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Brad Dosland
Photographer
Brad has produced and co-produced major events, including Unmata's annual Blood Moon Regale, the national Spark Tour (featuring Urban Tribal and Ultra Gypsy), the San Francisco Mecca Revue, darkarnival event Sigil, the Tribal Throwdown festival, the uniquely Unmata Rodeo, all 4 years of Undulation shows, the Nouveau Nights series of shows, and the long-running Kosmos music and dance camp. Brad produced the bellydance epic Medusa & Machine movie documentary for Ultra Gypsy (and still holds out hope for its eventual release from legal limbo). He is a judge for the Breakthrough Fusion Dance Competition. Brad has worked with artists including Rachel Brice, Ansuya, Heather Stants, Amy Sigil, Zoe Jakes, Ariellah, Kami Liddle, Aubre, Jill Parker, Susan Frankovich, Liz Strong, Lapsus, Cera Byer & Damage Control and more on original photography and design. But most people know his work photographing performances such as Tribal Fest, Shadowdance, Tribal Massive, Fire Arts Festival, Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive, Sea of Dreams, Eve's Elixir, Renaissance Pleasure Fair, Maker's Faire,and countless sets at afterparties and more intimate venues.
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Articles on Gilded Serpent by or about Brad Dosland
- 9-4-15 Dosland Documents "Dangerous" Divas, Dangerous Beauties produces "Aura - An Evening of Dance Theater "
Many members of the group are internationally known, performing and teaching around the world. Some are multi-disciplinary artists whose work includes backgrounds in theater and film, costuming and the visual arts. - 3-5-12 Photos from the Performance of “Dangerous Beauties”, February 18, 2012,
Dark Room Theater, San Francisco, California. Adrianna, Dusty, Terry Del Giorno, Princess Farhana, Surreyya, Nyla Crystal, Rose Harden... - 4-16-10
Tribal Belly Dance Matures into its Prime, It All Unfolds at L’Amour de la Danse
Although the show was not intended to be a Tribal show, because the Bay Area is the cradle of Tribal style, the line-up did a marvelous job of presenting this genre’s rich variety. -
12-31-08
8th
Annual Blood Moon Regale: Disease 101
the interpretations ranging from comic to poignant, dancers portrayed a gamut of disorders from Scarlet Fever to Head Lice, Elephantiasis to Anorexia. Many of the performances were touchingly powerful, while others such as Origin’s depiction of Crabs had the capacity audience at the grand old Colonial Theatre laughing out loud (and scratching themselves subconsciously). -
5-15-07
Thribal Throwdown Photos and Workshop
Review for Heather Stants’ “Appetite for Deconstruction: Urban
Tribal Style”
March 17, 2007 Live Oak Center in Berkeley. Heather’s task was to transmit that fusion thought in the workshop. She did an excellent job. -
4-3-06
Rachel
Brice Goes Balkan: Pogonometric
Revue
Sunday, March 12, 2006, CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St., San Francisco, Cost: $15 and worth every penny