A Contemporary Belly Dancer
Shows, Performances, Stories
Passage, 2020
« Passage » is a passion project by the creative duo Veneta Gerganova and Jonathan Moy de Vitry. Overcoming the familiar challenges that 2020 has thrown at creatives all over the world, we bring to you a vision of powerful women supporting and loving one another into growth through dance. Inspired by the incredible piece of music by David Starfire – Soma Dreams (CloZee remix) and the close bond between the four dancers and their movement.
Concept and choreography : Veneta Gerganova
Cinematography and set design : Jonathan Moy de Vitry RightHere/RightNow @rhrn.ch
Music : @davidstarfire – Soma Dreams (@clozeeofficial remix)
Devotion, 2019
"Devotion" is a dance and visual performance exploring the feeling of commitment in our daily lives. The small or big acts of dedication to our family, friends, loved ones, and strangers can give us a feeling of exaltation, but are also often perceived as a burden. The conflict between selfishness and altruism lies at the heart of "Devotion". Directed and choreographed by Veneta Gerganova. Performed by Saira Berger, Vinciane Félix, and Elena Brand. Visuals and music by Aidan Boyle. Featured short films by Joel Wood. Video by RightHere/RightNow Productions (www.rhrn.ch).
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!Hell, 2014
Meet Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Envy, Vanity, and Wrath – the Seven Deadly Sins that consume us in our daily lives. These demons of human nature take the stage during the oriental dance performance !Hell.
15 dancers guide you on a journey through the circles of Hell and do their very best to reveal the worst of human desires. Do not be misled by the graceful movement, the demons of !Hell are out to lure you into the darkness. Perhaps you are not an innocent soul yourself and you already know which deadly sin pesters your soul. Which one is it?
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Love:Revised, 2013
Love:Revised is a show about the failed understanding of love and relationships. 7 dancers take on the deluded character of a girl in her early 20s and her mistaken belief on what shared emotion is. The show leads through her stages of love and grief as she explains her view on “love” defined by her own experiences. In 7 pieces, inspired by the art of oriental dance, we ask: How fast do you lose perspective on selfless love when your own most personal emotions and thoughts are conflicted? How much patience, trust and effort does it take for you to create a shared emotion and how many seconds does it take for it to be gone?
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My Body, 2012
MY BODY is an event that celebrates the body in its various shapes and movements through the art of oriental dance. The show expresses the awakening of the bodies of 13 dancers. MY BODY is about the personal experience everyone undertakes when stepping into the world of dance. The dancers also share their thoughts on movement as a form of expression, meditation, intoxication and joy through voice recordings telling the stories of their dancing bodies.
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Harem, 2011
In a journey through time we tell the story of raqs sharqi or Oriental Dance and how it came about in all the different shapes and forms, in which it is present today. As we lead the audience through the history of this dance style, we share the story of a Harem left at the mercy of fate. Sultan after sultan were dropping dead in the presence of this cursed pack of women. While revealing the twists and turns of their story through dance, they hoped to tempt someone new in the ancient desire that burnt many souls: the wish to be a Sultan. Is the one chosen to share a world of ancient rituals, dance, and dark myths hiding among our guests? The Harem awaits...