Sunday's tsunami benefit
Mar. 8th, 2005 01:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alonewiththemoonSunday's tsunami benefit show was very, very interesting. The show was a pretty diverse array of belly dance styles, but tribal fusion definitely predominated, something very unusual for the Boston area. I saw many beautiful things, a few WTF things, a few "that's really cool but it's not belly dance" things. It gave me a lot of food for thought as I develop my own gothic fusion style. I've been drawn to tribal fusion in many respects, due in no small degree to the costuming and club-influenced dancing (in fact, one dancer reminded M and me very strongly of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
photiq), but it's clearer for me now that tribal fusion is not exactly the style I want to pursue, though I do admire it and will probably borrow from it. At the very least, I enjoyed the theatrical spirit of innovation that went along with it. One woman danced in a lovely red silk top with long sleeves that unfurled around her as she danced--just like in House of the Flying Daggers, only without hitting any drums. Another woman's dance seemed to represent an old woman fighting against the dying of the light. Sharon Kihara's music included something by Squarepusher. The fusion dancers also showed a fairly high level of technical skill throughout, which can really make or break a theatrical performance. Overall, the show was inspiring to me, but not to become like them--rather, to become more like me. I do hope that the event planner, Freyja, stays in the Boston area and puts on more shows, because I would be able to do gothic stuff for her and her audiences without feeling like I had to justify myself. I should eventually have a DVD of the evening, which I'd be happy to share with interested parties.*
Woke up Monday morning discombobulated by incendiary dreams and still aching from Saturday. Somehow I dredged up the energy to really throw myself into a two hour class on drum solos--at the very end I totally let loose. Dancing and working up a good sweat probably helped loosen up the sore muscles. I can tell that Saturday's work on locks has stayed with me, which is very good. I'm not sure if I'll have class tonight or not, due to expected white-out conditions and supercold temperatures. Just this morning it felt like winter might be done, but apparently not. This would be the lion part of March then.
Speaking of wild animals, this is such a cool craft project. Later in the thread the creator gave a link to the taxidermy supply place she ordered from--I could make all kinds of crazy things from what they sell! I'm thinking maybe a purple mountain lion rug...
*I am planning at some point to have a belly dance video/dvd viewing party--probably in April or May. Details will be posted here.
photiq), but it's clearer for me now that tribal fusion is not exactly the style I want to pursue, though I do admire it and will probably borrow from it. At the very least, I enjoyed the theatrical spirit of innovation that went along with it. One woman danced in a lovely red silk top with long sleeves that unfurled around her as she danced--just like in House of the Flying Daggers, only without hitting any drums. Another woman's dance seemed to represent an old woman fighting against the dying of the light. Sharon Kihara's music included something by Squarepusher. The fusion dancers also showed a fairly high level of technical skill throughout, which can really make or break a theatrical performance. Overall, the show was inspiring to me, but not to become like them--rather, to become more like me. I do hope that the event planner, Freyja, stays in the Boston area and puts on more shows, because I would be able to do gothic stuff for her and her audiences without feeling like I had to justify myself. I should eventually have a DVD of the evening, which I'd be happy to share with interested parties.*Woke up Monday morning discombobulated by incendiary dreams and still aching from Saturday. Somehow I dredged up the energy to really throw myself into a two hour class on drum solos--at the very end I totally let loose. Dancing and working up a good sweat probably helped loosen up the sore muscles. I can tell that Saturday's work on locks has stayed with me, which is very good. I'm not sure if I'll have class tonight or not, due to expected white-out conditions and supercold temperatures. Just this morning it felt like winter might be done, but apparently not. This would be the lion part of March then.
Speaking of wild animals, this is such a cool craft project. Later in the thread the creator gave a link to the taxidermy supply place she ordered from--I could make all kinds of crazy things from what they sell! I'm thinking maybe a purple mountain lion rug...
*I am planning at some point to have a belly dance video/dvd viewing party--probably in April or May. Details will be posted here.
