by Andrea Deagon
Articles on Raqs Sharqi
by Andrea Deagon
Discusses the archetypes present in the ancient Sumerian texts of Inanna's descent into the underworld and the Sacred Marriage ritual, and the inspiration they can provide dancers.
Mythology and Symbolism in Middle Eastern Dance
Keynote Speech delivered at the First International Conference on Middle Eastern Dance, May 1997; discusses visual and narrative patterns of dance in the ancient and modern Mediterranean, and issues concerning Middle Eastern Dance at the turn of the Millennium.
In Search of the Origins of Dance
What is real and what is mythic in the histories we construct for our dance?
Feminist perspectives and their contribution to issues important to dancers
Story patterns and archetypal images in Middle Eastern dance
Dancing in Bali: A Personal Experience of Life and Art
My reflections on studying dance in Bali: landscape, ritual forms, different disciplines, etc.
The metaphorical meanings of our dancing bodies as they take shape in the universe around us, and reflect it in human form.
Dancing at the Edge of the World
A discussion of the hagallah and the secular ritual of dance performance.