{"id":4852,"date":"2013-04-09T13:10:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T20:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/?p=4852"},"modified":"2013-04-09T13:12:46","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T20:12:46","slug":"the-3rd-annual-san-jose-showcase-for-gothic-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/04\/09\/the-3rd-annual-san-jose-showcase-for-gothic-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Third Annual San Jose Showcase for Gothic Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lumen Obscura, April 5-6, 2013, Hoover Theater, San Jose, California<\/h2>\n<h3>photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/Zemira.html\">Alisha Westerfeld<\/a><span class=\"footnotes\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Here  are some of my favorites from both the Mayhem Matinee (afternoon show) and the  Shiver N Shake Showcase (evening show). <br \/>\n\t\t\t    &quot;Lumen Obscura is a NorCal annual Dark Fusion &amp; Theatrical belly dance event that showcases some of the best in the genre&quot;. Produced by <span class=\"artist\">Deidre Anaid<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"80%\" border=\"3\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#333333\" bgcolor=\"#000000\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"4480\" valign=\"top\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/1NahaashRaqs.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"266\" alt=\"NahaashRaqs\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"company\">Nahaash Raqs<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/2EgoUmbra.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"447\" alt=\"EgoUmbra\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"company\">Ego Umbra<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/2KajiraDjoumahna.jpg\" width=\"301\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Kajira\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/kajirad.htm\" class=\"photocapblackbg\">Kajira<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/4KajiraBex.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" alt=\"Kajira and Bex\" \/><br \/>\n  Kajira and Bex<br \/>\n  Kajira &amp; Bex BSBD&#8217;s Darkest Duo<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/5MCs.jpg\" width=\"296\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Mcs\" \/><br \/>\n  MCs<br \/>\n  Mistress of Mayhem Marjhani and Mister Mephisto.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/6Dusty.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Dusty\" \/><br \/>\n  Dusty<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/7Maureen.jpg\" width=\"314\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Maureen\" \/><br \/>\n  Maureen<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/8Bex.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Bex\" \/><br \/>\n  Bex<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art58\/graphics58\/AlishaW\/9Ariellah.jpg\" width=\"369\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Ariellah\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ariellah<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/graphics\/acommentbox.jpg\" alt=\"use the comment box\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ready4more\">\n<p>Have a comment? Use or comment section at the bottom of this page or <a href=\"mailto:editor@gildedserpent.com\">Send us a letter!<\/a> <br \/>\nCheck the &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/let2ed.htm\">Letters to the Editor<\/a>&quot; for other possible viewpoints!<\/p>\n<p>Ready for more?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!--end ready4more --><\/p>\n<div class=\"articlelist\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-5-12<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/03\/05\/davina-alisha-dangerous-beauties-review\/\" class=\"articlelink\">High Concept \u2013 High Style \u201cDangerous Beauties\u201d, February 18, 2012, A Show Review<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Davina, Photos by Alisha \u201cZemira\u201d Westerfeld<\/span><br \/>\nThe entire production was moody, dark and intense; just the way a Dangerous Beauty would like it.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">4-18-11 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2011\/04\/18\/davina-fashion-trend-report-2011\/\" class=\"articlelink\">Fashion Trend Report 2011 What&#8217;s New This Year at Rakkasah<\/a>? <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Dawn Davina Devine, photos by Alisha &quot;Zemira&quot; Westerfeld<\/span><br \/>\nWhat I noticed, first and foremost, was not the costuming, but rather, a change in the sellers themselves. The seller demographic has radically altered, creating a new vendor landscape. Without a doubt, this is a response to the on-going sluggish economy and the need for companies to reduce expenses. The reduction in costumes and products coming out of Egypt also affected the merchandise. Many small factories had a gap in production, and shipping has become even more problematic.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">5-30-08<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art44\/rebfiregothdvds.htm\">Welcome to the Gothla! Dancing Along the Sulk Road Review of 3 DVDs<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Rebecca Firestone<\/span><br \/>\nThe costumes are fabulous. It&#8217;s almost like&#8212;who needs all that dance technique if you&#8217;re wearing an enormous leather headdress that makes you look like an alien refugee from Star Wars? Tempest&#8217;s approach in particular is a painterly one, not surprising from a student of the Rhode Island School of Design.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">10-25-04<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art29\/TempestTribCafe.htm\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;The First Tribal Cafe&quot;<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Tempest<\/span><br \/>\nIt was the first all tribal belly dance event sponsored by MECDA IE and took place on August 21st, 2004 in Montclair, California.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">5-24-04<\/span> &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/articles27\/tempestdancedarkly.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Dancing Darkly&quot;<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">The Phenomenon of Gothic Belly Dance by Tempest<\/span><br \/>\nThis may come as a shock to many, but Gothic Belly Dance isn&#8217;t really a new phenomenon, and it&#8217;s not just centered in California. First of all, it&#8217;s simply a merger of two entities that go well together, like peanut butter and chocolate.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">9-17-12<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/09\/17\/martha-fantasy-dvd-review-goth\/\"> Goth Fantastique, Fantasy Bellydance: Magic DVD&quot; by World Dance New York<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">DVD Review by Martha Duran<\/span><br \/>\nThis DVD is a good choice for dancers who are more into ritual, sacred, experimental, and related fusion forms of belly dance.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">7-27-06 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art36\/AmulyagothDVD.htm\">Shades of Goth Fall Upon Belly Dance Gothic Bellydance: The Darker Side of Fusion DVD<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Reviewed by Amulya <\/span><br \/>\nProduced by WorldDance New York. &quot;There have been heated discussions on several Belly dance forums about this DVD&#8230;&quot; <\/li>\n<li> <span class=\"articledate\"> 3-14-07 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art39\/BethMorgana.htm\">Morgana&#8217;s Animal Magnetism, Interview with Morgana of Madrid<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Surreyya<\/span><br \/>\nAfter seeing Morgana&#8217;s Serpent Dance, where she embodies the personality of the serpent, I was hooked. Any snake lovers or snake dancers will have a special appreciation for this piece. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">2-26-11<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2011\/02\/26\/jasmine-june-steampunk-belly-dance\/\">Not So Steam punk Belly Dance<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Jasmine June<\/span><br \/>\n Since Tribal Fusion is also easily accessible, there have been dancers who begin performing and calling themselves professional when really they are just hobbyists. A professional belly dancer would never label her dance genre based on an aesthetic.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">12-14-10<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2010\/12\/14\/jamine-june-tribal-fusion-jill-parker\/\">Tribal Fusion: An Evolving Dance Form<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Jasmine June<\/span><br \/>\n                      The biggest contrast between ATS and Tribal Fusion was that improvisation was the basis for ATS while Tribal Fusion, at least in its earliest phase, had a strong emphasis in choreography. This allowed Jill Parker to play around with musicality and to explore musical genres that were appealing to her.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">11-3-10<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2010\/11\/03\/jasmine-june-intro-tribal-fusion-belly-dance\/\">An Intro to Tribal Fusion<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Jasmine June<\/span><br \/>\n                    Since Tribal Fusion Belly Dance is a relatively new dance form, it is especially important to treat the genre with a level of professionalism, or else one runs the risk of discrediting the work of dancers who have dedicated their lives to creating and elevating Tribal Fusion Belly Dance.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">4-4-2013<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/04\/04\/lisa-chen-tito-taiwan-bella\/\" class=\"articlelink\">Old Scholl Stardom Shines in a New Land, Tito&#8217;s First Visit to Taiwan<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Lisa Chen<\/span><br \/>\n                    No matter how much splendor and glamor  is presented on stage, bellydance should always preserve the fundamental spirit and vision of  the culture. So he prefers to create a homey atmosphere to remind the audience that dancing and singing at a family gathering is also an essential feature of Middle East performance arts.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-28-13<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/03\/28\/leyla-amir-bedlah-not-from-hollywood\/\"><span class=\"articlelink\">Is the Bedlah from Hollywood?, The Origin of Our Costume<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Leyla Amir<\/span><br \/>\n                    As long as I can remember, the origins of the bedlah (the two piece costume of Middle Eastern dancers) has been widely controversial and debated among the artists of Raqs Sharqi (belly dance).  The dance itself, along with the costume, has gone through many centuries of changes and name identifications in accord with period fashion as well as contact with outside influences.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-26-13<\/span> <span class=\"articlelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/03\/26\/kamala-interviews-shira-jane-la\/\">Southern Cal\u2019s \u201cShira\u201d Reminisces Dancing in Los Angeles Nightclubs in the \u201870s and \u201880s<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Interview by Kamala<\/span><br \/>\n                    In the late 1970s and early 1980s, along with the multiple Arabic clubs in Hollywood, there was also a thriving Greek, Armenian and Persian nightclub presence in the Los Angeles area. Shira (Jane Padgett) was a popular dancer in those clubs and is still a popular working dancer in Southern California. In this business, there are the dancers with a presence in the dance community due to participation in showcases, competitions, teaching  and self-promotion,and additionally, there are the &quot;workhorses&quot;, those who slogged away at the clubs, entertaining the masses for years and years, flying under the radar.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-19-13<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/03\/19\/carl-sermon-bellydance-photos-carnival-stars\/\" class=\"articlelink\">Photos from Carnival of Stars 2012, Page 2: A-K <\/a><span class=\"articleauthor\">by MaShuqa and Carl Sermon<\/span><br \/>\n                    Ahava, Alanna, AMany, Amina, Andrea, Annette, Aswan Dancers, Atlantis, Black Diamond, Badia, Basinah, Birute, Cathy Guthrie, Ciranoush, Cory Zamora, Crystal Silmi Dance Co&#8230; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-13-13<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/03\/13\/nisaa-el-dorado-cairo\/\"><span class=\"articlelink\">The Search for El Dorado\u2026in Cairo<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Heather D Ward\/ Nisaa<\/span><br \/>\n                    The name \u201cEl Dorado\u201d conjures up images of a fruitless quest for an unattainable, even mythical, goal.  The El Dorado in this discussion, however, is neither myth nor fantasy.  El Dorado was a sala or caf\u00e9 chantant, an entertainment hall, located in the heart of Cairo\u2019s Ezbekiyah entertainment district. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-12-13<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2013\/03\/12\/carl-sermon-photos-carnival-of-stars-2012\/\" class=\"articlelink\">Photos from Carnival of Stars 2012, Page 1: L-Z <\/a><span class=\"articleauthor\">by MaShuqa and Carl Sermon<\/span><br \/>\n                    56 goergeous photos! &#8230;Latifa, Linah, Lulu, LUna, Mahsati, Malia, MaShuqa, Melina, Migracia, Monica, Mystique, Maiya, Namira, Nancy, Nanna, Natika, Nisima, Nyla, Parri, Princess Farhana&#8230;.                    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lumen Obscura, April 5-6, 2013, Hoover Theater, San Jose, California photos by Alisha Westerfeld Here are some of my favorites from both the Mayhem Matinee (afternoon show) and the Shiver N Shake Showcase (evening show). &quot;Lumen Obscura is a NorCal annual Dark Fusion &amp; Theatrical belly dance event that showcases some of the best in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[112,157,81,156,43,146,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4852"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}