Blood On The Veil
A Bellydancer’s Journey Towards
Healing, Transformation and the Divine Feminine
Return Limited Engagement
Feb 17th - March 1, 2015
Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue
212 254-1109
Affordable Tickets for EVERYONE:
PAY WHAT YOU CAN TUESDAYS + $15, $20 & $25
Plus many special codes with partner organizations.
On sale now - http://bloodontheveil.com/
The gold, the silk, the magical clink of finger cymbals. Carol Tandava Henning brings to the stage a personal journey that does not stop moving in physical or cerebral space. In this theater work, the mind and the body are truly one. In the Western world, bellydancing calls up sexualized images of bachelor parties or extras in a Cecil B. DeMille biblical film. Yet Tandava’s piece comes out of agony — art is always born from suffering in one way or another. With wit and humor she traces her personal journey into bellydancing as well as the dance's authentic cultural roots and positive effects on both body and soul.
The multi-disciplined, Brooklyn-born actor/writer/bellydancer Carol Henning — stage name Tandava — Sansrkit for the god Shiva’s dance of destruction and rebirth — went from ballet shoes at five to stand-up comedy in her teens, to T. Schreiber and several NYC theater companies in her 20s, but had to leave the stage when struck with a traumatic abdominal injury at age 30. The corrective surgery, exacerbated by the lower back disc herniation, limited her mobility and caused severe scarring inside and out. Nothing in western medicine restored her health or mobility, nor did yoga, pilates, or tai chi. But when Tandava began taking SharQui, the fitness-based bellydance method, her appreciation for her body changed; she developed strength, deep physical and emotional awareness, and a new understanding of body-image, beauty, and the healing power of dance.
Every performance features three or more exquisite guest bellydancers of varying ages, backgrounds, shapes, sizes — male and female — who perform a variety of styles including Egyptian, Turkish, Folkloric, Iraqi, American Tribal, American Cabaret, Fusion, and more! Directed by Jeffrey Fiske (The Screwtape Letters, Boudica).
Guest dancers include: Alia Berezov, Aszmara, Kirah, Calixta Starr, Chadia, Cherrelle Davis, Jean Musacchio, Julia Kulakova, Kaitlin Hines, Kay Kiz'iah, Kirah, Kris Amez, Eshtar Lucretia, Jehan Kamal, Jenny RaQs, Julia Kulakova, LaUra, Mark Balahadia, Matt Elliott, Mimi Fontana and Manhattan Tribal, Morocco, Naomi Takahashi, Paméla Miel, Petitjojo, Regina Hardatt, Salit, Samara, Sharon Zaslaw, Tarik Sultan, Tatianna, and Torkom Movsesiyan.
All performances take place at:
Theater for the New City
Community Theater
155 First Avenue
NYC 10009
Tickets: http://bloodontheveil.com/
Performance Dates, TImes & Prices
Tuesday, Feb 17 2015 8:00 PM – Pay What You Can ($1 to reserve a seat online)
Wednesday, Feb 18 2015 2:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Wednesday, Feb 18 2015 8:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Thursday, Feb 19 2015 8:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Friday, Feb 20 2015 8:00 PM – $20 online, $25 at the door
Saturday, Feb 21 2015 2:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Saturday, Feb 21 2015 8:00 PM – $20 online, $25 at the door
Sunday, Feb 22 2015 3:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Tuesday, Feb 24 2015 8:00 PM – Pay What You Can ($1 to reserve a seat online)
Wednesday, Feb 25 2015 2:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Wednesday, Feb 25 2015 8:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Thursday, Feb 26 2015 8:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Friday, Feb 27 2015 8:00 PM – $20 online, $25 at the door
Saturday, Feb 28 2015 2:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Saturday, Feb 28 2015 8:00 PM – $20 online, $25 at the door
Sunday, Mar 01 2015 3:00 PM – $15 online, $20 at the door
Show page
http://bloodontheveil.com/
IndieGoGo Page with video
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blood-on-the-veil-a-bellydancer-s-journey
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