Wendy Buonaventura
We had a wonderfull weekend with Wendy! Thank you Dance Northampton Studio, Rebel Cafe', and everyone who came and supported this special weekend!
WENDY BUONAVENTURA
Wendy was among the first to pioneer Middle Eastern dance as an art in the West, and is well known for her book on its history: Serpent of the Nile. This book has recently been updated and reissued and she recently completed a slideshow/talk about it for the Guardian newspaper’s website: www.guardian.co.uk/books/interactive/2010/aug/23/arab-dance-serpent-nile
Wendy has won international praise for her performance work combining text and dance, and a documentary has been made about her for British TV. She celebrates dance as a key to tapping our creativity and hidden energies, her style drawing on a broad experience of dance, theatre and bodywork.
Her book Something In The Way She Moves (U.S. title) looks at women’s social/sexual history through dance and other of life’s pleasures. Her most recent book Midnight Rose is based on the life of scandalous Edwardian dancer Maud Allan. She is also the founder/artistic director of the UK festival Sirocco. www.siroccofestival.org.uk
“Wendy Buonaventura is quite literally a living legend in Arabic dance and has taken the art form to audiences worldwide with her innovative and beautiful stage shows” - Morag Deyes (Director, Edinburgh Dancebase Festival)
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