"Releasing the Goddess": Mediterranean / Mid-Eastern Dance: Experimental Atelier (MEDEA VI)
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008, at 7PM. Free event.
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Due to space limitations, early reservations are requested.
For more information, contact Alay'nya Studio Reservations Coordinator..
The picture to the right denotes Sarasvati, the goddess, who was
originally identified with the sacred river which flows into the
Ganges at Prayaga. As the deity of a natural force, she had the
power to smash mountains and spoke with the roar of the waterfall.
Later, she was said to be the creation and consort of Brahma.
She became the goddess of music and wisdom, was credited with
the invention of Sanskrit, and was known as the "Mother of the
Veda."
Image: marble statue, 12th century
Source: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology, by Arthur
Cotterell and Rachel Storm. (Anness Publishing Limited, 1999,
page 388.)
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the Goddess!'
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Mediterranean / Mid-Eastern Dance: Experimental Atelier (MEDEA V)
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"Moonlight and Magic"
The last Mediterranean / Mid-Eastern Dance: Experimental Atelier
V (MEDEA V) was a private, invitation-only event, held in November,
2007.
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Click on the icon above to learn more about the upcoming private performance event, 'Moonlight and Magic!' |
Look here this fall for
our first web-based performance!
Sunday, November 20th, 2005,
Casablanca Restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, VA
"Viva la Diva!" |
Discover Your Inner Diva!
Mediterranean / Mid-Eastern Dance: Experimental Atelier IV (MEDEA
IV): From camp to retro to futuristic, the great "Sirens
of the Silver Screen" inspire unique interpretations of multi-cultural
dance.
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Click on the icon above to learn more about the recent show, "Viva
la Diva!" |
Sunday, May. 15th, 2005, Casablanca
in Old Town Alexandria, VA
"Goddess" |
Embrace Your Inner Goddess!
Women's dance has it's history in the earliest of human civilizations,
where humanity acknowledged "The Divine Feminine." All women,
from innkeepers and merchants to stay-at-home mothers, to temple
priestesses, danced in honor of this sacred feminine force.
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Click on the icon above to learn more about the recent show, "Goddess"
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Invoking the Diva |
Invoking the Diva
Invoking the "Diva" archetype in everywoman, through special
dances choreographed for this occasion by leading members of
Northern Virginia's dance community
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We'll soon be posting pictures from our latest show,
"Invoking the Diva"! |
The Meaning of the Veil - "Sacred and Profane" |
Unveiling
An outward expression; inner journey. Join us in seeing how leading
area dance artists interpret this theme!
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Click on the picture above to learn more about the recent show,
"Unveiling"! |
Every Woman is a Jewel - "Diamonds!" |
Diamonds!
The jewel in the heart of the lotus - the jewel that is the center
of every woman! Interpreted in the November, 2003 show, "Diamonds!"
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Click on the picture above to see pictures from the recent show,
"Diamonds"! |
The Source of our Dance - "Honor Your Mother" |
Honor Your Mother
Our first performance was in honor of not only our actual, physical mothers,
but our lineage of women who have gone before us and created this beautiful art!
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Click on the picture above to see pictures from the recent show,
"Honor Your Mother"! |
Other Events - to be posted
FAQS - to be posted
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