Thursday, July 3, 2008, Dora Stratou Dance Theater, Athens, Greece
Baraka's tribal fusion basket dance was performed as part of the CID 22nd World Congress on Dance Research attended by hundreds of professional dancers from around the world. The basket dance, choreographed by Baraka, evokes the trials and triumphs of an agricultural society dependent upon the planting, growing, and harvesting cycle.
Music: "Lesgi" off of the album Nomads of the Silk Road by Turku
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008, Booze Cooperativa, Athens, Greece
The Tribal Fusion performance shown in this clip features a ribbon dance and a Goth Fusion piece. Booze Cooperativa is the main alternative art hub in Greece.
Music: A piece by Dead Can Dance, and "This is Heresy" by Christian Death
Saturday, January 5th, 2008, Club Derti, Athens, Greece
Baraka is shown here dancing on a raised platform at Club Derti, the largest capacity night club in the Balkans.
Music: DJ mix
Veil Dance, 10MB
Saturday May 6, 2006, Mezzo Mezzo Restuarant, Astoria, Queens, NY
Baraka's veil dance is to the song Shashkin.
Live music by Robert Boghosian (Oud), Chris Marashlian (Bass), Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Nick Mandoukos (Guitar/Vocals/Bouzouki), and Amir Naoum (Durbuke). Video filmed by Nishan Akgulian
This video was taken in low light, and compressed for Internet accessibility. You can adjust for brightness and contrast in Windows Media Player. Go to View, then Enhancements, and then Video Setting.
Candle Dance, 10MB
Saturday May 6, 2006, Mezzo Mezzo Restuarant, Astoria, Queens, NY
Baraka's candle dance is to the song Bir Dimet.
Live music by Robert Boghosian (Oud), Chris Marashlian (Bass), Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Nick Mandoukos (Guitar/Vocals/Bouzouki), and Amir Naoum (Durbuke). Video filmed by Nishan Akgulian
This video was taken in low light, and compressed for Internet accessibility. You can adjust for brightness and contrast in Windows Media Player. Go to View, then Enhancements, and then Video Setting.
Vaudeville Interpretation, 10 MB
Saturday, March 4, 2006, Central Library of the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
Baraka danced in conjunction with a book reading of Trav S.D.'s "No Applause, Just Throw Money, or, The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous." This is her interpretation of what a vaudeville bellydance performance would look like. Baraka's costume is in the style of what Egyptian dancers and vaudeville copycats would wear around the turn of the 19th century.
Music: "Al Kahina" off of the album Barbary Coast Blues by Saladin's Orchestra
Saturday, July 5th, 2008, CID 22nd World Congress on Dance Research,Athens, Greece
At the CID 22nd World Congress on Dance Research, Baraka taught a workshop entitled, "Tribal Fusion: An Evolution of Bellydance". This clip from the workshop shows how to exicute an Armenian dance travel step.