Events
Explosive Workshops at Brid's Closet |July 11, 2009
Tribal Fusion bellydancer Elizabeth Muise and Middle Eastern drummer Liron Peled of Raquy and the Cavemen, are teaming up to teach one of a kind workshops!
Time:2-3pm, Dancing to the Drum: workshop with Elizabeth and Liron. In this class we will learn to recognize basic middle eastern rythms, the edicit of dancing with a drummer, and find the comfort and joy in dancing to live music!
Time:3:30-5:30pm Drumming: workshop with Liron Peled
A Midsummer Night of Music and Dance at Studio 208 | July 11, 2009
The powerhouse bellydance trio featuring Elizabeth Muise, Barushka, and Lady Lola will be sassin' it up to Liron's live musical performance. An evening of sensual elegance, exquisite mystery, high energy vintage delight. Not to be missed!
Cocktail/Hors d'oeuvres starting @ 6:00 p.m/ Performance @ 8:00 p.m
**Bring your own cushion**
**Please park on the street**
Vintage Bodies | Photography Exhibition, June 2 - June 30, 2009
Elizabeth Muise
Devlin Shand
Opening Reception:
Date: June 13, 2009
Time 3-5pm
The Ritz Theater
107 Broadway
Newburgh, NY 12550
Drawing Workshop at Brid's Closet | June 27, 2009
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
. . . . . . .Learning to draw Still Life!
$45 - More details to come!
Please bring charcoals, pastels and paper to this class!!
Bellydance Workshop at Yoga Mt. New City | June 26, 2009
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Price: $30 in advance/ $40 at the door
To register contact:
Tel: 845-639-0736
info@yogamountain.com
Starwood Festival
July 21-26, 2009
. . . . . . .Bellydance at Mount Saint Mary College Desmond Campus
5 week session
Dates: Mondays: 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31
Please call 845.565.2076 to register
. . . . . . .Beginner Bellydance at Brid's Closet
4 week session (can be completed in 6 weeks )
Dates: 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, and 9/11
Time: 7:00 pm
Prices: $60 for four week session ($15/class)
Please call or email to pre register
or visit this link to get on Meetup to register www.bridscloset.com
New Policy
Must pre register and pay in advance for 4 week session.
Student has 6 weeks (8/7-9/11) to take the four classes.
If student wishes to drop into the additional two classes they may, and shall pay $18 per drop in class.
Must have at least 4 students pre-registered for class to happen.
. . . . . . .Intermediate Bellydance at Brid's Closet
4 week session (can be completed in 6 weeks )
Dates: 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, and 9/11
Time: 8:00 pm
Price: $60 for four week session ($15/class)
Please call or email to pre register
or visit this link to get on Meetup to register...www.bridscloset.com
New Policy:
Must pre register and pay in advance for 4 week session
Student has 6 weeks (8/7-9/11) to take the four classes
If student wishes to drop into the additional two classes they may, and shall pay $18 per drop in class.
Must have at least 4 students pre-registered for class to happen.
Contact
To contact the artist for purchasing or otherwise redmuise@hotmail.com
Visit Elizabeth's bellydance blog Shake It Ancient
Bellydance
With nineteen years of dance experience, Elizabeth has explored many styles such as Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, Butoh, and African/Middle Eastern Dance, her true passion, has been an area of focus in most recent years, studying with fellow professional bellydancers such as Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Mardi Love, Zafira Dance Company, and Ashara. Elizabeth is currently teaching Tribal Fusion Bellydance in Cornwall and Newburgh, as well as workshops all over the region! She has performed for festivals and celebrations sharing the stage with Raquy and the Cavemen, as well as dancing in restaurants, group shows, and Haffla's. Elizabeth is looking forward to teaching and performing at the Starwood Festival this summer!
Fusing traditional middle eastern dance movements with modern sensibilities, as well as drawing from her training in art, Elizabeth has a unique brand of Tribal Fusion Bellydance. She has been described as playful, elegant, graceful, powerful, and passionate, as she accesses this sensual art form with sophistication and class. She likes to keep it classy and sassy and shake it ancient!!
Click image to view video
Photography
"Aphrodite"
"I've Got You"
"Soft"
"Vessel"
"Holding"
"I See You, See me"
"A Cup to Hold You In"
"Chuck 1"
"Chuck 2"
"Flame"
"Smoke and Light"
Pastels
"Lemons & Cup"
"Tuscany"
"Violets"
"2 Pears"
"Anemonies"
"Daffodils"
"Lemons"
"Onions"
"Pansies"
"Petals"
"Pitchers & Oranges"
"Reclining Nude"
"Rose"
"Untitled"
"View from Leonella"
"View from Taverna"
About
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Artist's Statement
Nature and mythology are intrinsically interwoven, and both drive my art making. Deeply connected with nature, I strive to reclaim it.
We are nature. Our bodies are earth, our souls like wind, and we feel the mysterious pull of our mortality and sensuality when engaged with the landscape. This reality is both internal and external. It includes ancient stories, past dreams, and the infinite space inside of us. A place where our minds escape and our bodies dwell-the human landscape. In the words of Marcel Duchamp,“Art must be part of life-not an interpretation of life, not a description of life, not an attempt to comment on or improve on life, but a piece of life itself.” It is because of this, that the human form is the medium in which I work.
Utilizing multiple mediums including photography, video, sound, dance, and performance to convey experience, the body is always present, and is crucial to my process of relating ideas. Most essential is live performance, as the art is experienced as it is made. It is inside the performer. It is in their breath, their movements, and their stories, blurring the distinction between life and art. -
As a graduate of Alfred University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts and minor in dance, Elizabeth Muise is now pursuing a life in art.
Elizabeth just finished working on several projects, one of which was a commission of large surrealistic self portraits in Pastel. She also has assisted the likes of artist Spencer Tunick as well as muralist Garin Baker. For the summer of 2008, she photographed special events at the Storm King Art Center.
Currently she is teaching and performing Tribal Fusion Bellydance, and looks forward to exploring and sharing this beautiful art form.