THE SENSUOUS WOMAN – A SHOW REVIEW BY LELLA On Wednesday, April 19, 2006, comedian- activist-turned- belly dancer Margaret Cho kicked off the debut show of her new live monthly variety show, “The Sensuous Woman,” at El Cid Restaurant in Hollywood, California. Co-produced by Iris Berry and Miss Ava, the Sensuous Woman is heavy on […]
At the historic and glorious El Cid, I am starting up an exciting and different kind of show. The Sensuous Woman takes its name from a notorious bit of vinyl someone had at some point, which was a recording of a very articulate woman during a vigorous lovemaking session. I just remember she said “Shit!! […]
Whether you are an ugly duckling or a fully grown, glorious former or present cygnet, fly, don’t swim or walk to go see Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. There are a few performances left at the Ahmanson in Los Angeles, and I wish I could be at every one. I love swans. I have had an […]
I have my new line of bellydance gear up and available here: Margaret Cho Hip Wear Line I love making these and there are lots of different styles coming. They are all meticulously made by me in my dining room/sewing annex with the dancer’s needs in mind. They fit differently depending on how you like […]
I spent the last week at the mother ship, Suhaila Salimpour‘s School of Dance in El Cerrito, doing her week-long workshop and I had a wonderful time. To say that Suhaila is the best bellydancer of all time is not an overstatement, and all of us who love this amazing art form are lucky that […]
The first thing I have to do whenever I come home from a belly dance performance is visit the false eyelash farm under the sink. This is a Mac eyelash box with several dozen pairs of false eyelashes mashed together in a jungle of black hair, old eyeliner and glue. It’s a gory, disgusting and […]
I have been computerless for over a week now, and I feel desperate. Well, not completely – we have this old laptop that we keep around the house for Mac emergencies, but it has no “h†key. You don’t know ow muc you need one until you don’t ave one. I finally just broke down […]
I wrote this at the tail end of my Cairo adventure, but didn’t post it because I thought it was petty. Then I realized this information would probably be helpful to those thinking about attending next year, and that was more important that anyone thinking I was a bitch. Hope this helps! …………………………………… I am […]
I practiced and practiced for hours every day to prepare for the bellydance showcase at Marrakech. Bellydance has become a major force in my life, and since performing is the natural outcome of all this preparation, it is the one unmissable step. Being a performer for a living doesn’t exactly help me as a dancer. […]
What a stunning spectacle is Suhaila Salimpour’s “Sheherazade.†The show opened last night in NoHo at the El Portal Theater. Everyone with a pulse should go see it. I love a dance show, but this is not your mother’s “Nutcracker.†Sheherazade is an inspired and devastatingly beautiful retelling of the ancient tale, as the audience […]
Cairo is busting out all over. The city is swollen from the heat and the intense overpopulation and at night, all the veins and arteries burst and bleed out makeshift sidewalk cafes and pedestrians toe to bumper in traffic. All the merchants are squirted out of their tiny shops and their merchandise is spread out […]
I know I have been here for 8 nights but it really feels like 1001 as the 6th Oriental Dance Festival comes to a close. My feet are ravaged. I am sleepwalking through class, as are most people here. The dance classes are three hour punishing affairs, and the shows last well into the early […]
