Friday,
Nov. 7th, 7:30 pm
Multimedia Lecture: “Please Don’t Call Us Gypsies –
a True Perspective on Rromany Culture, Music, and Dance”
Learn about the Rromany culture, hear Rromany music and poetry, see footage
from Artemis' rare videography, see a short dance demonstration.
Browne Auditorium (Parkinson Hall 124)
Free Admittance!
Saturday, Nov. 8th, 10:00 am
Master Workshop on Turkish Oriental Dance (Belly Dance)
SIUC Student Recreation Center
(registration details below)
Saturday,
Nov. 8th, 7:30 pm
Dance show featuring Artemis performing both Turkish Oriental and Turkish
Rromany folk dances, plus performances by Nile Breeze
Dance Company, Middle Eastern Dance Enthusiasts, and other regional dancers.
Furr Auditorium (Pulliam Hall 42)
Advance: $10 ($8 students)
At the door: $12 ($10 students)
Artemis Mourat Workshop
Details
Saturday, Nov. 8th, 2008, SIUC Campus, Carbondale IL
Workshop Description: Artemis will teach a 4-hour master workshop on Turkish
Oriental dance technique, including finger cymbals. The workshop will
be geared to advanced and professional dancers. It is suggested that workshop
attendees have minimally several years of serious training in Oriental
dance (belly dance), proficiency in basic Oriental movement vocabulary,
some familiarity withTurkish music including 9/8 and ciftetelli rhythms,
and basic finger cymbal skills. Workshop attendees should bring finger
cymbals. The workshop will be taught in a large dance studio with mirrors
and wood floor.
Saturday Schedule:
9-10 am: registration and shopping
10 am –12 noon: Workshop with Artemis
12 noon -1:30 pm: Lunch/Shopping (on your own)
1:30-3:30 pm: Workshop with Artemis
7:30 pm: Show in Furr Auditorium
Event Pricing
Friday, Nov. 7 Lecture is free; all workshop participants are encouraged
to attend!
Saturday, Nov. 8 Workshop $85 ($75 before Oct.15)
Saturday Show advance tickets $10 ($12 at the door), students $8 ($10
at the door)
Show Video (will include Artemis’ performance!) $25
Two ways to pay in advance:
Mail registration form
and check to:
Sedonia Sipes, 605 Mulberry, Murphysboro IL 62966 or
Pay
online with a credit card via Paypal. email your registration information
(name, address, phone, email) and exactly what you want to pay for to
nilebreezedance@yahoo.com and we will email you a Paypal invoice. If you
need to speak to a real person, call Sedonia at (618) 924-7223. Sorry,
we won't be able to accept credit cards at the door or over the phone.
Workshop Location:
Aerobics Room, lower level of SIUC Student Recreation Center. IMPORTANT:
Participants must sign in as Rec Center guests at the Information Desk
on the upper level (= ground level if you enter from south side). Tell
the attendant that you are attending the Turkish dance workshop. You will
need to show a picture ID, and you will be issued a pass card to get you
through the turn-stiles to proceed downstairs to the Aerobics Room. Free
weekend parking is conveniently located in the parking lot directly across
Grand street from the south side (main entrance) of the Rec Center.
Show Location: Show will be in Furr Auditorium, located in Pulliam Hall, also on the SIUC campus. Pulliam is the building with the clocktower. Free weekend parking is available immediately adjacent to the Furr Auditorium entrance, on the north side of Pulliam Hall.
About Artemis:
Artemis is an internationally renowned expert on Turkish dance, music,
and culture. Of Greek and Turkish descent, she fuses her love of these
cultures with strong academic knowledge and excellent dance technique.
She brings her spirited and articulate technique to workshops which include
information on the history and cultures that generate the dances she teaches.
She believes that we can all use art to build bridges across cultures.
Artemis has traveled extensively
to 33 countries and conducted intensive research into the idioms of the
East, women's issues, psychology, ancient history, oriental dance, Rromany
(Gypsy) dance and dance ethnology. Her work has yielded many manuscripts
and articles. She has an M.A. in psychology, an M.S.W. in social work
(with specialized studies in cross cultural awareness) and has done postgraduate
work in dance movement therapy. Her research is used by Egyptian universities,
the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. and the Library for the
Performing Arts in New York. She has lectured, taught and/or performed
for Cornell University and Princeton University, National Public Radio
(NPR), Voice of America and in Spain, England, France, Czech Republic,
Slovenia, Canada, Japan, Greece, Turkey and in 29 states within the United
States. Artemis is a member of the Society of Folk Dance Historians. She
uses her writing, dance and history lectures to fight the racism that
exists against the Roma. She also continues in her efforts to have Middle
Eastern dance receive the recognition and respect that every other legitimate
dance form enjoys.
(from www.serpentine.org)
contact us at nilebreezedance@yahoo.com or 618-924-7223
