Exquisite Corpse Productions presents:

Descent: Dances of the Dark Goddess: DESIRE

It has been told since the time before remembrance...
Each and every year, the Goddess makes her Descent into the Underworld.
The Dark Goddess...ancient and eternal aspect of the Divine Feminine, modern archetypal force. A figure of worship, awe, horror, fascination; a force ofdestruction, creation, beauty, death, sex, rebirth...

In the season ruled by Hades, during the darkening of the moon and the waning of the year: The Dark Queen and the Madwoman, the Temple Priestess and the Sacred Harlot, The Destroyer and the Lover, the Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt, the dance of forces that live within every woman: romance, innocence, fear, darkness, danger, rage, passion, DESIRE...behold some of the darkly feminine themes explored by the artists of Descent...

Where do Eros, the Sacred, and the dark heart of the Underworld intersect?
We answer this question with the art of bellydance...

The Show: Saturday, Oct 10, 8pm
The First Universalist Society Sanctuary
211 Bridge St, Salem, MA

For TICKETS AND to REGISTER
www.aeprilschaile.com/perform...ent-2009

Artists include:
JeniViva
Sarah Jezebel Wood (Solstice Ensemble)
Ela
Vadalna Tribal Dance Co.
Aepril Schaile and Exquisite Corpse Dance Theatre
...and more!

After party at Salem's gothic haunt DARQ
21+, till 1am
Darq at Bangkok Paradise
90 Washington St. Salem, MA

Come experience Witch City during its most exciting and intriguing time of year: October! All locations within very close walking distance of the T train line, and to each other! Book your hotel accommodations NOW, as these go fast!

Workshops: Saturday October 10, 12-5:30pm

Both workshops held at the Salem YMCA
1 Sewall St, Salem, MA

2:30-5:30 pm
JeniViva
Belle Raqs: 3 hours of Dark Glamour!
A pioneer in the genre of Gothic Bellydance, not only is JeniViva an amazingly captivating and extraordinary talent on the stage, but she is also an artist of Beauty, Elegance, and Glamour. JeniViva will be at Descent from NYC to show us how to create an appearance of dark sensuality, intensity and drama with make-up for the Gothic and Fusion Bellydancer (and for those who just want to create an
intense, dramatic look). Dark glamour infused with the allure of Gothic beauty for stage and scene with such looks as: Smoldering Temptress: A deep-set, intense, smokey eye look, and Gothic Tribal: featuring black and silver shadow, extreme eye-liner, and face symbols from regional areas like Morocco and Tunisia...

12- 2pm
Sarah Jezebel Wood (East Coast Tribal technique teacher):
Sultry, Sophisticated, and Dark
A core member of Sera's Solstice Ensemble of NYC (who, by the way, put on one of THE performances of the season at Spring Rakkasah and at Tribal Fest 2009), Sarah will extensively explore multi-level Tribal technique with us: muscular isolations, quick and slow expansive movements, drills and combinations with a flare for the daring, bold, expressive and captivating; visiting such themes as desire, lust, sophistication and drama, dancing with intention, expression and character. Sarah says: Our inspiration is the dark muse which dances to the strings of men's hearts and souls...

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