Hafla-Con is August 2nd and I can’t wait. I’ve been wanting a geek-themed belly dance event in Arizona for a long time. I’d even toyed with the idea of organizing one myself, but I hadn’t had time to look into it yet. I’m super excited that Dirigible Doumbek is hosting one at Plaza Studio up in Tempe and I get to be part of it!
I had a few ideas for my performance, but I settled on a concept that had been floating in my head for years, just waiting for me to have the skills and the right venue to do it. Rather than portraying a specific character or dancing to music from a specific show or movie, I am instead doing a homage to an archetype, the fembot in all her incarnations.
I’ve been having a lot of fun planning this piece. I have a Pinterest board full of inspirational images and makeup ideas. In fact, I need to start working on my makeup. I want something that suggests robot without being too cyborg-y or going as far as Steam Powered Giraffe’s gorgeous metallic face painting.
Of course I am also excited to see the other performances, which will be drawn from a lot of different fandoms and performed by various dancers I know and love. I think it’s going to be a great night of geeky dancer fun. If you’d like to learn more about it, either check out the Event Page on Facebook or Buy Tickets from the Plaza Studio site. It’s only $5 so if you’re going to be in the Tempe area, you have no excuse not to attend.