Smoke Cutter ( 7 min of dance, 13 total minutes with artist’s commentary) Colorado, USA Choreographed by: Donna Mejia Performers: Donna Mejia Videographers: Carlos Flores, Eyewatch Studios Music: “Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi (Baru Edit)” by Etsuro Ono Additional Credits: Full credits in video What dance styles are being fused? Secular dances of North Africa, African American …
(Un) Be. Coming (22:21) Colorado, USA Choreographed by: Constance Harris Performers: Constance Harris and Victoria Doe-Harris Videographers: Erick Chavez Music: Original Score by Anton Krueger What dance styles are being fused? African, Afrodance, House, Freestyle, Club dancing Artist Statement: (Un) Be. Coming is a visual mediation on the journey one takes to defining freedom …
Resilient (4:41) California USA Choreographed by: Amel Tafsout Performers: Amel Tafsout Videographers: Josie Lewis Photography Music: “Resilient” by Rising Appalachia Additional Credits: Headdress by Jeannie Lewis What dance styles are being fused? Traditional and Contemporary North African Artist Statement: The words to the song are touching and are relevant in my life and in …
Inzozi by InangaTaxeem (4:25) Rwanda Choreographed by: Hilde Cannoodt Performers: Rosine Uwineza, Sangwa Aline, Hilde Cannoodt, Regis Mistry, Pappy Israel, Esther Niyifasha, Mazimpaka Prime Videographers: Fayzo Pro Music: Inzozi by InangaTaxeem Additional Credits: audio production by Bob Pro What dance styles are being fused? flamenco dance, Rwandan traditional dance and Egyptian dance Artist Statement: …
Lucy (3:45) New York, USA Choreographed by: Improvisational Approach Performers: Serena Spears Videographers: Ben Dworken Music: Destra Garcia – “Lucy” What dance styles are being fused? vogue, waacking, dancehall, soca, twerk, Afro-Cuban folklore, samba, house, salsa, lambada, MENAHT Artist Statement: For me, Lucy is about the joy of self-discovery and the journey towards self-love. …
Learning to Say Yes ( 4:30) Colorado, USA Choreographed by: Structured Improvisation by Joanna Ashleigh Performers: Joanna Ashleigh Videographers: Audrey Sica Music: Secret Place by CloZee What dance styles are being fused? The movements in this work are blended from the dance styles of Raqs Sharqi/ رقص شرقي, Contemporary Persian, American Cabaret, Silvestre Technique, …
Madness by Liz Azi (4:03) United States Choreographed by: Liz Azi Performers: Liz Azi Videographers: Lazy Pickle Productions Music: Ruelle: Madness Additional Credits: listed in video What dance styles are being fused? Modern Egyptian Raqs Sharqi, Eastern European Raqs Sharqi, American Raqs Sharqi fusion Artist Statement: This piece is the culmination of a year studying …
No Way out but Through (4:00) Colorado, USA Choreographed by: Brittney Laleh Banaei Performers: Brittney Laleh Banaei Videographers: Audrey Sica Music: Vesper Star by Beats Antique Additional Credits: Costume: Cristtiano Ferreira What dance styles are being fused? Raqs Sharki, contemporary, West Coast fusion Artist Statement: This is a partly choreographed, partly improvisational piece about journey, …
Witches (3:47) United States Choreographed by: Sylvia Schourek Performers: Sylvia Schourek, Jeana Collins, Kayla Niva, Allison Mills, Cynthia Drake Videographers: Kris Niva, Sylvia Schourek Music: Fleassy Malay, Witches What dance styles are being fused? modern, ballet, raqs sharqi, DanceCraft and Datura styles Artist Statement: 47 North is a performance group named for the …
Concrete Walls (6:00) Canada Choreographed by: Angela Josephine Performers: Angela Josephine Videographers: Andrew Livingstone Music: Fever Ray – Concrete Walls Additional Credits: My teacher Audra Simmons, who organized the project Living Ghosts for which this video was originally made. What dance styles are being fused? Raqs Sharqi (part of my lineage), Fusion Bellydance, Modern …