Persian Dance Workshop Series with Miriam Peretz
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| Dates: | Sat, Sun from 4/18/15 - 4/19/15 |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Arts & Culture |
Vadalna is honored to host internationally acclaimed performing artist, Miriam Peretz.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
10:00-12:00- Sacred Dances of the Silk Road
2:00-4:00- Persian Mystical Dance & the Art of Dancing to Poetry
Sunday, April 19, 2015
10:00-12:00- Persian Classical Dance
2:00-4:00- Persian Classical Dance Choreography
LOCATION:
Third Life Studio
33 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
33 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
For directions click here.
(http://www.thirdlifestudio.com/#!directions/cbkx)
PRICING:
Per workshop: $45 in advance; $60 at the door
3 or more workshops: receive 10% discount TO REGISTER VISIT: www.vadalna.com/mp
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Persian Classical Dance & Choreography Persian Classical dance is a highly graceful, fluid dance form that takes inspiration from movements in nature, and from the highly detailed arabesques and miniature artwork depicting angelic women and royalty.
The dance form also draws inspiration from the poetry of the great sufi mystics such as Hafez, Omar Khayyam, Baba Taher and Rumi .
Common themes in the dance, inspired by the poetry include the moth to flame, nightingales and roses, intoxication with love for the beloved, or a bird spreading its wings to fly to freedom.
Persian Mystical Dance & the Art of Dancing to Poetry The intoxicating poetry of the great Sufi mystics Rumi, Ommar Khayyam, Hafez, and many others has inspired generations of music and dance along the Silk Road and beyond.
Through dancing the poetry, we bring the words to life, and imprint their deepest messages on our souls.
Sacred Dances of the Silk Road Persian & Central Asian dance infused with contemporary and devotional movement practices.
This unique class/workshop form, developed by Miriam Peretz offers a full range of expression from traditional Silk Road dances, to devotional, contemporary, and improvisational movement.
The session begins with an invocation, a greeting of the divine presence within the group and space, becoming fully present, and connecting with community in the sacred circle of dance.
Then moving onto an intensive contemporary inspired warm-up, focusing on the spirals of the body, fluidity in the spine, contract/release, and getting the blood flowing.
Then the class moves into traditional techniques of either Persian or another Silk Road dance form, culminating in short combinations and or choreography.
This workshop also focuses on numerous styles of Central Asian turns.
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ABOUT MIRIAM PERETZ
Miriam Peretz is an internationally acclaimed performing artist specializing in traditional dances from the Silk Road (Persia & Central Asia,) as well as ethno-Contemporary dance.
Over the years she has created her own unique form which melds together traditional Silk Road dances with contemporary aesthetics and devotional themes.
Miriam has been a principle dancer with Wan-Chao Chang Dance Company (California), Ballet Afsaneh (California,) Inbal Ethnic Dance Theater Company (Israel,) as well as a featured soloist in festivals throughout the U.S., South America, and Europe.
Miriam has recently started a dance collective, called Nava Dance which is an international collective of dancers devoted to creating community in the sacred circle of dance as well producing meaningful projects inspired by cross cultural, cross religious themes.
Miriam’s love of dance has led her on a life long journey in search for ways to use the arts as a bridge between people of different backgrounds and spiritual traditions.
She sees dance as a uniquely powerful means of expressing deep emotion and spiritual yearning, and therefore the perfect embodiment of prayer.
| HOURS | ↑ top |
Saturday, April 18, 2015
10:00-12:00- Sacred Dances of the Silk Road
2:00-4:00- Persian Mystical Dance & the Art of Dancing to Poetry
Sunday, April 19, 2015
10:00-12:00- Persian Classical Dance
2:00-4:00- Persian Classical Dance Choreography
| COST | ↑ top |
Per workshop: $45 in advance; $60 at the door3 or more workshops: receive 10% discount
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33 Union Square, Somerville, MA, 02143 map
Third Life Studio
33 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
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