September
18-21 2009!
in
beautiful Western North Carolina!
What's
New at Triboriginal ...
10/2:
Save it now - TribOriginial 2009: Autumnal Equinox
weekend, September 18-21, '09.Thanks to all the folks
from across North America who attended this year,
making this the best TribOriginal ever! From Texas
to Toronto, California to Baltimore - we appreciate
you!
5/30:
Triboriginal is proudly nominated for the 2008 Golden
Belly event award! Stop by
Zaghareet for details and voting information.
Voting open thru 8/15 !
5/10: Kid's Scholarship Program Launched! See
here for more info!
Great Photos
from Jaki - Thank you for sharing!
Got
Photos? Contact Onca!
onca@barakamundi.com
| Arts
on the Lake!
Experience
the Triboriginal Cultural Immersion. Performers,
night owls, families, all together in a gorgeous
mountain setting, with incredible whole foods
cuisine and four days of arts programming, poised
to inspire everyone from the serious bellydancer,
to the tiny tot.
Dance,
drum, study, and play with artists of renown.
This year’s staff comes from all corners
of the nation: California, Arizona, Maryland,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, and more.
Triboriginal takes place at Camp Merri-Mac,
a lovely campground on a lake just outside Asheville,
NC, with sleeping cabins, a theater, authentic
and awesome world cuisine, child care, hiking
trails and more!
In
addition to the extensive schedule of dance,
music and cultural programming oriented to our
adult community, we are committed to the artists
of the future, with three days of children's
programming and activities. Our Children’s
Program Scholarship fund is slowly growing,
and we look forward to being able to offer future
assistance to our Tribo families!
Classes
and performances aside, the camp is beautiful,
with swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, and
just relaxing. If you have been to Triboriginal,
you will know why this unique event is a favorite.
If you haven’t been yet, we can’t
wait to show you why this is a special place.
Updates for this year:
PLANS are afoot to move the gorgeous Tribal
Bazaar to the green near the dining hall, to
enhance the cozy community feeling and allow
everyone easy access in all weather to all the
fabulous goods in the Bazaar.
The Hookah Dome will remain on the green also
for everyone’s continued enjoyment.
Also,
new this year - THURSDAY DANCE MASTER CLASS!
These intimate sessions will give dancers quality
time with the members of the Zafira Dance Company,
and jumpstart the Triboriginal weekend with
yoga, dance and a delicious dinner onsite!
Featuring
National Artists
Dance:
-
Troupe of the Year 2007: Zafira Dance Company
of Pittsburgh, PA
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Samantha Riggs of BoomBoomBollywood, Tempe,
AZ
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Rachel Lazarus of Blue Damsel Dance Company,
Redlands, CA
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Zi’ah Ali of award-winning TribalCon
& Awalim Dance Company, Atlanta GA
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Baraka Mundi Live Music & Dance Ensemble,
Asheville NC
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Blue Lotus Dance Company, Chicago, IL
Music:
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Melody classes with August Hoerr of The Mezmer
Society, Asheville, NC
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River Guerguerian will be teaching World Percussion,
Asheville, NC
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More percussion with Daveed Korup of Turku,
Drumfest, Baltimore, MD
Circus, ‘Gypsy’ and
Practical Arts:
- Yoga
and Energy with Gypsy Hands and Ananda of
Knoxville, TN.
- Fire
safety & performance with Creative Flame
Fire Talent, Wilmington, NC.
-
Business & Technology Classes for Artists,
enabling artists to work ethically, and profitably.
-
Triboriginal offers many additional classes
in the ‘Gypsy’ and Performing
Arts: hula hooping, zumba , hair & make-up,
divination, crafting, juggling, and more.
www.myspace.com/triboriginalnc |
Ready
to reserve your spot right now?
Register
now at our online registration page...
Need
more convincing? Read our Frequently Asked Questions,
below!
“What
is it all about?”
The mission of Triboriginal is to create a ‘Tribal
culture weekend’ to satisfy every aspect of
the international, continuously developing Tribal
Bellydance culture, & our close community. Just
now in its first year, we aspire to offer something
for everyone: the bellydancers & musicians, burgeoning
circus & sideshow types, mates & spouses,
children & teens, morning people & late-nighters,
meat-eaters & vegetarians, camping-types &
city folks.
“Why
so much?”
Well, unlike most weekend dance events, we have your
food and lodging needs rolled into the cost. Once
you arrive, you don’t need to spend anything
on travel or lodging.
Compare
with other events of this scope -
Attending weekend long events elsewhere, the biggest
costs typically;
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Hotel: average $50-100 per night – 2-3 nights
= $150-300 per person or group.
-
Classes: a four-six hour day seems to average $80-100
per person.
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Shows: add a $15 ticket for the workshop show that
night per person.
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Food & drink: a very frugal workshop attendee
at a non-‘Tribo’ event spends $5 on
breakfast, $5 on snacks, & $10 on both lunch
and dinner, that’s $30 per day. Over two-three
days, that’s STILL $60-90.
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Gas: add in $10-20 for travel from lodgings, classes,
shows & restaurants.
By these estimates, a two day workshop/learning vacation
becomes a $450 cost minimum. Triboriginal is incredibly
affordable & healthy for the environment and is
a full three days! Other dance & music camps we
reviewed came MUCH closer to this figure in cost.
This event also offers the unheard-of childcare option,
allowing families to train & vacation together,
as well as a variety of activities & classes appropriate
for the non-dancing members of the community: music,
fire arts & safety, circus & sideshow performing
arts, stage presentation, crafting, gypsy arts, the
Peace Vigil, business & technology track, &
more.
Don’t
forget the parties, the Bazaar, the Hookah Dome, the
lake, the mountains, & more…
“OK, it’s affordable. But, what
do my fees actually pay for?”
Event insurance and liability; Site fees for EVERY
person at the event, volunteer, instructor or paying
attendee; Child care staff; Lifeguards; Food supplies,
staff, planning & prep; Instructor/Performer fees;
Millions of hours of planning; Even more stuff we
don’t want to bore you with.
The vision of Triboriginal: Tribal Dance, Music &
Culture Camp in the long-term is to continuously evolve
into the event that the national Tribal community
NEEDS & WANTS:
a collective expression of our Culture. Please feel
free to share ideas and people hours to help make
it so!
www.myspace.com/triboriginalnc
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