Introducing: the Exquisite Corpse Bellydance Project!

Exquisite Corpse is a "gothique/experimental" collaboration of Bellydancers--troupe members and soloists from northern New England---working together to create a shadowy, evanescent and beautiful body of dance...

Drawing from the collective unconscious of the group, each pair or group adds their own segment of choreography to the larger dance piece. An "exquisite corpse" is formed, its final outcome being greater than the sum of its parts...

Unlike a traditional "troupe", Exquisite Corpse is a temporary collaboration. In a cycle yet to be revealed, Exquisite Corpse is to be (re-) incarnated, performed by souls old and new, and dissolved again until its next lifetime, corresponding with a change of season.

"She is not evil, although She is dark. By bringing death, She causes new life..."


Choreographers/performers for the current incarnation:

Aepril Schaile (aeprilschaile.com)

Karina Khan, and Dima of Lotus Moon

Aonochi and Zanjibal of Paradigm/P3

Jessica Jane Means and Cory Bucknam of Naya's Trance


The first performance of the piece is:
Fri, Feb 16th
at the My Gothic Valentine Ball, hosted by USM Pagans
at the Woodbury Campus Center of the University of Southern Maine, Portland
9pm
table to benefit Family Crisis

The My Valentine Gothic Ball is in conjunction with Vulvapalooza, a week long series of events, the proceeds of which go toward projects combating violence against women.

Please visit the websites for more about Exquisite Corpse:

www.myspace.com/exquisitec...ebellydance

and also www.aeprilschaile.com/exquisitecorpse.htm