This year's MIRAGE is a celebration of Traditional Belly Dance

Naya’s Trance Belly Dance will present Mirage, an Evening of Belly Dance and Middle Eastern Music with Okbari and guests Saturday August 23^rd at 8:00 p.m. at The St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. 775-5568

For the third year in a row Naya’s Trance brings together Maine’s premier belly dancers in an exciting show with live music from Okbari. Don’t miss your chance to see this hypnotic and enchanting evening of live belly dance and middle eastern music. Tickets are on sale now at all Bullmoose locations and online at www.stlawrencearts.org. Ticket prices are $20 general admission.

 Stunning costumes, captivating hip work, and entrancing live music come together in Mirage.

The evening offers up original belly dance performances in a range of styles including traditional Raks Sharqi (cabaret) and Arabic folk dances. A desert oasis in the middle of Portland’s Munjoy Hill, Mirage features some of northern New England’s most talented belly dancers and Portland’s own live Arabic music ensemble, Okbari. Mirage  is the summer dance event for Mainers looking for an exotic new flavor to add spice to their summer entertainment.

 Naya’s Trance Belly Dance presents original choreography from Artistic Director Jessani (Jessica Jane Means). Joining the troupe for the event are local belly dance legends Josie Conte , Jamileh (Jeanne Handy), Marianna (Mary Anne Butts), and Mira (Julie Eason) . Okbari  (Amos Libby and Eric LaPerna) provides a mesmerizing musical backdrop for the evening.

Among the dancers joining the event are Josie Conte (Portland), Jamileh (Jeanne Handy, Portland/Brunswick), Marianna (Mary Anne Butts, Saco/OOB), and Mira (Julie Eason, Bangor), Andrea Panasci (Kennebunk), and Portland based Naya’s Trance.

Tickets are $20 general admission. Tickets are on sale now at all Bull Moose locations and online at www.stlawrencearts.org. Reservations are not accepted. 

Mirage is one show only, Saturday August 23^rd at 8:00 p.m. (doors 7:30)  at The St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. 775-5568.