present And
so, the story continues...The story of
the next coming of Night of 1000 Goddesses begins where
it left off. 2006's Night of 1000 Goddesses was both
a critical and financial success, bringing a small dream to
the stage. Last year's 1000 Goddesses continued this dream, bringing more bright and beautiful talent from across the country....
Zan Asha's idea for 1000 Goddesses culminated after years
in the arts. After a theater degree, a minor career in fine
arts, Radio DJ experience, and her
theater background, the ideas of creating stories through
dance constantly crept into her dance stylings, and choreography.
After initial
forays into traditional/Egyptian dance, she gradually allowed
for the fusion to overtake her choreographing. After 7 years
of choreographing and teaching these ideas, she was ready
to bring these ideas to the STAGE.
Night of 1000 Goddesses was originally born from the idea
of creating theater that brought bellydance to a higher artistic
level. Much of this lay in creating dance around specific
visual themes; the basic premise was that the dancer had to
dance a "description" to a specific word given.
A vignette of these dances would then be showcased at the
dance party.
The word that
most intrigued dancers? The word Goddess.
The varied dances showcased so much emotion, variation, power,
and creativity....the dancers gracing the show brought so
much emotional integrity, that a second calling was inevitable...
SEPTEMBER 2008,
the THIRD year in the coming of Goddesses...
