An Evening of Bellydance

Featuring Zafira Dance Company

July 12 @ 8pm

Tawdri Cirque Performance and Art Collective presents An Evening of Bellydance Featuring Zafira Dance Company.

As well as Zafira, who was named troupe of 2007 by Zaghareet Magazine, the show will highlight local bellydancers from the Baltimore and Washington area.

Zafira Dance Company's performances are opulent vignettes that combine bellydance with contemporary and ethnic dance forms. The result is an ornate performance that blurs the boundary between old and new; performer and audience; and earthy and elegant.

Guided by the mood of the music, Zafira draws the viewer into each piece by shaping rhythm and melody into gesture and form. Liquid movements, staccato accents and textured choreographies capture a timeless beauty that expresses both the sensuality and strength of the female form.

An Evening of Bellydance is Saturday, July 12 @ 8pm. Tickets are $15. All proceeds benefit The Marian House, a holistic and healing community for women and their families who are in need of housing and support services. For more information, please visit marianhouse.org.

Creative Visions

Susan Adler George

July 22-August 2

The theatre that has provided Baltimore with avant-garde and experimental work for over 37 years is reaching out to a new generation. From July 22-August 2, Theatre Project offers Creative Visions, a creative summer day camp led by well-known artist and teacher Susan Alder George.

Geared to children ages 9-12, this ten-day workshop introduces the collaboration of dance, movement, mask-making, costuming and creative writing into performance and production. Students will gain first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to present a show from concept to completion, as all of their work will culminate in a performance before a live audience on the final day.

The entire ten-day session is $150 and partial scholarships are available. To register, please contact Susan Adler George at 410-435-3519 or visit susanadlergeorge.com.