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Molly

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I'm almost done with my MFA degree! Please join me for the opening of my thesis project, Interlaced, at the Playspace Gallery at California College of the Arts, San Francisco.

Interlaced features two dancers connected through costuming that links them together through the performance space. The piece grew out of a desire to translate the bodily and spatial awareness I experience through dance, and particularly through improvisation, into a visual experience, so that the largely intangible... read more
Mon, April 28, 2008 - 6:01 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
...at Meat vs. Death Guild

DNA Lounge, SF
375 11th St. @ Howard
doors at 9:30, performance by Ariellah and Deshret soon after, so come early!

$8 / $5 before 10:30 21+ w/ID

More info: www.meatsf.com/index.php
www.ariellah.com
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 12:20 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
Two of my goth friends recently took up bellydancing, so to celebrate/induct them into the Cult of Bling (TM) I decided to make them each a corset belt. The above shot is a detail of one of the front panels of a Steampunk themed belt I did for my friend Libby. I made the belt base of a sturdy cotton duck and embellished each panel with hand-painted copper stencils that I designed in Illustrator. The front two panels have gear patterns, the center back panel shows Libby's hallmark hand-caught-... read more
Sat, September 8, 2007 - 1:47 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
...and surprisingly not found wanting. I just passed my continuation review for my grad program - without having to re-review in the fall! Woohoo!

After spending the past 2 weeks solid cramming to get video shot and edited (it's crappy, but I feel really accomplished for having churned anything out of Final Cut Pro that works)... and get photo documentation of me in one of my outfits...and build an installation of snap tape...I feel pretty good about how it came out.

The pic is one of... read more
Tue, April 10, 2007 - 9:45 PM permalink - 11 comments
 
It's been nearly a week since I went to see the above show and it's still turning over in my head. What follows is my somewhat lengthy attempt to recap it for myself and solidify it in the memory. Read on if ya want. :)

Tim Rayborn did a masterful job in composing the music and in selecting dancers to bring the story to life. To quote from the program:

"The Flame and the Shadow is an interplay between music and dance, utilizing many legends drawn from mythologies ranging from the Baltic... read more
Fri, February 9, 2007 - 2:03 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
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Re: Help support belly dance scholarship! (in Blue Lotus Tribe and Tribal Revolution) Emails on the way. Thanks ladies!
discussion post on Wed, July 2, 2008 - 6:49 PM
Help support belly dance scholarship! (in Blue Lotus Tribe and Tribal Revolution) Or a belly dancing scholar, at least. :)

Were you at Tribal Revolution this year? If so, I want to talk to you!

I am writing my master's thesis on Tribal belly dance for Visual and Critical Studies (when not dancing I'm a grad student at C... read more
discussion post on Tue, June 24, 2008 - 2:55 PM
Re: Thanks to the Loti.... (in Blue Lotus Tribe and Tribal Revolution) Seconded! I am one sore but happy dancer today from all the workshops and impromptu dance circles. You all know how to throw a great party. :)
discussion post on Mon, June 23, 2008 - 2:34 PM
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