Tahya & Grant Smith also present 'Rhythm & Rhyme' ~ recitations of Rumi and Hafiz and inspired drumming and dance. Download pdf 'Rhythm & Rhyme' flyer.
The Boston Globe calls Grant Smith a "brilliant improviser." He is involved in many world music, jazz, classical, and dance projects in Boston and New York, and it is with great enthusiasm we welcome Grant to the Lehigh Valley! He plays drum set and percussion, including hand drums and Timpani, as well as mallets. He has toured extensively, including Thailand, Australia, and Europe. Despite high profile gigs such as tympani with Itzhak Perlman, Grant still insists that his biggest gig was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with Kermit the Frog and Big Bird.
... and join us at MAYFAIR ~ Celebrating community through the arts! (see details below)
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SATURDAY, MAY 3 and/or SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2008 ~ BREINIGSVILLE, PA
Tahya & Dr. Helene Leonetti co-facilitate this program designed to rekindle your unique spark of femininity, love, and creativity as you journey toward relaxation, healing, joy and vitality.
Invite your friends, sisters, daughters, mothers and grandmothers to join you in a program designed to celebrate your body's wisdom, elevate your self esteem and liberate new dimensions of self-expression. Dr. Helene and Tahya believe "Self-esteem is the source of feminine evolution," and so they have co-created this inter-active program designed to provide women truths about well being. Dr. Helene Leonetti invites attendees to tap into their wisdom and personal power and to gain insights into achieving perfect health of mind/body/spirit. Tahya guides participants in the ancient arts of belly dance and sacred temple dance actively engaging mind/body/spirit and rekindling each woman's unique spark of femininity, love, and creativity as we journey toward relaxation, healing, joy, vitality and an elegant, elevated sense of self.
Awaken * Energize * Heal * Renew ... The Goddess Within You!
What to bring & what to wear: Notebook, pen and pencil, & water bottle;appropriate attire for movement (e.g., leotard or unitard & yoga (soft, flexible) pants and (OPTIONAL) hip scarf).
NOTE: Class size limited ~ register early to assure your place!
For more info. and/or to register, contact Tahya: 610-776-7045 / tahya@tahya.com
Tahya & Co. facilitate Percussion Processional at Green Man Festival "Bringing the Love To Allentown"
3 - 7 pm ~ Bucky Boyle Park, Allentown
Participate in the exciting revitilization taking
place in Allentown. Circle of Stones Ritual Theatre Ensemble is dedicated
to catalyzing postive community transformations
through the performing arts. Currently, their focus is The Green Man Festival.
Come join the fun and be part of
the transformation at their inaugural Allentown event:
The Green Man Festival
In Partnership with the City of Allentown.
Bring the whole family to feast, dance, enjoy
children's performances and activities, plant a
Butterfly Garden, see a sneak preview of "Gilgamesh"
(CoS next major production which is about the
revitilization of Allentown), join the processional
led by Tahya and her troupe to see the Neuweiler
building-dream site of the future arts center, hear
the premiere of the new "Allentown song" by
singer/songwriter Scott Paul.
TICKETS: Adults $35, 18 and under $10
For tickets, directions or more information call
(610) 967-3243 or visit www.circleofstones.org
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SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 ~ Allentown
EXPLORE EXPRESSIONS OF THE DRUM & DANCES OF THE HEART with Tahya, Grant Smith and Troupe Bannat Tahya Mayfair Festival of the Arts
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. ~ Cabaret Stage ~
Cedar Beach Park (Ott & Hamilton Streets) Allentown, PA
Mark your calendar and plan to come out with rings on your fingers, bells on your toes,
.... rattles, shakers and drums in tow!
Join us at MAYFAIR ~ Celebrating community through the arts! Tahya, Grant Smith and Troupe Bannat Tahya promote the joy of rhythm and the magic that is dance. Program features excerpts from 'Rhythm & Rhyme' ~ dance and drumming interwoven with beautiful verses from poets who understand the language of the heart, a percussion processional inspired by Tahya's recent travels to Egypt, and a selection of folkloric and cabaret style belly dance performed by members of Troupe Bannat Tahya celebrating cultural awareness of belly dance ~ an ancient and beautiful art-form.
Program concludes with audience participation in festive community drum circle celebrating the creativity residing within us all! Rhythm and dance is accessible to each of us ~ afterall, everything moves in rhythms: our breath, our bodies, the sun and the moon, the entire Universe. Note: limited percussion instruments available and/or BYOD (Bring Your Own Drum).
This event is free and open to the public thanks to Mayfair's valued sponsors. Mayfair is always open to partnering with new businesses and individuals and fostering a relationship that is beneficial to all. If interested, feel free to contact the Mayfair office at - 610-437-6900.
Women & Rhythm with Tahya: " Take a step back in time and move forward with your life."
Join Tahya for a fun class incorporating rhythm, percussion instruments and movements designed to awaken new ideas and expand creativity. Process along a path of empowerment. Rediscover your natural state of well being. Explore rhythmic patterns steeped in antiquity and women's ancestry. Inspired by her recent travels to Egypt Tahya will also delve into the use of the sistrum in ancient temple ceremonies dedicated to Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of love, music. Percussion instruments provided.
DATE: Saturday, May 31
TIME: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: New Age Shop, 7725 Main Street Fogelsville, PA 18051
FEE: $20
REGISTRATION: Call 610-398-7440
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 ~ Bethlehem, PA
Tahya among presenters at Breast Cancer Survior Celebration and Workshops sponsored by Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Banko Community Center, Bethlehem.
8 am - 12:30 p.m. programming dedicated to the health of the body, mind and spirit. Sessions on nutrition, lymphedema management, body image, journaling, meditation and more... including Tahya Technique 'Healing Dance'
FREE -- however, registration required.
Call: 610-402-CARE (2273) ~ Lines open Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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FALL 2008 ~ Monroe County, PA
Bellydance Basics with Tahya in Tannersville!
3-class program: Saturday 9/27, 10/25/ & 11/22 for WOMEN: Girlfriends, mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, cousins... All Ages, All Shapes, All Sizes ~ Join in on the fun! Explore Belly Dance Essentials: Learn basic vocabulary of movement and celebrate your feminine essence with Tahya, a spell-binding dancer who moves from the heart. Years of dedicated teaching and disciplined training allow her to facilitate your freely expressing the fullness of this intoxicating ancient art. Discover the passionate, hypnotic beauty of this mysterious dance known by many names - Oriental Dance, Raks Sharki, Egyptian Dance, Turkish Dance, Dance du Ventre, Temple Dance, Goddess Dancing, World Dance, Middle Eastern Dance .... Bellydance. For more info., go to Tahya current class schedule page.
Tap into ancient sacred movements celebrating the goddess within!
This class is open to any/all interested in embarking on a journey toward discovering the joy of Belly Dance! Participation in this class will stimulate the senses, improve you coordination and flexibility, renew your enthusiasm as you discover your personal creative resources! The exotic music will transport you to another time and culture. Discover the movements residing within echoing circular patterns of ancient traditions.
DATE:Saturday: 9/27, 10/25/ & 11/22, 2008
TIME: 10:30 a.m. ~ 12:30 p.m.
PLACE: NCC Monroe Campus, located on Old Mill Road in Tannersville, PA
SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008 ~ Lehigh Valley, PA
TAHYA presents Aszmara for special one-time three-hour dance class and evening HAFLA**!
VEILED EXPRESSIONS Master Class with the one and only Aszmara Express yourself with Veil Dynamics. Aszmara's choreography contrasts soft fluidity with hot fast moves making the veil a medium for your emotion.
date: Saturday, November 8, 2008
time: doors open at 12:30; class starts at 1 p.m. sharp
place: TBA, Lehigh Valley
**HAFLA
Hafla is an Arabic term for party and our Spring 2008 'hafla' will be a dinner party with a showcase of talent
featuring Tahya, an elite group of her class participants and special guest artist ASZMARA!
Let us cultivate cultural awareness of ancient and beautiful art-forms while also
celebrating the beauty, joy and creativity residing within us all!
date: Saturday, November 8, 2008
time: doors open at 6; show starts at 7 p.m.
place: TBA
Questions, space availability, and/or for more information, please contact:
Debbie Petraitis / 610-746-9784
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EGYPT BECKONED
Slide show, mini-lecture and participatory program
90-min. program open to any/all interested parties: Men and women welcome.
Inspired by her recent travels to Egypt, Tahya invites you to witness the images from temple sites sacred to ancient Egyptian civilization and to explore the history, mystery and rhythms of the sistrum, a percussion instrument used in ancient temple ceremonies dedicated to Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of love, music. Percussion instruments provided.
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