Tarantata | Spider Dance: Celebrate the Night of the Tarantula
Where: Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave.
212-316-7540 Price: $25
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In celebration of the ancient Night of the Tarantula & Feast of the Tarantati
Internationally renowned Singer, Dancer, Percussionist ALESSANDRA BELLONI
& I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA
Italian folk music & dance company
artist in residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Invite you to
CELEBRATE THE ANCIENT NIGHT OF THE TARANTULA and the
Feast of the TARANTATI, Feast of St Paul in Apulia with ” TARANTATA – SPIDER DANCE ”
Featuring TARANTELLA TRANCE DANCES, HEALNG CHANTS FOR THE BLACK MADONNA ending with BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS
Traditionally celebrated for centuries in a church in a collective euphoria to heal from depression & sadness caused by unrequited love & abuse.
Featuring excerpts of the musical Tarantella Spider Dance
about the myth of the spider & ecstatic rites of Dionysus
ALESSANDRA BELLONI –lead vocals, ritual dance, tambourines, frame drums,
JOE DENINZON – electric and acoustic violin WILSON MONTUORI – electric & acoustic guitar, SUSAN EBERENZ – flute, piccolo, recorders –
PETER ABAZIA – drum set, percussion-
GIUSEPPE DE FALCO- Neapolitan singer
Dancers: PETER DE GERONIMO in the role of Dionysus,
FRANCESCA SILVANO in the role of the tarantata, GRETA CAMPO,
AMARA – in the role or Aracne Stilt dancer MARK MINDEK
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