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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/an-evening-of-middle-eastern-music-
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Middle Eastern Music and Dance
DESCRIPTION:Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble performs folk\, classical\, and a
 rt music from the Turkish\, Arabic\, Armenian\, and Greek traditions. Led 
 by oud player\, Eric LaPerna\, the group also features guitarist\, Jeremey
  Zela\; percussionist\, Dorothy Barker\, and clarinetist\, Steve Gruverman
 .\n\nJosephina believes in the transformative power of dance. She began be
 lly dancing in Chicago in 1998 with Jasmin Jahal. After moving to the East
  Coast in 2003\, she found home with Jamileh\, her mentor and friend. Jose
 phina currently performs\, teaches\, and hosts many area events in Mid Coa
 st Maine. While she loves to perform\, teaching is her greatest joy.\n\nJo
 sie Conte is a dancer and performance artist who continues to be inspired 
 by world dance tradition expressing the Divine Feminine: celebrating and e
 xpressing the body through exploration of internal landscapes and sensuali
 ty\, serpentine curves\, and moved by the tones and rhythms of the people 
 of the Romany trail. She has been an active artist and teacher in the Port
 land area since 1993 and founded Baraka! Middle Eastern Ensemble\, who hav
 e created wonderful spectacle wherever they have been invited.\n\nShe is a
  graduate of SUNY College at Brockport with a BA in Dance and a minor in P
 sychology. She is a graduate of the University of New England College of O
 steopathic Medicine and in her is faculty with CMMC Family Medicine Reside
 ncy. Continuing to be deeply inspired by world traditions\, she has become
  an Ayurvedic yoga Specialist and is presently studying Integrated Structu
 ral Acupuncture.\n\nFor 30 years studied dance and theater extensively whi
 ch began while living in NYC and has performed in both cabaret and concert
  settings. Josie has trained and performed with gifted teachers including 
 Serena Dance Theater\, Ramzi El Edlibi\, Sharon Fogarty Dance Theater\, Yi
 enan Song\, Elena Lentini\, and Dunya (Dianne McPherson.)\n\nShe is an ins
 piring instructor and brings deep body wisdom and stagecraft to her studen
 ts. In 1999\, Josie was accepted into The Maine Arts Commission Touring ro
 ster and she led classes and performed throughout New England. She was a t
 wice-honored choreographer for Dance Portland and has enjoyed collaborativ
 e work with a terrific company of artists including Nance Parker and Shoes
 tring Theater\, Perennial Effects Dance Collective\, Debi Irons\, Magili C
 hapman\, Tarpigh\, Okbari\, Alhan\, and the late Al Gardiner\,.\n\n"Josie 
 has a special gift to dance and magic to create the moment and seduce us t
 o their realms." Morwenna Assaf\, Shimmy Chronicles\, 1993.
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LOCATION:Cadenza\, 5 Depot Street\, Freeport\, ME\, 04032\, United States
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