NZ Belly Dancers win international casting contest
3 NZ Belly Dancers win
international casting contest for American theatre
show
Kiwi dancers, Candice Frankland, Vanessa
Castro, and Eloise Le Bout of Phoenix Belly Dance, Auckland
have been chosen to perform in a world-class theatrical show
coming to Sydney direct from Los Angeles with dancers from
around the globe.
Belly Dance Evolution is an
international belly dance troupe made up of some of the top
artists in the industry worldwide. For every country they
tour, they hold a casting contest for their supporting and
feature cast. Candice, Vanessa, and Eloise are the only New
Zealand dancers selected to join the international cast made
up of dancers from USA, Mexico, Latvia, Australia,
Singapore, Argentina, El Salvador, and South Africa. The
Phoenix Troupe have also been invited by the producer to
perform at the Red Carpet
Night.
Belly Dance
Evolution: “Fantasm - 1001 Nights” - (Running
2017-2019)
The timeless tales of
Scheherazade and the heroes of Arabian folklore will be
reimagined for the stage as we follow Sinbad on his voyages
across imaginative worlds. More than 20 dancers will pull
from a variety of Middle Eastern and contemporary folkloric
dance styles to bring these mythical characters to life, set
to an original score by Paul Dinletir, Audiomachine’s
owner and head composer.
This innovative theatre show
fuses belly dance with hip hop, world fusion and tribal
dance to tell a story of intrigue, murder and
love.
Location: The Concourse Theatre, Chatswood,
Sydney
Dates: 3-11 March 2019
Facebook event info: https://www.facebook.com/BDEinOZ/
Website: https://bellydanceevolution.com.au
About Phoenix Belly Dance -
www.phoenixbellydance.co.nz
Phoenix
Belly Dance are the winners of the Viva Eclectika Asia
Vision Cup, Best Nationwide Entertainment Company Award at
the Corporate Events People's Choice Awards, and Candice,
the Director and Principal Dancer has previously won the
Belly Dance Evolution casting contest on its 2014 tour, is
the recipient of the Trained by the Stars Award in Istanbul,
and has been invited to teach and perform in Samoa, Turkey,
Fiji, Australia, South Africa, and across NZ. These
multi-award-winning performers are made up of women of
various different training and backgrounds, and their aim is
to share the rich cultural experience and entertainment of
Middle Eastern dance. They have been invited to perform at
events ranging from SkyCity Breakers Games, Breakfast News
TV show, Rugby World Cup 2011, Coca-Cola Christmas in the
Park 2012-2018, NZ Pie Awards, as well as for high profile
clients such as Joseph Parker, Julian Savea, Vince Harder,
Tamati Coffey, Atif Aslam, Len Brown, and Marley Sola.
About Bellydance Evolution
Bellydance
Evolution explores, celebrates and re-imagines Middle
Eastern and Western dance for the 21st century. The mission
- to provide a cultural exchange through dance - unfolds in
the works of the company and its Education and Residency
programs. Together, these initiatives celebrate the dynamic
aesthetics of world fusion dance, culture and creativity. In
so doing, Bellydance Evolution shares the joy of dance with
all communities.
Created in August 2009 by World
Renowned Choreographer Jillina Carlano, the company takes a
revolutionary approach to the art of dance; presenting
theatrical dance shows with a storyline, much like a ballet.
Bellydance Evolution has performed to sold out crowds in
over twenty different countries spanning North & South
America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The company was
featured at the 2012 Mawazine festival in Morocco,
performing for the Queen of Morocco.
“Bellydance
Evolution was one of the best producing teams we worked
with...and they pull together beautiful
performances!”
~Sasha Shahidi, Ford
Theatres
Featuring top artists in the fields of Middle
Eastern dance & music, Tahitian dance, free-style,
contemporary, tribal-fusion and ballet; each bringing their
own unique vision to the production.
With the success of
their residency program, they have established ensemble
company members in the USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America,
which allows this large-scale production to perform all over
the globe. Bellydance Evolution takes you on a spectacular
journey that will excite both mainstream audiences and dance
enthusiasts.