performance videos. For more info visit her website at www.Ranya.net.

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  • Blanca (Associate Director, Education and curriculum) Born in Mexico and based in New York City, Blanca is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and workshop leader. She sees belly dance as a tool for communication, a performing art, and a compelling storytelling device all in one. She incorporates metaphysical elements into her work and infuses her students with pure self-confidence. Blanca is a graduate of the Dance Education Laboratory of the Harkness Dance Center / 92nd Street Y. Her credits include a variety of dance productions at Merce Cunningham studio, a dance scene in Sex and the City 2 and 11 DVDs, including Sensual Bellydance, which features her technique and dance style. www.BlancaDance.com www.SensualBellydance.com www.YouTube.com/sensualbellydanceRead Full Bio
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  • Kelley McKinnon (Associate Director, Curated performance programs) is thrilled to join up with the Theatrical Bellydance Conference. She has Directed, Assistant Directed and Stage Managed for the American Globe Theater and the American Shakespeare Center in addition to new works with the Turnip Festival in NYC. Read Full Bio
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  • Andrea Beeman the Enchantress of Bioluminosity, has been a dedicated teacher of the Middle Eastern dance arts since 1993. Her versatile performance palette ranges from the traditional dances of the Middle East & India to technologically savvy multimedia performance art. Whether it's baladi, Bollywood or bioluminosity, she combines a love of Middle Eastern & Indian music & dance with a reverence for tradition and a search for new expressive frontiers. Performance highlights include opening for Rickie Lee Jones' Ghostyhead Tour; dancing with the Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra; collaborating with the Minister of Lamination to present Lamination Rituals worldwide; starring in Amy Greenfield’s internationally acclaimed cinedance films; and singing & performing as part of the post-punk/new wave electronic dance music band Crash Course in Science. Andrea's ensemble the Dancing Rubies began performing in 1999, & in 2010 Andrea created the Sparks in the Dark to present her innovative, light imbued choreography. www.EnchantressofBioluminosity.com Read Full Bio
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  • Anahid Sofian is recognized as one of the country's most innovative and versatile artists, who has expanded the creative range and appreciation of middle eastern dance. In a career spanning nearly five decades, Anahid has always attempted to stretch beyond limitations, both as a performer and a creator. Self-trained in oriental dance, she was a pioneer in taking the dance out of the clubs and onto to concert stage, performing as soloist and with her company, which she formed in 1979, in such mainstream venues as MOMA, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Town Hall, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the United Nations, and the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park where she brought Oriental Dance into the prestigious NY Dance Festival to rave reviews. Drawing on all her background training in ballet, modern dance and acrobatics, Anahid has created a body of work that demonstrates her wide range as an artist, from curating middle eastern festivals with her company at Town Hall, to her most ambitious work, a multi-media dance-drama entitled Passage through Light and Shadow: The Children of Ararat (2010), which inspired the Art Times critic to write: "I urge anyone who loves dance, who enjoys poetry, who hungers for beauty, to try to see this production whenever or wherever it is presented. " Anahid established her NY studio in 1972 where she offers a full curriculum of classes encompassing all aspects of Oriental Dance, and where she also sponsors such events as her Atelier Orientale, a performance series that provides artists with an opportunity to present new works in a relaxed, salon atmosphere. For more information visit http://www.anahidsofianstudio.com/.

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  • Asharah is internationally renowned for her strong technique, dramatic fusion of tribal and cabaret belly dance, tough but compassionate teaching style, and her dedication to raising professional and artistic standards in belly dance. She has taught throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia; and her 2008 instructional DVD, Modern Tribal Bellydance with Asharah, is considered one of the best instructional belly dance DVDs on the market for belly dancers of all styles and levels. She is fiercely dedicated to educating dancers about the history and culture of the Middle East and the evolution and roots of belly dance, as well as fostering creativity and individuality in every dancer. She is certified Level 3 in the Suhaila Salimpour Format, Level 2 in the Jamila Salimpour Format, and holds a B.A. from Princeton University in Near Eastern Studies. After living on the East Coast for 12 years, she now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. She performs regularly with with Beats Antique as a member of Zoe Jakes’ Bhoomi Project, and is a member of Bal Anat and the Suhaila Dance Company. Read her blog on dance, art, integrity, and business at www.bdpaladin.com, and learn more about her upcoming events at www.asharah.com . Read Full Bio
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  • Dalia Carella Dalia Carella is a renowned Near/Middle Eastern and world fusion solo artist, choreographer, master teacher, and the Founder/ Artistic Director of the Dalia Carella Carella Dance Collective. Ms. Carella has delved deeply in Near Eastern dance, Turkish Roman Dance as well as Flamenco, Indian, Bollywood/Bhangra, Afro-Haitian, Samba, Salsa, Bomba and Plena from Puerto Rico and Western dance such as jazz and ballet. Ms. Carella's numerous concerts and teaching tours have led her throughout the US, Canada, England, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, China and Japan and will be touring Italy and China in 2013. www.daliacarella.com Read Full Bio
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  • Ilhan Karabacak At the age of 19, with already many years of experience as a dancer, Ilhan decided to explore different dance styles, namely; classical, contemporary and oriental. In no time, Ilhan developed a very unique style combining classical techniques with the sharp, cutting movements of oriental - a style he refers to as, “modern oriental” Performing all over the his native country of Turkey, Ilhan's talent was rapidly recognized. He was hired as choreographer and soloist of Hurrem Sultan", a major Turkish production where he performed for three years. In 2005, Ilhan’s fame crossed many borders when he was invited by the Festival du Monde Arabe (FMA) (Arab World Festival) to dance at Montreal’s premier performance hall, the Place des Arts. Ilhan’s huge success on Montreal’s dance scene brought him a coveted invitation to perform at the prestigious Gala des Étoiles (Gala of the Stars), where he rubbed shoulders with world class dancers. Since then, Ilhan has been invited regularly to perform at both the FMA and the Gala des Étoiles In 2007, the world famous Cirque du soleil took notice of Ilhan's incredible talent. He was given the demanding role of an androgynous character in the Cirque’s famed “Zumanity” show in Las Vegas. Since 2010, Ilhan has created and presented two shows in Montreal and is regularly invited to perform and teach at many dance festivals and workshops around the world. www.ilhankarabacak.com Read Full Bio
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  • http://www.illan-danse.com/ Read Full Bio
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  • http://www.arabesquedance.ca/ Read Full Bio
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  • Kaeshi Chai and Bellyqueen is an internationally recognized performer and instructor. She is the director of the professional company, Bellyqueen Dance Theater, the healing community PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) as well as the Rising Sirens. In 2003-2004, she was part of the Bellydance Superstars, and held the position of dance captain for the 2004 US & Canadian Spring Tour. She has performed at Central Park's Summerstage, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Folie's Begere in Paris, Bloomsbury Theater in London, Teatro Smeraldo in Milan and has made television appearances on Conan O'Brien as well as BBC's Blue Peter. Recently, she was invited to team up with the one and only Jillina for her Bellydance Revolution project. Read Full Bio
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  • Aepril Schaile is "An American priestess of the Dark Goddess" working through the ancient and ever-evolving arts of Bellydance, Music, Ritual Theater, and Divination. Aepril has taught and performed at curated events in Paris, NYC, L.A., Hollywood, and San Francisco. Aepril directs Exquisite Corpse Productions and is Artistic Director of Exquisite Corpse Dance Theatre. Aepril teaches ongoing classes in Boston and Salem, MA, and teaches traditional, theatrical, and shamanistic Bellydance workshops nationwide and internationally. In performance, Aepril becomes Trickster, Warrior, Ghost, Storm, Grieving Mother, Killer, Snow Queen, Seductress… Aepril's performances invoke the archetypal Feminine as a force of nature and magick. Aepril is an astrologer, musician and composer, dancer and dance teacher, writer and storyteller, mythologist, animal rights advocate, and witch. Aepril is an AAFA certified Group Fitness Instructor, and she holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art.Read Full Bio
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  • Pete List (New York City) is well-known in the tribal bellydance world as a producer, musician, and human beatboxer. After performing for years as an integral part of the bands Djinn & Beatbox Guitar, Pete is re-exploring his solo career, creating live loops of human beatbox and shahi baaja, an Indian electric instrument, to build textures and create songs that embody the sound and power of a full band. Pete has produced multiple DVD soundtracks, and eight albums including the recent "A Charming Demise", and will be performing his latest work from his new CD "Beatbox Baaja". Pete and Anasma have combined their talents numerous times in composition and performance, but now they are excited to bring this collaboration into the teaching arena. petelist.com Read Full Bio
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