"Contains nudity, cross-dressing, violence, spirituality, cultural imperialism, stereotyping, expression of feelings, manipulation of audience members, talking, and eating food on stage"--Container. Various performers.
Contents:
Undulating through the cacti / performed by Desert Sin (Djahari, Tatianna, Cassandra, Tawni Tyndali, Tonda, Kubena, Sa' Elayssa) Grandmother 1914-2001 / performed by Sa' Elayssa -- Dream of Tara / performed by Marguerite and Art Kusuhara -- The lotus and the cross / performed by Siegfried Heep and Anaheed -- Strength / performed by Tatianna -- Face it / performed by Jheri St. James -- Ditama / performed by Ya Helewa! (Amara, Cassandra, and Sa' Elayssa) -- Envenomation / performed by Sa' Elayssa and Djahari -- The harem / performed by Amara, Marguerite, Tristan V., Tandemonium -- Bare essentials / performed by Amara and Anaheed -- Take a tip / performed by Jheri St. James -- Undulating through the cacti / performed by Desert Sin (Djahari, Tatianna, Cassandra, Tawni Tyndali, Tonda, Kubena, Sa' Elayssa)
Summary:
"A forum for Middle Eastern dancers to perform their controversial works. The performances, all based in some aspect of the Middle Eastern dance idiom, make current borders and standard representations visible by playing with and pushing past them. Dancers bring to light some of the issues that are covered up and neglected such as gender roles, eroticism, sexuality and desire, spirituality, cultural appropriation, the role of the audience, and stereotyping"--Container.
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