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ALESSANDRA BELLONI is a singer, percussionist, dancer and actress who stands as one of the most important voices of traditional southern Italian music and dance today. She is artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Alessandra is Artistic Director and Founder of I Giullari di Piazza (the Players of the Square). For her mastery of musical styles-both at home and abroad-she has been acclaimed as one of the greatest living percussionists in the world, and has her own signature series of Italian tambourines designed with the largest percussion industry in the world, Remo Inc. |
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RHYTHM IS THE CURE IN TUSCANY, Italy
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a healing musical journey in the magical land of Tuscany, Italy 9th ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE RITUAL DANCE AND PERCUSSION OF SOUTHERN ITALY focusing on the origins of the Tarantella as a healing trance dance of purification. In celebration of our 9th year Alessandra Belloni is very proud to announce a SPECIAL GUESTS THIS YEAR: ANGELO TONELLI, Italian writer, philosopher, theatre director, and shaman specialized in the healing and ritual aspect of ancient Greek mythology with dance and theatre who will be leading meditations, visualizations and movement exercises. SPECIAL HEALING DANCE WORKSHOP featuring Southern Italian ritual dances used as music and dance therapy combined with the unique style of tambourine, and focusing on the ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella, used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula. The dance called PIZZICA TARANTATA cured a mental disorder called Tarantismo, which afflicted mainly women, who felt stuck in the spider web of their society. Students will learn the steps of the PIZZICA. The sessions feature the ancient chants used as invocations to the healing energy of the Sun and the Black Madonna, the Moon and the Goddess of Water and Love (Yemanja/Madonna del Mare). Students will learn the TAMMORRIATA a beautiful, sensual dance from Naples and THE SPINNING DANCE, based on a trance tarantella from Calabria in honor of San Rocco, *note: Students are requested to wear white and red for the workshop. ---------------------------------- LA CHIARA DI PRUMIANO A beautiful 17th century villa high in rural Tuscany with its own hamlet and chapel, surrounded by 40 acres of Chianti Classico vineyards and silver olive groves. La Chiara is well known for the special regional cooking as well as their home grown vegetarian specialties, and offers spacious rooms with wonderful views, swimming pool and horseback riding . Cost $ 1,400 double room, $ 1,300 triple room, including 3 meals, but no transportation - discounts available for students , seniors. Alessandra Belloni Please note also that our CDs are available on Itunes, digitally distributed by Naxos, Sounds True and BFM. www.itunes.com /alessandrabelloni Alessandra Belloni - Discover music, videos, concerts, & ... www.last.fm/music/Alessandra+Belloni  For bookings in Europe EL ESPÕRITU DEL SUR |
January 15, 16 at 8:00pm and Jan 17 at 3:00pm THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY presents: Alessandra Belloni & I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA in TARANTELLA! SPIDER DANCE A New Year mystical celebration in honor of Dyonisus, the myth of the Tarantula and Spider Woman with aerial, fire and stilt dancers, acrobats and a techno tarantella trance dance THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY CRYSTAL FIELD, DIRECTOR 155 FIRST AVE., near 10th Street NYC 10003 (212) 254-1109 Tickets : $ 20.00 (15 seniors, students, children) Please check www.alessadnrabelloni.com or watch us on www.youtube.com/alessandrabelloni  Sensual dancers enact the ancient ecstatic rites of Dyonisus. A spellbinding world music Opera featuring erotic trance dances and ritual drumming from Southern Italy and the Mediterranean presented by a company of 15 performers musicians, actors, acrobats and dancers who fill the stage with a celebration of culture unique to the Southern Italian experience Written and directed by singer, percussionist , dancer Alessandra Belloni, Music arranged by composer/guitarist John La Barbera and violinist Joe Deninzon , Choreography by Antonio Fini, Fran Sperling, aerial dancer in the role of Spider Woman, stilt dancer Mark Mindek, designed by Arden H. Mason Also featuring; Vinnie Scialla, percussion, drumset, Alessandra Tartivita, soprano, dancers: Francesca Silvano, Caterina Rago, Greta Campo, Bernard Davis, actress Cynhtia Field, Acrobat : Celub ASch Chiarinci. computer samples Anan Gan, electric violin effects JOe Deninzon More about the show: As the Italian press said: New York has been bitten by the spider again, this time not by SPIDER MAN, but by SPIDER WOMAN, or the tarantula , flying in the air the spell bounding production of: TARANTELLA; SPIDER DANCE" presented at Theater for the New City (in New York) December in 2007 to sold out audiences by Alessandra Belloni and her company I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA. A Spider Woman dancing in the air, weaving a magic web on the audience, the beautiful God Dyonisus dancing with fire, an amazing stilt dancer symbolizing the Sun God, death and the King of Carnival. Alessandra Belloni's "Tarantella - Spider Dance" invokes ancient traditions of the Winter and Summer Solstice, when people gathered in the woods to celebrate orgiastic rite in honor of Dyonisus and women danced with swords to the sounds of tambourines and violins. October 30 at Symphony Space Alessandra Belloni and I giullari di Piazza proudly announce the celebration of thei 30th anniversary !! presented by The World Music Institute : Friday October 30 - 8:00pm Tarantelle e Canti d´Amore: Alessandra Belloni, John La Barbera & I Giullari di Piazza tickets $25 - Peter Norton at Symphony Space Broadway and 95th Street - call (212) 545-7536 www.worldmusicinstitute.org Please check www.alessadnrabelloni.com or watch us on www.youtube.com/alessandrabelloni  A fiery "journey" through the South of Italy featuring magic rituals and tarantellas used as music therapy and exorcism, healing chants in honor of the Black Madonna, lullabies, and love ballads, as well as original songs by Alessandra Belloni and John La Barbera inspired by the rituals and rhythms of Brazil. This 30th anniversary celebration of I Giullari di Piazza features co-founders Belloni (vocals, percussion, ritual dance) and La Barbera (chitarra battente-Renaissance folk guitar, mandolin) along with Steve Gorn (clarinet, saxophone, bansuri flute), Joe Deninzon (violin, vocal), Alessandra Tartivita (soprano), Vinnie Scialla (percussion); choreographer/dancer Antonio Fini; dancers Francesca Silvano, Caterina Rago, Greta Campo, and Mark Mindek (stilts); and special guests Fran Sperling (acrobatic dancer) and Gordon Gottlieb (percussion). Contact Helen or Robert Browning helene@worldmusicinstitute.org or helenewmi@aol.com / robert@worldmusicinstitute.org Friday November 20 and Saturday Nov 21, 2009 - Trance With Alessandra Belloni - Healing dance and percussion Workshops in Las Vegas Go to site www.barefootsanctuary.com for enrollment or call Jada Fire at 702.543.1018 to enroll with her directly or email at jaime@jaimetam.com The studio address is: Inside the Whole Foods Market at Town Square. Las Vegas NV, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89119-3240 
October 22 - Tarantella Spider Dance Alessandra Belloni.,Joe Deninzon , AntonioFini contact Massimo MAggiari maggiarim@email.cofc.edu Saturday November 7 and Sunday November 8th 2009 - WOMEN FRAME DRUM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles REMO presents: DRUMS OF ILLUMINATION Women and Frame Drums from Around the World Workshops and concert honoring the feminine and healing power of the drum Remo Recreational Music Center North Hollywood, California for women and men; no previous experience necessary Featuring: ALESSANDRA BELLONI, JUDY PIAZZA, MIRANDA RONDEAU, DANA MAMAN 
Workshops: Saturday November 7th 1:00 - 3:00 Miranda Rondeau - Introduction to Frame Drums 4:00 - 6:00 Dana MAman - Brazilian pandeiro CONCERT SATURDAY 7:30 pm with dancer Banavfshe! Sunday November 8th - 11:00 - 1:00 Judy Piazza - Egyptian Riqq (Tambourine) 2:00 - 4:00 Alessandra Belloni 's Southern Italian tambourine and trance dances Fees: Two days, including 4 workshops & concert, $125 One day, $75 (includes concert) Remo Recreational Music Center www.remo.com, 7308 Coldwater Canyon, North Hollywood, CA 91605 Phone: (818) 982-0461 For pre-registration: www.brownpapertickets.com Judy Piazza ( 248) 563-0049 Payment at the door: accepted by cash or check Alessandra Belloni - artistic director, internationally renowned tambourine virtuoso, singer, dancer, actress, author - REMO artist - www.alessandrabelloni.com - www.youtube.com/alessandrabelloni Judy Piazza - internationally known and recognized for her extraordinary talents, skilled teaching, and generous spirit. www.resonanceandrhythms.com / www.myspace.com/judypiazza Miranda Rondeau - Devotional singer frame drum artist, and teacher passionate creater of online Women Frame Drumming about WDF www.myspace.com/womenframedrumming / www.myspace.com/mirandarondeau contact MDeMenno@remo.com / jzacarias@remo.com / ajanney@remo.com and judypiazza@gmail.com / mirandasmuse@yahoo.com / dancer banafshe at namahdance@yahoo.com Dana Maman - www.danamaman.com November 13, San Diego, National Music Therapy bumanis@musictherapy.org Alissa Jannei at Health Rhythms REMO ajanney@remo.com Here is an iTunes link to Daughter of the Drum Here in an iTunes link to Requiem for Mamma Elvira And here is an iTunes link for the ITRI Music album Earth, Sun and Moon Here are my tambourines designed with Remo: Link One Link Two |
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Featuring Southern Italian ritual dances used as music and dance therapy combined with their unique style of tambourine, and focusing on the ancient healing trance dance of the Tarantella, used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula. In Part 1 we will review the rhythms and chants in honor of the Black Madonna known as Tammoriata – done in honor of the Black Madonna (originally ancient rites for the Earth Goddess Cybele). Cost: $50 For more information (201) 224-3833 or ABelloni@aol.com www.alessandrabelloni.com |
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