Tahya has directed Troupe Bannat Tahya in performances for Lehigh University's Cultural Affairs, the Allentown Arts Festival, Mayfair Festival of the Arts and Bethlehem's Musikfest. She has contributed choreography to Muhlenberg College and Colorado State University theatre productions, was featured recently in performance at a gala reception at the Loveland (CO) Museum gallery and, dressed as a member of an ancient royal Persian court, narrated the tale of Scheherazade with the Lehigh University Philharmonic Orchestra. She teaches at Northampton Community College (PA), Riverview Arts Center (NJ) and at her private studio; she also offers lecture/demonstrations on the art of Middle Eastern dance, and advocates for arts education. The focus of her work in the new millennium is to bring these ancient technologies into our modern lives stirring the creative spirit within, revealing a pathway of relaxation and healing, synchronizing the mind/body complex, creating conditions for psychological and physical healing.

"May inspiration abound to find the music
that dances within us all,
allowing creativity
and graceful healing harmony
to emerge as part of daily existence. "
-- Tahya

Please visit: http://www.Tahya.com

Articles on Gilded Serpent by Tahya
7-30-01 RECREATING RITUAL Enhancing our daily lives with drumming and dancing, by Tahya
The rhythmic patterns and dance movements of this tradition, steeped in antiquity, steeped in women's ancestry, rekindle a natural and sacred state of well being.