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December 22, 2006 - 8 pm
SPIDER DANCE Winter Solstice Celebration
Concert/Dance Party
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York NY

December 17, 2006 - 5pm
Concert with I Giullari Di Piazza
First Presbyterian Church of Edgewater
701 Undercliff Avenue @ Sterling Place

December 10, 2006 - 2 pm
Concert with I Giullari Di Piazza
Italian Christmas Concert (free) part of Tuckahoe WinterFest 2006
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY

December 2-3, 2006
RHYTHM IS THE CURE workshop dance and percussion in Lerici, Italy
Lerici, Italy

OCTOBER 22
Taranttata Dance of the Ancient Spider Concert
Folk Music and Dance becomes a living history of Italian Traditions in the dance and music of Alessandra Belloni.
Dante Alighieri Cultural Center
41 Hampshie Street ,Cambridge tel. 617-876-5160

October 18, 2006 - 6:30pm
Concert with I Giullari Di Piazza
CARNEVALE VENEZIANO
Yale Museum for British Art

October 1, 2006 - 2:30pm
Concert with I Giullari Di Piazza
TARANTELLE E CANTI D'AMORE
Queens Public Library
89-11 Merrick Pkway

September 25, 2006 - 7pm
SICILIAN FLK SONGS solo show
Seaton Hall University

September 23, 2006
Performance
Festival in Virgina Beach
TARANTELLA E CANTI D'AMORE
with John La Barbera and Joe Deninzon

September 13, 2006
Pepsico Festival with I Giullari Di Piazza
TARANTELLE E CANTI D'AMORE

September 10, 2006
Concert with I Giullari Di Piazza
TARANTELLE E CANTI D'AMORE
for FERRAGOSTO ITALIAN FESTIVAL IN THE BRONX

August 19, 2006
Concert
Rhythm is the Cure solo show

July 30th thru August 7th, 2006
The Goddess Conference Festival
Week long festival of music celebrating the Goddess.
Alessandra workshop and concert on Southern Italian ritual drumming and dance Tuesday August 1st

August 7, 2006
Alessandra Concert
Glastonbury England

July 27, 2006
Fantasia, A Mid- Summer Night's Dream
A Celebration of World Music and Dance
Join these outstanding artists who appeared in the critically acclaimed third " World Festival of Sacred Music" last fall here in Los Angeles where new and lasting relationships were forged.This will be a rare evening of rich traditions meeting imaginative expressions and collaboration.

Temple Bar
1226 Wilshire bl/11th.
Santa Monica,Ca.

June 23, 2006
Rhythm is the Cure Workshop
Dance & Percussion workshop exploring the origins of the Tarantella, a trance dance ritual of purification and healing.
This workshop explores Southern Italian traditional dance, song and percussion.

Italian Cultural Institute New York
686 Park Avenue @ 68th street
New York, NY

June 17th, 2006
Voyage of the Black Madonna Concert
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY

Sun-June 11th, 2006
Full Day Workshop
Workshop 11am - 6pm more info:
New York Open Center
83 Spring Street
New York, NY
212-219-2527

June 9, 2006 - 8pm
Rhythm Is The Cure Concert
Alessandra with group of women drummers.
New York Open Center
83 Spring Street
New York, NY
212-219-2527
www.opencenter.org

Sat-May 20, 2006
LIVE PERFORMANCE w/ SPECIAL GUESTS
Alessandra Belloni w/ Special Guests
KUSH LOUNGE
Lower East Side
NYC

Fri-May 19, 2006
RHYTHM IS THE CURE Dance & Percussion workshop exploring the origins of the Tarantella, a trance dance ritual of purification and healing.
This workshop explores Southern Italian traditional dance, song and percussion.

Italian Cultural Center
686 Park Ave @ 68th Street
New York, NY

Sat-May 13, 2006
TECHNO TARANTELLA TRANCE DANCE PROJECT
concert premiere
Featuring her latest Production
ALESSANDRA BELLONI featuring JOE DENEZON on Electric Violin
Woodstock Colony Arts Cafe
22 Rock City Road
Woodstock, NY 12498

Sun-May 7, 2006
Dance of the Ancient Spider at REMO LA
concert, premiere
premiering excerpts from her latest project
Techno Tarantella Trance Dance Project.

The new Spider Dance production infuses the ancient melodies and instrumentation of the authentic tarantella with modern electronic dance beats. The live production will also feature new choreography that blends together modern dance and ancient healing trance dances, powerful ritual drumming, chants and sensual love songs.

The show will be a cross-cultural musical journey telling the story of the Tarantella from ancient Greece through Southern Italy, from the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance and up to modern times.

REMO Recreational Music Center
7308 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
North Hollywood CA 91605

Sat-May 6, 2006
Rhythm is the Cure Workshop at REMO Los Angeles
Alessandra presents her workshop titled ?RHYTHM IS THE CURE? at REMO Recreational Center in Los Angeles, CA

features Southern Italian ritual folk dances used as music and dance therapy that are combined with the unique style of Frame drums and tambourines.
Participants in this workshop should be barefoot, and women should preferably wear skirts, and if possible everyone should wear white clothes.
Cost: $60

REMO Recreational Music Center
7308 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
North Hollywood CA 91605

Saturday, April 29, 2006
Modern Renaissance Show - Alessandra Belloni w/ Moussa Bangoura and Reggae McGowen
www.CabSpates.com is bringing the country to the Honolulu Arts District. This is a "Modern Renaissance Show" connecting ancient pagan sustainable rituals from around the world with modern technology/science and art.

Ancient& modern African and Italian music,instruments, and dance. MOUSSA BANGOURA and REGGAE MCGOWEN accompany ALESSANDRA BELLONI who is a percussionist, actress, lecturer, entertainer and healer according to Drum! magazine.

Chinese herbal tonics w/ Acupuncturists/Herbalists JOHN RENNA and MICHAEL HAMILTON. Art; EMANUEL PANGILINAN illusration, MARY STANKIEWICZ photography, LUKE THOMPSON paintings, PAT CHURCHILL recycled sculpture, massage AIMT, local organic food KIMBELY CLARK.

Fashion shows with ANNA LUCAS, MADI jewelry designs, URBAN NOMAD.

P.S There will be a silent Auction with proceeds going to the Northshorecountrymarket and Gmo free Hawaii.

The Red Elephant
1144 Bethel Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 550-8457

Mon-May 1, 2006
Rhythm is the Cure Workshop
Rhythm is the Cure Workshop
The workshop titled ?RHYTHM IS THE CURE? features Southern Italian ritual folk dances used as music and dance therapy that are combined with the unique style of Frame drums and tambourines. Participants in this workshop should be barefoot, and women should preferably wear skirts, and if possible everyone should wear white clothes.
Coco's Studio
Papaya Farms Road
Kapoho, Hawaii

Thurs-April 27, 2006
Rhythm is the Cure Workshop at University of Hawaii
Alessandra Belloni presents:
RHYTHM IS THE CURE
Southern Italian Drum and Dance Workshop

Participants will also learn safe and effective ways to warm up and cool down their bodies with joint mobility and flexibility exercises taught by Michael.
The main focus will be on the ancient healing trance dance of the Tarantella, used in ancient times to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula.

University of Hawaii
Hemenway Hall 201

April 1st thru April 24th
Australian Tour

March 26th
Solo concert for Woman's history month Tarantata Dance of The Ancient Spider
Mountclair, New Jersey

March 25th, 2006
Concert
Woodstock Colony Arts Cafe
22 Rock City Road
Woodstock, NY 12498

March 17th 2006
I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA TARANTELLE E CANTI D'AMORE
Lecture and Concert
6:30 PM Lecture on Southern Italian Folk Music & Dance, followed by 7:00pm Concert. Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts. Alessandra Belloni will also announce a series of classes on the Tarantella dance and tambourine rhythms to be presented in May at the Italian Cultural Institute.
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 686 Park Avenue (68th Street) New York, NY Tel. (212) 879-4242

March 8th 2006
Sicilian Journey
Concert
An evening of Sicilian Music and Art.
Italian American Museum 28 W. 44th St., 17th Floor New York, NY 10036 For more information please call (212) 642-2020 or email info@italianamericanmuseum.org

December 3, 2005
RHYTHM IS THE CURE WORKSHOP Featuring Southern Italian Ritual Dances, combined with percussion
YOGA MANDALI 580 Broadway at Prince Street (4th Floor) New York, New York Telephone -- 212 473 9001

November 20, 2005
RHYTHM IS THE CURE - Workshop
Healing dance and percussion workshop based on the healing power of the tarantella trance dance from Southern Italy and the chants and drumming to the Black Madonna.
Old Japnaese Schoolhouse in Volcano Village

Saturday November 19, 2005
RHYTHM IS THE CURE solo concert
Southern Italian ritual drumming dance and chants
KMC Theater in HI Volcanoes National Park (808)976-8222
www.volcanoartcenter.org

November 7th to November 11, 2005
Residency in Maui for Indigenous Minds Science Program of Wisdom Unicersity
Dance and percussion workshop
Maui, HI

Sunday November 6, 2005
Tarantella e canti damore (Tarantella and love Songs)
with tambourine virtuosa, Alessandra Belloni with guitarist John La Barbera.
REMO Music Center 7308 Coldwater Canyon Avenue North Hollywood, CA 91605 tel: (818) 982-0461

Friday November 4th 2005
Percussion and Dance Workshop - RHYTHM IS THE CURE
Ritual drumming and dance from Southern Italy with Alessandra Belloni
St. Albans Episcopal Church 580 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024

October 2, 2005 - 7PM
Honoring the Sea at the LA Sacred Music Festival
"Honoring the Sea" to be performed as part of the LA Sacred Music Festival.
T: 310-825-0507 - F: 310-825-5152
Los Angeles, CA (USA)

August 10, 2005-7PM
Percussion and Dance Workshop and Performance in Calabria, Italy
Workshop and Performance
Percussion and Dance Workshop and Performance, in Calabria, Italy.
Calabria, Italy

June 30, 2005-7PM
Berkeley Percussion Festival
Boston, MA.

June 26, 2005-12:30 to 4:30 pm
Rhythm is the Cure
Special Healing Dance and Percussion Workshop
with Alessandra Belloni, a REMO Artist
A SUMMERSOLSTICE CELEBRATION
On June 26th from 12:30 to 4:30 pm
At YOGA MANDALI
560 Broadway 4th Floor

Saturday June 25 and Saturday June 25th. at 8pm
The Night of the Shooting Stars
A new concert by Alessandra Belloni and Brazilian Guest Artists
Synod Hall, Cathedral of St. John The Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 110th street,
New York, NY 10025

June 17th, 2005
Remo Percussion Center Performance
Alessandra Belloni performs "Rhythm is the Cure" at the Remo Percussion Center
REMO Recreational Music
7308 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
North Hollywood CA 91605

June 12, 2005-7PM
Performance at the Getty Center
Alessandra Belloni and I Giullari di Piazza perform "Dance of the Ancient Spider" and "Don Giovanni and his Servant Arlecchino"
Getty Center in LA
Address: The Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687

June 2, 2005
Festival of Italy and Greece
Puglia, Italy
Celebration of the Origins of the Pizzica
Alessandra Belloni will participate in the celebration of the origin of the pizzica form Magna Graecia, on the shores of Puglia and Greece

(5/20/05)
New york, NY (USA)
Voyage of the Black Madonna
New York Open Center
83 SPRING STREET

(4/30/05)
Cape Breton, CANADA
Rhythm is the Cure at the Cape Breton Festival

(4/28/05)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Rhythm is the Cure"
Lula Lounge. 1585 Dundas St. West Toronto

(4/21/05)
New York, NY (USA)
Voyage of the Black Madonna at the Trinity Church

(4/8/05)
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Tarantata Concert at the Villa Mariana Theater Alsesc.

(4/3/05)
New York, NY (USA)
Rhythm is the Cure Workshop
ALESSANDRA BELLONI led a HEALING DANCE & PERCUSSION WORKSHOP 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.
Healthy Yoga at 540 West 27th St. (Same building as "Spirit"). 4th Floor.

(3/14/05)
New York, NY (USA)
Dance Concert at the Fashion Institute of Technology