Henna Dances is proud to present Esmeralda Colobone for a weekend of soulful raqs sharqi artistry in Portland, Oregon.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Location: Studio Datura
116 SE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212

(FRI) Sept. 6th - The Silver Tour Show featuring Esmeralda Colobone in 2 performances and guests:
Ella Moore, Emilie Lauren, Shaunti Fera, Stefanie Fatooh, Morgan Fay, Kim Mayberry, Elise Morris, Rachel Carter, Natashia Shiraishi, Mariana Gomez, & Heather Louise
Time: 6:30 doors open, 7:00 - 9:00 Show

(SAT) Sept 7th - Workshops
Lebanese Pop ~ 10:30am - 12:30pm
Tabla Quotes ~ 1:30 - 3:30pm

(SUN) Sept 8th - Workshops
Arm Lab ~ 10:30am - 12:30pm
Taksim Experience ~ 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Full Weekend Price includes admission for one to the Friday evening show and all workshops. Single workshops will be up for sale June 1, space permitting. There is a maximum capacity of 30 dancers per workshop.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:

Lebanese Pop: This choreography workshop combines street dance, jazz technique, and raqs sharqi for a sassy yet strong dance. Esmeralda will talk about the evolution of the Lebanese music industry including the names that changed it all and the importance of culture and society togetherness in times of political crises.

Tabla Quotes: Esmeralda was inspired by the atemporal quotes we all have, coming from generations, when she created this workshop. We’ll use different Tabla (darbuka) phrases (not rhythms) in order to explore and get deeper into technique and body language essentials when it comes to raqs sharqi. In total, we’ll be dancing on 10 different tabla quotes specially developed for this class.

Arm Lab: This workshop is all about arms and "its area" which Esmeralda calls "the superior triangle". She’ll talk about the importance, intentions, quantity and quality of movements and how much it can deeply change your dialogue with the audience. This is a technique-heavy class with 3 small combinations.

Taksim Experience: Meet our guides and main stars: flute, qanoun, violin and accordion. We'll dive into its history, level of intensity, level of importance in music/Arabic history, intention and how close each one is to our body. Get ready to dance through guided combinations and for your own improvisation piece.