KC Raqs Presents NISAA
Fri, Aug 06
|Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center
Join us in a weekend of in-depth workshops!


Time & Location
Aug 06, 2021, 6:30 PM – Aug 08, 2021, 12:30 PM
Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66212, USA
Guests
About the event
Full weekend registration (Friday with Rahil, Saturday and Sunday with Nisaa, Saturday Hafla Ticket): $175
Saturday and Sunday with Nisaa: $150
Saturday workshop: Before Badia: An Exploration of Belly Dance At the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries.This workshop is the full day on Saturday, five hours of combined lecture and dance. 9:30 - 3:30 with a break from 12:30 to 1:30 for lunch. $120, space is limited. What do we really know about the history of raqs sharqi, the Egyptian concert dance form popularly known as belly dance? In this workshop, Nisaa peels back the layers of myth and hearsay to reveal the actual historical development of early raqs sharqi. Since 2009, Nisaa has conducted in-depth examinations of primary source evidence, as well as on-site investigations in Cairo, in order to advance knowledge of raqs sharqi in its earliest days. This workshop presents the results of this work. Through…
Tickets
Full Weekend Pass
Includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday workshops and one show ticket. Price includes $6 Paypal fee.
$181.00
Sale endedSaturday and Sunday Package
Includes Nisaa's Saturday and Sunday workshops. Cost includes $5 PayPal fee.
$155.00
Sale endedFriday Workshop With Rahil
Cost includes $1.50 PayPal Fee
$31.50
Sale endedSat Workshop: Before Badia
This is for Saturday only, the full day (one 5-hour workshop). Cost includes $4 PayPal fee.
$124.00
Sale endedSun Wkshp: Egyptian Dance
This is for the Sunday workshop only. Cost includes $2 PayPal Fee.
$52.00
Sale endedHafla Ticket: Spectators ONLY
Hafla tickets not required for performers. Cost includes $0.50 PayPal fee.
$10.50
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