Past Performances
2010
January 23-24: Bellyfusions Festival, Paris, France. “Festival de danses orientales fusion”. Performance and “Eerie Serpents and Ethereal Grace” workshop.
2009
Nov 13: “Invoking the Dark Goddess” workshop and dark moon ritual. The Dancing Gypsy, Spencer, MA.
Oct 10: Exquisite Corpse Productions presents: Descent II: Dances of the Dark Goddess: DESIRE. First Universalist Society Sanctuary, 211 Bridge St, Salem, MA.
Sept 12: Super Sassy Fusionistic Bellydance Experience with Onca O’Leary, YMCA Cambridge Theater, Cambridge, MA.
Sept 11: Benefit show for the World Trade Center Memorial Fund hosted by Manhattan Tribal with Carolena Nericcio. NYC.
July 19: Caravan Heat hosted by Jahayra, Salem Willows, Salem, MA.
July18: The Dancing Gypsy hosts: Metaphysical Victoriana: a day of dark fusion workshops and a hafla with Aepril Schaile, Spencer, MA
July 3: Sacred World Interdependence Day and Expressive Arts Festival. Workshop teacher: Shamanic Dance Theater. Earthlands Preserve, Petersham, MA.
July 1: Showcase at the Middle East. Performances by current and former students of Aepril Schaile, (and a performance by Aepril!). Middle East Restaurant, Cambridge, MA.
June 21: Laurie Cabot Litha Ritual.
June 20: There’s No Place Like Home Benefit, Rollinsdale, MA.
June 14: Exquisite Corpse Productions and the Salem Arts Association present: The ART of Bellydance, Artist’s Row, Salem, MA,
June 14 at Artists Row, Salem
June 6: The Salem Arts Festival. Old Town Hall, Salem.
May 2: Rakkasah Spring Caravan, Somerset, NJ (with Exquisite Corpse Dance Theater), 6:45
April 12: Boston Burlesque Expo and Vintage Fashion Fair: Sideshow Ball, The Hyatt Regency, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA
Apr 19: Down the Silk Road, Rollinsdale Studio, Rollinsdale, MA
April 10: X-MORTIS: Arabian Midnights, TT the Bear’s, Cambridge, MA
January 17: Arisia ‘09, New England’s largest and most diverse Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Cambridge, MA. 5pm. Aepril’s students perform their piece “Aviary”; Aepril performs solo.
February 7: “TempleCon 2009″ Providence RI. 12:30 pm.
Fri and Sat March 13-14. OrGaNiZeD cHaOs and Goldie Peacock present: “REAWAKENED”: Transcendent Performance
St. Lawrence Performing Arts Center, Portland, ME. 8:00 pm.
Mar 22: Northshore NBDA “Spring Equinox Rites of Rebirth”. Fundraiser for The Northeast Animal Shelter, Old Towne Hall
32 Derby Square, Salem, MA. 2pm.
Mar 28: Shimmies for a Cure III, Somerville, MA.
Mar 29: Northeast Henna and Bellydance Gathering, Providence, RI.
2008
Nov 16: Exquisite Corpse Productions presents:
Descent: Dances of the Dark Goddess
a day of destruction and creation in motion, a night a ritual, theatrical, experiemental and dark fusion bellydance celebrating and invoking the archetypal and mythical dark feminine
Cambridge, MA
October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26: An Evening of Experiemental Middle Eatern Dance (EEMED) Electric Lodge Theatre, 1416 Electric Ave. Venice, CA
Sept 14: Night of 1000 Goddesses, Morocco’s Studios, NYC
Sept 20: Show with Elena Lentini hosted by Dorothea. Stoneham, MA
Aug 08: Dancing Ember Studio presents: Gothic Wine and Cheese Hafla.
Aepril taught a workshop: Raqs Dramatique.
Aug 08: 3rd Annual Belly Dance Benefit for Jane Doe Inc in Memory of Melissa L. Namey, “Celebration in Rhythm”, Cambridge, MA.
Aug 08: Organized Chaos presents: “From the Deep”, Portland ME.
Aug 08: Aepril Schaile and the Salem Arts Association present “The ART of Bellydance!” Salem, MA.
July 08: Sacred World Interdependence Day, Tyngsboro, MA.
July 08: Fool’s Mansion, Salem, MA.
June 08: Guest Artist: Rakkasah Spring Caravan. Somerset, NJ.
May 08: Tribal Fest 8 “The Year of Infinite Possibilities” , Sabastopol, CA.
Mar ‘08 Shimmies For a Cure Part Deux Somerville, MA. Workshop teacher: “Unconventional Props”.
March ‘08 RAQS GOTHIUE II Santuary @ The Dark Lady, Providence, RI. Workshop teacher: Hands and Arms in Dark Fusion Bellydance.
January: Arisia ‘08, New England’s largest and most diverse science fiction and fantasy convention, Hyatt Regancy Hotel, Cambridge, MA
2007
Nov 2007, Raks Spooki II, Regent Theater Underground, Arlington, MA
Benefit for Women for Women, www.womenforwomen.org, . Solo, and with her “Shadows and Lights” student troupe.
Nov 2007, A NIGHT OF DARK DANCE DELIGHTS,QXT’s, Newark, NJ, http://www.qxts-nj.com
10/07: Belly Tricks and Treats Groveland, MA
Workshop teacher: Bellydance Drama and the Energy Body sponsored by: New Hampshire NBDA/North Shore NBDA
10/07 RAKKASAH EAST
The East Coast’s largest annual Bellydance festival.
Somerset, New Jersey
9/07 NIGHT OF 1000 GODDESSES presented by Chovxani, Morocco’s Studios, 6 West 20th Street, Between 5th and 6th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY
8/07 Naya’s Trance presents: MIRAGE, St Lawrence Theater, Portland, ME.
8/07 Breast cancer “Benefit for Melynda” At Geno’s, Portland ME
Maine Pagan Pride Day 07 Portland, ME, (with workshop, Bellydancing the Goddess)
8/07: The Sacred Woman Weekend Held in Memory of Melissa L. Namey, 2nd Annual Belly Dance Benefit for Jane Doe, Inc
The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
7/07-MID SUMMER MADNESS at Lotus Rising, Rollinsford, NH.
7/07- Shimmy in the Shadows: “A Raks Spooki ™ Production” at the Regent Underground Theatre, Arlington, MA. Aepril was the featured instructor.
6/07-The Odyssey, Vivid Motion spring show 07: the classic tale of one man’s journey told through music, motion and magic—Aepril composesd music and choreographs for “The Land of the Dead”, with a recorded performance by Aepril Schaile and the Judgement. Aepril also danced in “Ino’s Veil”, choreographed by Byron Nilsen. St Lawrence Theater, Portland, ME 6/07
6/07-EAST:MEETS:WEST 07: Fusion of the Dark Muses. An evening of dark/threatical underground bellydance performances, hosted and created by the Portland duet, Serpentine. Portland OR
Rakkasah Spring Caravan 07- Belly Dance Fusion Festival, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, NJ
2nd Annual Halfway to Halloween Horror Ball: Mars Attacks! presented by Covered in Bees and By Blood Alone. As a member of belly-burlesque emsemble Vina’s Vicious Vixens, and also solo. Geno’s, Portland, ME
Shimmies for a Cure, 4/28/07, City Club in Somerville, MA.
Naya’s Trance Spring Hafli, 3/07, Presumpscott Grange Hall, Portland, ME. With Exquisite Corpse and the winter Gothic Bellydance class.
Spring Equinox Dance of Rebirth Show, 3/07, presented by the Northshore chapter of the NBDA, at the West End Theater, Gloucester, MA
My Gothic Valentine Ball, 2/07, in conjunction with Vulvapalooza! performed as part of Exquisite Corpse, gothique/experimental collaboration, at the University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
Belly Jam World Dance Party, at Lotus Rising World Dance Studio, Rollinsford, NH
2006 and before…
Raks Spooki, The Regent, Arlington, MA
Mass Morgue, Skybar, Somerville, MA
Halloween Parade, Porstmouth, NH
Naya’s Trance Hafli, Portland, ME
Pagan Pride, Allen Ave Universalist Church, Portland, ME
Lotus Moon Dance party, Kittery, ME
F./Unction Goth Night, Portland, ME
Heavy Metal Fetish Ball, Portland, ME
Goth Fly a Kite, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Space Gallery, Halfway to Halloween Ball, Portland, ME
The Skybar, Somerville, MA
Maine Bellydance Festival, 2 years, Saco, ME
Randall’s Ordinary, Mystic, CT
Geno’s Rock Club, Portland, ME
YWCA Fair Harbor Shelter Portland, ME
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
The “Sacred and Profane”, The Battery Steele, Peaks Island, ME
“Cetsamhain” Ritual Theater event/outdoor labyrinth walk, Plainfield, VT
“Fuoco del Buio” Fire Fusion/Ritual Theater event, Plainfield, VT
