Comments on: Hathor Rising http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187 Celebrating Independent Performance and Art since 2002 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:06:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jenny http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-325 Jenny Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:47:30 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-325 Saw Tanjora with their special guest Andalee and her Eastern Sun Dance Company. This show was very enjoyable and it should be one of the "MUST SEE" performances! Costuming was fantastic! The black with gold and silver just goes so well together. And the blues that Andalee's company was wearing was so bright and a nice contrast to Tanjora's wardrobe. Very pleasing to the eye. Wonderful choreography and the show flowed well. I hope many will take the time to see this show before Rogue is over. Highly recommended! Great performance ladies! Saw Tanjora with their special guest Andalee and her Eastern Sun Dance Company. This show was very enjoyable and it should be one of the “MUST SEE” performances! Costuming was fantastic! The black with gold and silver just goes so well together. And the blues that Andalee’s company was wearing was so bright and a nice contrast to Tanjora’s wardrobe. Very pleasing to the eye. Wonderful choreography and the show flowed well. I hope many will take the time to see this show before Rogue is over. Highly recommended! Great performance ladies!

]]> By: Lydia http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-319 Lydia Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:53:48 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-319 Tanjora trivia: Our "Swords of Sekhmet" dance is inspired by an ancient Egyptian myth in which Ra was no longer respected by the people and they ceased to obey his authority. The myth states that Ra communicated through Hathor's third Eye (Maat) and told her that some people in the land were planning to assassinate him. Hathor was so angry that the people she had created would be audacious enough to plan that, that she became Sekhmet (war goddess of Upper Egypt) to destroy them. Hathor (as Sekhmet) became bloodthirsty and the slaughter was great because she could not be stopped. As the slaughter continued, Ra saw the chaos down below and decided to stop the blood-thirsty Sekhmet. So he poured huge quantities of blood-coloured beer on the ground to trick Sekhmet. She drank so much of it—thinking it to be blood—that she became drunk and returned to her former gentle self as Hathor. Tanjora trivia: Our “Swords of Sekhmet” dance is inspired by an ancient Egyptian myth in which Ra was no longer respected by the people and they ceased to obey his authority. The myth states that Ra communicated through Hathor’s third Eye (Maat) and told her that some people in the land were planning to assassinate him. Hathor was so angry that the people she had created would be audacious enough to plan that, that she became Sekhmet (war goddess of Upper Egypt) to destroy them. Hathor (as Sekhmet) became bloodthirsty and the slaughter was great because she could not be stopped. As the slaughter continued, Ra saw the chaos down below and decided to stop the blood-thirsty Sekhmet. So he poured huge quantities of blood-coloured beer on the ground to trick Sekhmet. She drank so much of it—thinking it to be blood—that she became drunk and returned to her former gentle self as Hathor.

]]> By: Lydia http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-236 Lydia Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:59:44 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-236 Tanjora trivia: The Trance dance in the Hathor show is an interpretive fusion of Shikkat, Guedra, and Zar trance dances of North Africa, all to a rockin' version of Hayati Inta sung by the amazing Natacha Atlas! Tanjora trivia: The Trance dance in the Hathor show is an interpretive fusion of Shikkat, Guedra, and Zar trance dances of North Africa, all to a rockin’ version of Hayati Inta sung by the amazing Natacha Atlas!

]]> By: Joanna http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-210 Joanna Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:36:35 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-210 Saw Hathor Rising on Sunday night. Loved it! The Drum Solo Duet between Lydia and Andalee was so much fun to watch. I also loved The Swords of Sekhmet, the trance dance, and the veil dance (loved the costumes, I'm a sucker for the glam). Another fabulous dance was the snake dance. If you can fit this into your schedule, I would highly suggest going to see them! Saw Hathor Rising on Sunday night. Loved it! The Drum Solo Duet between Lydia and Andalee was so much fun to watch. I also loved The Swords of Sekhmet, the trance dance, and the veil dance (loved the costumes, I’m a sucker for the glam). Another fabulous dance was the snake dance. If you can fit this into your schedule, I would highly suggest going to see them!

]]> By: Maureen http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-207 Maureen Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:53:26 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-207 visually rich, great variety, well-executed, completely entertaining and a wonderful tribute to the best of our sex...beautiful show! visually rich, great variety, well-executed, completely entertaining and a wonderful tribute to the best of our sex…beautiful show!

]]> By: Ann http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-134 Ann Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:22:41 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-134 I saw Hathor Rising at Severance on Saturday night and it was dazzling and energetic. Combining the talents of two Bellydance troupes provided strength in numbers as well as singular finesse through the many different kinds of dances portrayed. Each element was distinct, but contributed to the whole which was affirming and joyful to see. The obvious winner of a mock competition between teachers Lydia and Andalee was the audience, which clearly delighted in their skills and playful efforts to outdo each other. It is readily apparent that each knows what she brings to Tribal Fusion, and their dancers beautifully match this passion and shine as they perform. Tanjora and The Eastern Sun Dance Company were a visual pleasure, weaving both ancient ritual and modern interpretation into a seamless program that impressed and inspired. Don't miss the opportunity to see two incredible Fusion Bellydance troupes for the price of one! I saw Hathor Rising at Severance on Saturday night and it was dazzling and energetic. Combining the talents of two Bellydance troupes provided strength in numbers as well as singular finesse through the many different kinds of dances portrayed. Each element was distinct, but contributed to the whole which was affirming and joyful to see. The obvious winner of a mock competition between teachers Lydia and Andalee was the audience, which clearly delighted in their skills and playful efforts to outdo each other. It is readily apparent that each knows what she brings to Tribal Fusion, and their dancers beautifully match this passion and shine as they perform. Tanjora and The Eastern Sun Dance Company were a visual pleasure, weaving both ancient ritual and modern interpretation into a seamless program that impressed and inspired. Don’t miss the opportunity to see two incredible Fusion Bellydance troupes for the price of one!

]]> By: Lydia http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-102 Lydia Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:16:37 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-102 The program for the show: Follow the drum of our ancestral memory of mysteries.... and discover ancient dances re-imagined for the modern world… Circle Dance Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Ismaouni” by Upper Egypt Ensemble Clay Pot Dance Adapted from a choreography by Hahbi Ru Music: “Raqset Il Ollal” by Helm Raqs Al Assaya - Egyptian Saidi Folkloric Choreography by Andalee Music: “Raqset Mizmar” by Mokhtar Al Said Nau-Ashta - Modern Pharonic Dance Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Nau-Ashta” by Beats Antique Sistrum Dance Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Maleh U Filfil” by Helm Snake Dance Choreography by Jacqueline Mendoza Music: “Desert Journey” by Solace A Capella Cymbal Duet Choreography by Andalee Music: original composition by Tobias Robertson Trance Dance Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Hayati Inta” by Natacha Atlas Taksim Improvisation by Lydia Fortner Music: “The Lamentations of Isis” by Ali Jihad Racy The Swords of Sekhmet Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Hex Magic” by Darkened Classical Egyptian Veil Dance Choreography by Andalee Music: “Dahlal” by Hamouda Ali Drum Solo Duet Choreography by Andalee and Lydia Music: “Solo Galamat” by Gamal Goma Raqs Qadim Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Medina Stepper” by Jef Stott Finale Choreography by Lydia and Andalee Music: “Eddalla Ya Gamal” by Hossam Ramzy Special Thanks To: California Arts Academy, Julieann Keller, Chris Cambell, The Rogue Festival, The Severance Theatre, Phyllis Fortner, Joe Osejo, Derrick Vermin, and to our families and friends for putting up with this craziness! Want to talk with us after the show? We would love to talk with our friends, family, and fans, but first we have to get our show out of the way of the next show on the schedule. Please meet us downstairs in Room 4 (the “pink” room) after we have put away our props and changed out of our costumes! Thanks! Tanjora Rogue 2011 flyer design by Derrick Vermin. Photo by Joe Osejo. www.tanjora.com www.andalee.com www.roguefestival.com The program for the show:

Follow the drum of our ancestral memory of mysteries…. and discover ancient dances re-imagined for the modern world…

Circle Dance
Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Ismaouni” by Upper Egypt Ensemble

Clay Pot Dance
Adapted from a choreography by Hahbi Ru Music: “Raqset Il Ollal” by Helm

Raqs Al Assaya – Egyptian Saidi Folkloric
Choreography by Andalee Music: “Raqset Mizmar” by Mokhtar Al Said

Nau-Ashta – Modern Pharonic Dance
Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Nau-Ashta” by Beats Antique

Sistrum Dance
Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Maleh U Filfil” by Helm

Snake Dance
Choreography by Jacqueline Mendoza Music: “Desert Journey” by Solace

A Capella Cymbal Duet
Choreography by Andalee Music: original composition by Tobias Robertson

Trance Dance
Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Hayati Inta” by Natacha Atlas

Taksim
Improvisation by Lydia Fortner Music: “The Lamentations of Isis” by Ali Jihad Racy

The Swords of Sekhmet
Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Hex Magic” by Darkened

Classical Egyptian Veil Dance
Choreography by Andalee Music: “Dahlal” by Hamouda Ali

Drum Solo Duet
Choreography by Andalee and Lydia Music: “Solo Galamat” by Gamal Goma

Raqs Qadim
Choreography by Lydia Fortner Music: “Medina Stepper” by Jef Stott

Finale
Choreography by Lydia and Andalee Music: “Eddalla Ya Gamal” by Hossam Ramzy

Special Thanks To: California Arts Academy, Julieann Keller, Chris Cambell, The Rogue Festival, The Severance Theatre, Phyllis Fortner, Joe Osejo, Derrick Vermin, and to our families and friends for putting up with this craziness!

Want to talk with us after the show?
We would love to talk with our friends, family, and fans, but first we have to get our show out of the way of the next show on the schedule. Please meet us downstairs in Room 4 (the “pink” room) after we have put away our props and changed out of our costumes! Thanks!

Tanjora Rogue 2011 flyer design by Derrick Vermin. Photo by Joe Osejo.

http://www.tanjora.com http://www.andalee.com http://www.roguefestival.com

]]> By: Lydia http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-101 Lydia Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:36:55 +0000 http://roguefestival.com/rogue2011/?p=187#comment-101 Hathor is an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy, and was worshiped by royalty and common people alike. In tomb paintings she is depicted as “Mistress of the West”, welcoming the dead into the next life, as well as a goddess of music, dance, foreign lands and fertility. Hathor was revered by women who aspired to embody her multifaceted role as wife, mother, and lover. Tanjora explores all these elements with their unique style of Fusion Bellydance, along with guest artists the Eastern Sun Dance Company! Tanjora is directed by Lydia Fortner, the bellydance instructor at California Arts Academy. The troupe is made up of advanced bellydance students as well as professional bellydancers, some of whom can be seen performing at “Noah’s Middle Eastern Grill” in North Fresno. Tanjora presents an exciting style of modern Bellydance which blends traditional Egyptian and American bellydance with the aesthetic of Tribal Style bellydance, a form that developed in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960’s and is still evolving today. This is Tanjora's 9th Rogue Festival show! The Eastern Sun Dance Company was founded in 2008 and is comprised of dancers from all over the South Valley who are dedicated to this art form and each other. The Company is Artistically Directed by Andalee, an award winning performer who in Februaury earned the title "Top Belly Dancer" after winning the popular web series "Project Belly Dance". The troupe presents a range of traditional bellydance styles from folk to Classical Egyptian. Hathor is an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy, and was worshiped by royalty and common people alike.
In tomb paintings she is depicted as “Mistress of the West”, welcoming the dead into the next life, as well as a goddess of music, dance, foreign lands and fertility.

Hathor was revered by women who aspired to embody her multifaceted role as wife, mother, and lover.
Tanjora explores all these elements with their unique style of Fusion Bellydance, along with guest artists the Eastern Sun Dance Company!

Tanjora is directed by Lydia Fortner, the bellydance instructor at California Arts Academy. The troupe is made up of advanced bellydance students as well as professional bellydancers, some of whom can be seen performing at “Noah’s Middle Eastern Grill” in North Fresno.

Tanjora presents an exciting style of modern Bellydance which blends traditional Egyptian and American bellydance with the aesthetic of Tribal Style bellydance, a form that developed in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960’s and is still evolving today.
This is Tanjora’s 9th Rogue Festival show!

The Eastern Sun Dance Company was founded in 2008 and is comprised of
dancers from all over the South Valley who are dedicated to this art form
and each other. The Company is Artistically Directed by Andalee, an award
winning performer who in Februaury earned the title “Top Belly Dancer” after winning the popular web series “Project Belly Dance”.
The troupe presents a range of traditional bellydance styles from folk to Classical Egyptian.

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