PRESS

-Aepril is featured in Yallah Magazine: “Teaching Styles: What Makes a Master Teacher” by Tuari Perez. Also interviewed in this article are Suhaila Sailimpour, Carolena Nericcio, Amy Sigil, and Kajira Djoumahna. June 2011 issue.

-“Dance of the Dark Goddess: An Interview with Aepril Schaile” by Belladonna Black in Carpe Nocturne Magazine, Summer 2011, beginning on p.210.

-Zaghareet! Magazine: “Surprised by Melancholy: Musings on Tribal and Cabaret Bellydance”, by Jenny Binckes Lee, Jan/Feb 2011 issue. Praise for Aepril’s piece, “The Heart Asks Pleasure First”, performed at Rakkasah Spring Caravan and posted on YouTube. “…Ms. Schaile begins her eloquent ‘dance poem’, for it can only be called that…”

-Carpe Nocturne: “The Book of Lilith: Two Reviews of an Exceptional Performance”, beginning on p. 156. Winter 2010/2011. Two new reviews of Aepril Schaile and Exquisite Corpse Dance Theatre’s original ritual-theatre bellydance production, The Book of Lilith; by Sarah Coflan and Melynda Amann, with photos by Liza Piper.

-Gilded Serpent: “The NY Theatrical Bellydance Conference 2010, Part 2: The Performances”, by Thalia, Oct 2010. “Aepril Schaile, whose workshops presenting a ‘metaphysical approach’ to theatrical belly dance were frequently mentioned as favorites by participants…”

-Belly Dance New England: Review of The Book of Lilith, by Amy Smith, Sept 2010; “…an extraordinary, powerful, and I would even say important production.”

-Gilded Serpent: “Report from NY Theatrical Bellydance Conference, Part 1: The Panel Dicussions”, by Thalia, Sept 2010. Aepril joins Morocco, Dalia Carella, Elisheva and Hanan on the “Theatrical Bellydance: Tradition vs. Fusion” discussion panel.

-Zaghareet! Interview, Sept/Oct 2009
“Dark Angel: Priestess, Dancer and Storyteller Aepril Schaile”
Aepril is interviewed about her unique style of bellydance, shamanism and ritual theatre; by Zan Asha.
Zaghareet! Interview Sept/Oct 2009

-Occult of Personality: Interview with Aepril Schaile
Podacast Episode 65
June 22, 2009

-Interview with Aepril and cover feature in Australia’s Spellcraft.
Summer 2009
writer: John Jacobson
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-Review in Zaghareet!
Mar/Apr. 2009: 55-57
and The CorsAir 24 Oct. 2008
An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance – 2008
by Mariam Gevorkian

-Interview with Aepril  in RiseUp Magazine:
Issue 4: July 13th – 19th, 2008
“Blending, Blurring & Borrowing”
writer: Reniqua Allen