An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance

EEMED belly dance

An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance's purpose is to create a space for Middle Eastern dancers and belly dancers to perform their controversial works. The concert consists of vignettes that are constructed, choreographed, and performed by a variety of dancers. The pieces, based in the Middle Eastern dance idiom, make present borders, edges, and standard representations visible by pushing past them. They also bring to light the often covered-up and neglected issues of gender roles, cultural appropriation, the ambiguity of eroticism and sexuality, the role of the audience, and stereotyping.

EEMED News

* The EEMED 2008 video is now available!

* EEMED T-shirts are now available! Please visit our online store to purchase

X-MED News

X-MED is an intensive workshop series in Experimental Middle Eastern Dance. If you would like X-MED to come to your town, please contact Amara for booking information and availability.

To learn more about what X-MED is and when it will be in your area, please visit visit our X-MED section for details.