I was rehearsing with my troupe last night. We are creating a new dance based on the archetype of The Crone. It will be one of a trilogy of dances depicting the goddess archetypes of the maiden, the mother and the crone. Anita-Cristina is the lead choreographer for this project. It is turning out to be a very cool dance - we are using some dark, eerie music for the opening. But, I don't want to give away anymore...
We will be presenting the dance at our year end show in June. If you live in the Boston area, you might want to check our website www.thegoddessdancing.com for information on the show...
As a troupe, we have been working with the Maiden/Mother/Crone archetypes in our dances over the past couple of years.
This began when we designed and performed a dance that was an adaptation of a dance play created by playwrite and scholar, Jeffrey Fiske, called Eve and The Serpent.
The characters are Eve - maiden, The Serpent - crone, and The Tree of Knowledge - mother. The dance re-tells The Garden of Eden story and focuses on the experiences - initiation, loss of innocence, coming of age- of the maiden. You can see photos of this dance at our website. You can learn more about Jeffrey Fiske's dance plays at Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing site.
The following year, we created a dance based on The Mother archetype, called "MotherBirth". I'll tell you more about this dance in my next posting...
Cathy Moore
The Goddess Dancing
Belly Dance: Body, Mind and Spirit
www.thegoddessdancing.com
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