TARANTATA South Italian Gypsy Trance Music & dances, and Brazilian Rhythms
Theatre for the New City, 155 First Avenue (near 10th St), New York, NY
CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR with internationally renowned Singer, Dancer Percussionist ALESSANDRA BELLONI& I Giullari di Piazza Italian folk music, theater and dance company " TARANTATA " Southern Italian Gypsy Music & Trance dances, & Brazilian rhythms - ending with a dance party! Monday JANUARY 12 AT 8:00 PMAt THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY – 155 First Avenue (near 10th St) Tickets: 20.00 free with APAP BADGE Reservations: Reservations: 212.868.4444 or www.theaterforthenewcity.net www.smarttix.com Also celebrating our song TECHNO TAMMORRIATA FROM THE MUSICAL TARANTELLA SPIDER DANCE on the top 5 ON THE REVERBNATION WORLD MUSIC CHART OF AND IS TRENDING!! www.reverbantion.com/alessandrabelloni come dance & trance out with us! ALESSANDRA BELLONI –lead vocals, ritual dance, tambourines, frame drumsJOE DENINZON - electric and acoustic violinWILSON MONTUORI – electric & acoustic guitarPETER ABAZIA - drum set, percussion dancers: PETER DE GERONIMO, FRANCESCA SILVANO, DANIELLE HARTMAN,stilt dancer MARK MINDEK Featuring excerpts from the musical "Tarantella Spider Dance" based on the myth of the spider & ecstatic rites of Dionysus This fiery "percussive journey" through the South of Italy and crossing to Brazil will explore through songs, dance and rhythm, magic rituals, tarantellas used as music therapy to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula , healing chants and ritual drumming in honor of the Black Madonna, creating a new sound with acoustic and electric violin and guitars, a NEW ITALIAN TECHNO DANCE BEAT, getting the audience to dance and trance out with the band!The show also features Alessandra Belloni's original compositions honoring Yemanja and Oxun, Goddesses of Love and Waters, Xango, of the Afro- Brazilian Yoruba tradition
$20, FREE with APAP Badge