Poetry in Motion

The Lotus - dancer and choreographer; Christina Hentzen
The Lotus - dancer and choreographer; Christina Hentzen

Bows - Zoria Kali taking her bow
Bows - Zoria Kali taking her bow

Belly Dance United

Saturday June 1, 2013 at City Stage in Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri

Artistic/Executive Director: Tamera Shupert Gonzalez
Performers and Choreographers: Christina Hentzen, Helen, Holly, Nala ‘Abal, Tamira & Zona Kali
Lighting Designer: Paul Tilson
Poetry Reader: Amy Atkins

Link to BDU: http://www.bellydanceunited.com
Fringe Show: July 2012:

The Program - In show order

Dancers' Theatre

performers; all dancers
music; Hye Hov by Shuvani
poetry; Dance, Dance Everywhere! by Ramdas Bhandarkar

As I Grew Older

dancer and choreographer; Tamira
music; Mermaid Tears (cut) by Jehan, Love For Snakes (cut) by Maduro, and Unknown Hand (cut) by Pentaphobe
poetry; Lan gston Hughes

Yearning

dancer and choreographer; Naja ‘Abal
music; Yearning by Raul Ferrando
poetry; Li Po

On Marriage

dancer and choreographer; Helen
music; Rumbapa by Hossam Ramzy
poetry; KhaIil Gibran

The Crossing

dancer and choreographer; Holly
music; The Allure by Beats Antique
poetry; Silvia Plath

The Telltale Heart (excerpt)

dancer and choreographer; Zori Kali
music; Teardrop by Massive Attack (Youri Lohuis remix)
prose; Edgar Allen Poe

The Lotus

dancer and choreographer; Christina Hentzen
music; Aksak (cut) byAmon To bin and Lotus Dancer by Desert Wind
poetry; Rabindranath Ta gore

-- INTERMISSION: 15 min. --
I Know WhyThe Caged Bird Sings

dancer and choreographer; Naja ‘Abal
music; Strange Paradise by Bond
poetry; Maya Angelou

Bubbles

dancer and choreographer; Tamira
music; Bubbles (cut) by Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer; Bubbles 2 (cut) by Bubbles and Bubbles by Swick (cut)
poetry; Raymond A. Foss

Sonnet XVII: I do not love you as if you were brine-rose, topaz

dancer and choreographer; Helen
music; Magic of the Evening by Hassan lsikkut
poetry; Pablo Neruda

The Guest House

dancer and choreographer; Holly
music; Gatekeepers (cut) by Beats Antique and Salome Step (Cut) by Maduro
poetry; Rumí

As You Like It (excerpt)

dancer and choreographer; Zoria Kali
music; Parov Stelar by Chambermaid Swing
prose; William Shakespeare

The Dancer (excerpt from The Wanderer)

performers; all dancers
music; Ney Taksim by Shuvani
prose; Khalil Gibran

Sonnet XVII: I do not love you as if you were brine-rose, topaz - dancer and choreographer; Helen
Sonnet XVII: I do not love you as if you were brine-rose, topaz - dancer and choreographer; Helen

Sonnet XVII: I do not love you as if you were brine-rose, topaz - dancer and choreographer; Helen
Sonnet XVII: I do not love you as if you were brine-rose, topaz - dancer and choreographer; Helen

The Crossing - dancer and choreographer; Holly
The Crossing - dancer and choreographer; Holly

Bubbles - dancer and choreographer; Tamira
Bubbles - dancer and choreographer; Tamira Gonzalez

As You Like It (excerpt) - dancer and choreographer; Zoria Kali
As You Like It (excerpt) - dancer and choreographer; Zoria Kali

Bows - Tamira Gonzalez takes her bow
Bows - Tamira Gonzalez takes her bow

The Dancer (excerpt from The Wanderer) - performers; all dancers - (L-R) Tamira, Holly, Helen
The Dancer (excerpt from The Wanderer) - performers; all dancers - (L-R) Tamira, Holly, Helen

I Know WhyThe Caged Bird Sings - dancer and choreographer; Naja ‘Abal
I Know WhyThe Caged Bird Sings - dancer and choreographer; Naja ‘Abal

Yearning - dancer and choreographer; Naja ‘Abal
Yearning - dancer and choreographer; Naja ‘Abal

The Lotus - dancer and choreographer; Christina Hentzen
The Lotus - dancer and choreographer; Christina Hentzen