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Oracle - thanks!

2008-07-16T05:19:41Z

For all the awesome pictures of that most memorable bus-tour!!!!

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post vaudeville, BQ and sidehsow music thoughts here ...

2008-07-16T05:16:25Z

old timey/carnivalley burlesque - janet klein!
randy old school dancehall and torchsongs - claire fader!
dreamy old world goodies - devotchka amd beirut
others?

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Great Job Onca!!

2008-07-14T14:08:51Z

ABSFest 2008 was a blast and the two shows were AWESOME!! Onca, you do a phenomenal job putting on top rate events!

A big THANK YOU so much for having me teach this year!

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Unifire Theatre workshop with Jesse and Daniel

2008-06-09T18:13:45Z

Hi all, just wanted to stop by and recommend Unifire Theatre's workshop on fire performance. This workshop will be conducted by Jesse (the Fire Ninja) and Moi (the embodiment). We have many years of experience in performing with fire and have been conducting workshops together for the last two years. You will leave with a vast list of resources, and knowledge from fire safety, performance tips, permits and how to get them, a brief history of the fire arts as well as instruction in the art of poi and staff. Yes, it is now a well lknown fact that the rivalry for the title of fire god between Jesse and Myself has gotten out of control but we promise not to get in a fist fight or fire battle to the death in the middle of the workshop. Perhaps toward the end though. Check out the video to see the latest installment in the bitter feud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?

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BQesk CLASSES CONTINUE THRU MAY!

2008-06-07T02:59:17Z

BQesk CLASSES CONTINUE THRU MAY!

THESE HAVE BEEN SUCH A HIT,
WE HAD TO MAKE TWO CLASSES - and now the fun continues.
In West A at Mi Casa Studio.

Burlesque-esque for ShowGoylz and Guyz
Get in touch with your vaudeville attitude,
with bad*ss strengthening drills, work on dance combos, theatre excersizes, genre history and more!

...A great primer for your rigorous schedule of ABSfest workshops and festivity!
$40 for 4 weeks, $12 drop-ins.
5pm and 6pm, call for info and directions. #828 232 2980.

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We are getting SO MUCH press this year!

2008-06-04T00:20:54Z

So far, ABSfest made it into WNC Magazine, Verve, and we have many gorgeous pics and an article on ABSfest by Torva in The Laurel Of Asheville...
More to come!!!!
Yay, us!

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Zaghareet

2008-06-03T23:57:20Z

The May-June Zaghareet is out with my review of TribOriginal 2007
AND Onca's article on TriBurlesque - check it out.

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Asheville's Seduction Sideshow is holding Auditions

2008-05-29T21:28:05Z

...on Monday next week Call Daniel at 828-335-3567. Thanks!

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See you in class TONIGHT! I've got Fresh material...

2008-05-21T16:21:00Z

after spending some time with Princess Farhana in CA...
call the biz line with qs - 828 232 2980...

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Boston Burlesque Expo & Vintage Fashion Fair 3/21-3/23

2008-04-25T18:54:16Z

Mar 21-23, 2008
Hyatt Regency
575 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge MA

There are about 10,000 good reasons for you to go to The Great Boston Burlesque Expo. We'll hit a couple of quick ones here -- the rest are at www.Burlesque-Expo.com

1) Professional Training -- the Conference at The Expo offers classes in stagecraft, movement, dance, costuming, business, and more.

2) The Shows -- four amazing shows on three nights! The best in burlesque past and present, plus variety acts of poi, hula hoop, mentalism, juggling, and more.

3) The Vintage Fashion Fair -- featuring shopping, an exhibit of historic costumes, an art show, and "drop-in" classes for those of you who just want a taste of burlesque.

Tickets are going fast, so pick your favorite event or come for the whole weekend!

The Tribe Event listing is at http://boston.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CEvent.vm?eventid=4aab643f-3bd3-4d0c-a04f-472dafabd652&published=true&nextpage=http%3A%2F%2Fboston.tribe.net%2Flocal

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2008 Event Schedule!

2008-03-03T19:17:58Z

All details subject to change - but here is the gyst -
Join us in making it the best in the South!

WELCOME! 2008 Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival ~ Tentative Schedule.

Friday, June 27
ABSfest Red Carpet Party. Enjoy live performance and the SouthEastren debut of international film, 'Underbelly', which documents a year in the life of provacateuse, Princess Farhana of Hollywood. Footage includes interviews and performance from ABSfest 2007.
Fine Arts Theatre, Biltmore Ave.
www.dikengafilms.com

Saturday, June 28:
ABSfest Spectacular: From Gutter to Glitter!
The ABSfest Gala show, bringing together burlesque & sideshow artists from around the country. Starring Best Burlesque Duo 'Trixie Little & the Evil Hate Monkey', Mab Just Mab - DC's Own Sideshow Girl, Panty Raid! of Nashville, and oh so much more to tantalize!
Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Biltmore Ave.

Saturday, June 28:
ABSfest After-Party with The Mezmer Society! 'Luscious Cabaret & Balkan Ruckus!'
Stay after the Spectacular to dance, visit the vendors, meet the artists, and enjoy the Vaudevillean mayhem of The Mezmer Society.
Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Biltmore Ave.

Saturday & Sunday, June 28-29:
TENTATIVE ABSfest Workshop Schedule
Saturday:
9-10:30 - "Creating the Biz" with Big Mamma D's House of Burlesque
10:30-12 - Burlesque 101 with Panty Raid!
12-1:30 - Hula Hoops with MelMacPink
1:30-3 - Stage Make-up with DeLacey of Gypsy Hands
3-4:30 - Fire Performance & Safety with Unifire Theatre
4:30-6 - The Science of Powerful Choreography with The Mystic Oracle
4:30-6 - Bullwhip for Burlesque with Dante of the Bullwhip Academy (to be held offsite)

Sunday:
9-10:30 - The Red-Hot History of Burlesque with the Syrens of the South
10:30-12 - Stagecraft with Mab Just Mab
12-1:30 - Acrobalance & Partner Stretches with Bendy Lindsey
1:30-3 - Boylesque (aka MANtease) with the Evil Hate Monkey
3-4:30 - Advanced Burlesque with Trixie Little
4:30-6 - Swashbuckling with Arcane Pain Management

FBFC Movement & Learning Center, 90 Biltmore Ave.
www.sideshowburlesque.org

ABSfest is a Future of Tradition Production.
FoT has been a force in shaping and sustaining the arts in Western North Carolina since 1999. Founded as a Center for Folkarts, FoT for many years housed traditional and evolving visual, movement & music artists under one roof. Many long-standing groups in Asheville's nationally known artscene had roots there, particularly in the fire and circus arts, bellydance, African and Latin dance communities.
In 2006, FoT shifted primary focus to event production. The most comprehensive programs are Triboriginal: Tribal Dance, Music & Culture Camp and the Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, with new projects in the works.

www.sideshowburlesque.org or call 828 232 2980 for information.

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Where to Eat & Stay in Asheville? A Primer

2008-03-03T18:31:51Z

Hey folks,
Here is some info on getting cozy in your upcoming excellent ABSfest experience...
Additions and feedback are welcome.

WELCOME TO ABSFEST

Part of the charm of ABSfest is that it is here in Asheville, known early this century as the Paris of the South. Famous for being an edgy, artistic, cultured community, downtown Asheville offers many cosmopolitan choices for the discerning diner and shopper.

General Food Shopping:
French Broad Food Co-op, whole foods. 90 Biltmore Avenue, 828.255.7650 (below the workshop site!)
Greenlife Grocery, full service deli and natural foods grocery. 70 Merrimon Ave. 828.254.5440
Ingles Grocery, mainstream grocery. 29 Tunnel Road.

Places To Eat Lunch & Dinner:
Mamacita’s, fresh fast mexican. 77 Biltmore Avenue, 828.255.8080
Laughing Seed, upscale vegetarian. 40 Wall St, 828.252.3445
Barley’s, microbrew and pubfood. 42 Biltmore Ave. 828.255.0504
Doc Chey’s, fast thai food and sake. 37 Biltmore Ave. 828.252.8220

Late Night:
Old Europe, coffee drinks, cocktails, and highbrow desserts. 41 N Lexington Ave. 828.252.0001
Rosetta’s, vegan food everyone can love. 111 Broadway Street, 828.232.0738
Mela, good martini bar and Indian food. 70 N Lexington Ave. 828.225.8880
BoBo Gallery & Wine Bar, 22 N Lexington Avenue.

Coffee and Breakfast:
The Dripolator, great local coffee & smoothies. 144 Biltmore Ave. 828.252.0021
The Early Girl, excellent breakfast. 8 Wall St. 828.259.9292
City Bakery, coffee, fresh bread, sandwiches. 60 Biltmore Ave. 828.252.4426

Suggested Lodgings Convenient to Downtown:

Econolodge - 190 Tunnel Road, Asheville - (828) 254-9521
Extended Stay, have kitchenettes - Kenilworth Knoll, (828) 253-3483
Bon Paul & Sharkey’s Hostel, cheap, has a hot tub 816 Haywood Rd, (828) 350-9929

Pricier options in downtown include the Renaissance Hotel, 31 Woodfin St. (828) 252-5563
historic Haywood Park Hote,l 1 Battery Park Ave. (828) 251-1529

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2008 Sidesplittingly Stellar Teachers and Stahz!!!!

2008-03-03T18:25:28Z

Teachers & Performers now include:

Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey, Baltimore, MD
Mab Just Mab, DC's own Sideshow Girl, DC
Panty Raid, Nashvlle, TN
Bendy Lindsey Contortion & Aeriels, TN
Bootstraps Burlesque, Asheville, NC
Big Mamma D!, Charlotte, NC
Syrens of the South, GA
Dante's Bullwhips, MN
Unifire Fire Theatre, Asheville, NC
White Lightnin' Burlesque, TN
MelMacPink Hula Hoopin' Burlesque, Asheville, NC
Renea LeRoux, CA
The Mezmer Society, Asheville, NC
The Mystic Oracle, GA
Temple Valor: Arcane Pain Management, Asheville, NC

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March 22 - the Asheville Bellydance Technique Smackdown with Zi'ah Ali

2008-03-03T04:15:39Z

March 22 - the Asheville Bellydance Technique Smackdown with Zi'ah Ali
Today, 7:59 PM
March 22 - the Asheville Bellydance Technique Smackdown with Zi'ah Ali
Hey folks,
Join us for some SouthEastern Bellydance Community-building fun, with
the Bellydance Technique Smackdown
with Zi'ah Ali of Awalim Dance Company (Atlanta, GA)
Saturday, March 22
Asheville, NC

So you think you can bellydance?
Join Zi'ah Ali, Director of award-winning TribalCon and Awalim Dance Company, for an intense day in the studio. Workshoppers make a verbal agreement at the beginning of class and then work to make it reality -
Flawless isolations? Beautiful zils? Intricate footwork? Yes? Yes. YES!

Committed to perpetuating bellydance in its pure, expressive and artistic form, Zi'ah will have us quivering with enthusiasm and exertion.
A great resource to take your dance practice to the next level.

The workshop will be followed by a delightful evening of performance and world music at the BoBo Gallery in Ultra-Hip downtown Asheville. After the show, DJ Pop n Lock Aleikum (aka August of The Mezmer Society) will be spinning insane and festive tunes for the fan of Indonesian HipHop and Eastern European swing.

The Workshop is at the Movement & Learning Center
90 Biltmore Ave, Asheville NC 28801
Registration at 10:30am.
Classes are 11am-1pm & 2-4pm
$75
Bring finger cymbals, shoes, water, a notebook & layers. Kneepads & a yoga mat are optional.

the Hafla is 8-10pm, followed by the crazy World Music DJ.
$10 at the door
BoBo Gallery,
Lexington Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801.
The BoBo has both a wine bar & wholesome food.

Register at www.barakamundi.com or Paypal onca@barakamundi.com.
Call 828 232 2980 with questions.

OH AND ----

On April 5, award-winning Zafira Dance Company will be teaching and performing over the hill in Knoxville. In the spirit of generating bellydance community, we have arranged a bulk rate. Folks pre-registering for both at once enjoy the amazing rate of $120.

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June 27-29, 2008

2008-02-08T00:02:10Z

These are festival dates for this year!

Standing classes as of 1/1/08-
Burlesque 101, Advanced Burlesque, Retrofitting Costumes for Burlesque, Extreme Girly Make-up, Intro to Go-go,
Hula Hooping for Burlesque, Swashbuckling, Fire Props, Acrobalance for Partners, BOYtease, and more...

Updates! Just added:
Whip classes with the maestro of the Midwest's Academy of Bullwhip
Choreography for Theatrical Presentation with 2007 performer The Mystic Oracle
Hula Hoops for Burlesque with the glorious Melanie McNeill

AND this year's headliners are the lovely Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, joined by the lovely folks of Panty Raid, Bootsraps Burlesque, White Lightnin', Unifire...
Stay tuned!

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the 2008 event is gelling, folks.

2008-01-02T20:28:33Z

We have got our Super Secret headliners in place,
the schedule is coming together with expanded workshop options,
AND we are planning some NEW shenanigans too cool to miss!
Stay tuned.

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Support ABSfest, A2P and more - this weekend!

2007-11-20T04:23:20Z

new post
Support Future of Tradition and Arts2People this weekend!
Today, 8:56 PM
THIS WEEKEND - COME TO Parade Art Party
Hi Mahsati and friends!
Please join us for this 'float-raising', and forward this to your many artsy folks with an interest in LAAFF, the annual Burlesque & Sideshow Festival, or any of the other great community endeavors of these two orgainzations. Thanks! ~~

Invite details:
Future of Tradition Productions and Arts2People have joined forces for the Asheville Holiday Parade! To foster community support for the arts, we are constructing a float with a bellydance theme- a Magic Carpet Ride - and entering it in the float contest. We are excited for the opportunity to bring people together for a day of fun, food & art to make this dream a reality. The parade theme this year is 'creating community thru celebration' - let's start with a party!

We will have the first Art Party on Oct 28 - 12 - 7 PM, at Kitty's. We will be making banners, assembling & painting the magic carpet and making the giant tassels. No artistic talent required, just enthusiasm. Please bring something to eat or drink and your creativity! Kid and new mom-friendly. If you would like directions, contact Torva at Torvawench@gmail.com.
Thanks!
We also hope that many of the area's dancers will walk and dance with the float. Imagine - 20, 50, 100 dancers togther!
The vision is to transform the whole city's idea of us from a few koochy girls to a global movement with joy and integrity!!!!

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Seeking prospects...

2007-10-24T02:43:17Z

I am open to hearing from the body public who you would most like to have for teachers and featured performers at ABSFest 2008...

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fun youtube videos

2007-08-30T21:59:11Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl42kzqgfw&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nomx_hrC4rU&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xgerUhidck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7NJXCSKBGU

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Hey lovelies -Hey lovelies -ABSFEST DVDS FOR SALE!

2007-08-29T03:41:35Z

Everyone looks marvellous - from contortion to aeriels, bellydance to glasswalkers, tassels to hips of fire...a great variety dvd.

Just $25 - this is an awesome deal! We just wat to get some money on over to the cameran man, and cover the pressing.

If you were in it - see yourself shine!
If you were there - remember how excellent this first-time event was!
If it was your friends - you know you wanna see how amazing they were!
Paypal info and moolah to onca@barakamundi.com or snail mail to
Future of Tradition office
44 Tampa Ave
Asheville NC 28806

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Arcane life lessons #1

2007-07-26T01:26:44Z

gee ,um, i've never been part of a tribe before... a past life perhaps? just wanted to say hello to any current/ future/ multi-dimensional minions i may have forgotten in my haste to trod upon the still writhing bodies of my detracters before achieving enlightenment. thanks for all your help and hard work in my holy name (this week it's 'nancy').
a word of advice : always good to trod upon the still writhing bodies of your detracters whenever the oppurtunity presents itself, or even haphazardly on your lunch break.
its' ESPECIALLY good to do it on your way towards enlightenment in my holy name ( again, N-a-n-c-y ). no unfinished biz allowed in the blissful ether, ya know...

But it's VERY SUPER especially cool to trod upon the still writhing bodies of your detracters on your way to achieving enlightenment either haphazardly or on your lunch break from alll your hard work in my holy name because, once your enlightened, folks will say " he's soooo GREAT since he's been enlightened! he was such a malevolent force of cunning and deceit bathing in the quagmire of his own insatiable lust for power and dominion over all before.... NOW LOOK AT HIM ! ! " .
your sinful pre-enlightened mischief now forgiven and soon forgotten , you are free to continue your nefarious ways anew , beyond reproach , ripping defiled flesh and displacing the souls of the pure and rightious ( all of West Asheville , if you so desire ) at your whim and leisure .

take this wisdom and go now.... do what thou wilt is the whole of the law . there is no law beyond do what thou wilt ( except delaware , i think...)
dastardly D

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Article (mostly) About the Festival

2007-07-20T05:14:02Z

Grabbed this off my automated "belly dance" Google News feed. From http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070719/NEWS/707190307/1050&template=currents :

"I just returned from Asheville's first Americana Burlesque and Sideshow Festival, where my friend and former belly dance teacher Princess Farhana (who studied traditional Raqs Sharki in Egypt) came all the way from Hollywood, and was featured along with many amazing North Carolina performers. Asheville group Baraka Mundi offered tribal-style group choreographies. A woman known only as the "Mystic Oracle" gave a stunningly graceful traditional show - all with a curved sword balanced on her head. Claire Dima did a techno-pagan piece dressed as a fairy. Then, after two old-Hollywood-style glamour numbers, Farhana stole the show with a final burlesque strip-tease as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz while demonstrating the insane, Alien-like stomach undulations she is known for. The festival also featured numerous "circus arts," fire dancing and workshops. Info on next year's event will be posted at: www.side showburlesque.com, while Baraka Mundi offers a Tribal Dance, Music and Culture Camp this September in western N.C. (see www.tribori ginal.org for more info)."

More at the above link, wish I could have been there!

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Thanks to everyone!

2007-07-18T22:46:43Z

This amazing event, July 13-15, 2007, was made possible by artists, sponsors, and community minded folks.
The Orange Peel, Eclipse Salon, Orbit DVD, Mystic Journeys, Dawn Colors, FBFC, On A Roll were amomg those. Also, LaZoom Tours extended their hospitality to the visiting artists. Art2People was a good collaborative partner and we will continue to work in harmony we hope for many years to come.
Project Manager Torva - congrats!
Special thanks go out to Jen Amann for woman-handling the Carny Girls to keep the show moving smoothly.
Others include Marston Blow, Maureen O'Leary, Eliarc Notgnille, and Draven Arcane.
This year's artists were -
Princess Farhana of Hollywood, the Rebelles, Bendy Lindsey & Marin, Temple Valor, World Spirit, Baraka Mundi, Pan Door, Luscious Threads, the Mystic Oracle, Dr. Balkanstein, and of course Mab, just Mab, DC's own Sideshow Girl.
Stay tuned for next year's dates and offerings - feel free to post appropriate pictures!

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