[Bilingual post]【告知】【Announcement】【2019/3/31（日）20時ー22時 】【踊るモデルになります】March 31st,2019 I'll be a model!

こんにちは！オリエンタルを日々是研究★ベリーダンサー、Nisreen(ニスリーン）です♪
突然ですが・・・・モデルになります。

Hi to all, this is Nisreen of Tokyo! A good news..I'll be a model<3

日本のガウディ、梵寿綱氏による曲線美溢れる建築が目を惹くドラードギャラリー 西早稲田。ムーヴクロッキー（※動く姿を短い時間でスケッチすること）会にてベリーダンサー、ニスリーンがモデルをさせて頂くことになりました😊

There'll be a sketch gathering in this fabulous art garelly, Dorado Nishi Waseda. I'll dance as a model. The theme of the gatheing is capturing the movement in sketch.

撮影：エリックペルティエ

✦その場で描くのは自信ない…という方も、写真やビデオに収めてご自宅で作品モチーフにして頂くのもok！クロッキー未経験の方や、ベリーダンス自体を見たい！という方も歓迎な温かな会です💗

It's welcome to film my dance and draw it at home if you're not confident enough to draw at the venue. New drawing-lovers, anyone who is interested in Belly Dance as an art form, this gathering is also for you!

ギャラリー内は画家でありオーナーの小原聖史氏によって集められた美術品や、ご自身の作品に溢れ、居るだけで夢心地な場所です。✨

実は、もともと私自身が小原さんの作品の大ファン！元々私は美大生でアートをずっと大切にしてきたということもあり、このような素敵な機会をくださった小原さんに感謝で一杯です。是非、Artな日曜日を一緒に過ごしましょう。✨✨

You'll enjoy fabulous antique collections and art works of the owner of the garelly, Mr. Kiyoshi Ohara while drawing. This building itself is gracefully designed and filled with magical feelings! I'm so excited and greatful to Mr.Ohara for giving me this special opportunity to perform at my favorite place in this world. This event means a lot to me since my background is also an artist and I have always had love for ART. Most of all, I'm a huge fan of Mr.Ohara's art works! Let's have an artistic weekend together.

■日時Date　３/３１（日）午後８時〜１０時 p.m 8:00-10:00　March 31st,2019

■場所Venue　ドラードギャラリー西早稲田Dorado Garelly website

〒162-0041東京都 新宿区 早稲田 鶴巻町  517　ドラード和世陀103

■会費Charge　２５００円 　2500yen

■申し込み先 Reservation

●メール E-mail baroque@oldtimes.jp

ムーブクロッキー会参加希望

との旨、お名前・住所・電話番号を

明記。追って、ご返信させていただきます。 Please write your name, address, phone number and that you're applying to the sketch gathering with a Belly Dancer on March 31st.

●お電話 Tel ０３−６８０９ー３８０８

（水曜をのぞく１２〜２０時 12:00a.m-8:00p.m closed on Wednesday）

■定員 maximum　10人位 10people

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●2019/03/31（日）20:00_西早稲田　ドラードギャラリー　ムーヴ・クロッキー会

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HOPE

Thoughts..

I've heard  a lot about how the Belly dancers who "dress/behave like prostitutes damage our image as Belly Dancers" from Japanese, Western, and ME dancers.
And according to them, those "irresponsible dancers" caused situations that serious dancers have to face the sexual harassment/abuse.

Here is my question. Is it okay to harass/abuse/bully women if they're sex workers or "look like sex workers"(if  that even makes sense)?

Absolutely NO.

Sex workers agreed to provide certain kinds of  services under certain circumstances. That does NOT mean that they gave up on the ownership of their own bodies. And there are women who are forced to get involved in that industry while there are also sex  workers who actually chose their job. And  none of them deserves to be called their names especially by strangers.

 

Photographed by Mr.エリックペルティエ

 I'm oppose to stigmatizing other women who are already marginalized in the society.  Harassers harass because they objectify  victims, not because they see some skin.  I get where the backlash is coming from considering everything that performers had to go through under the bad reputation of "Belly Dance". However, we  need to remember Who judge women, claim the ownership of women's bodies, and created the "bad reputation" of women.

In the society where  women keep being objectified and slut-shamed, none of us is safe. Performing is definitely not safe no matter how "classy" we dress. 

Photographed by Mr.Hori

I'm not saying that I'm unaware of the importance of being sensitive to the context and how to present myself in this dance form, especially as a foreign dancer. Oriental Dance, or even ME women have  been sexualized in the west over centuries and that  has a lot to do with colonialism.  In my view,  people in eastern Asia including Japan are also not completely free from the westernized view towards ME. 

I try to be true to who I really am when performing, not just following the stereotypes. I want to embrace this dance and the music as a whole. That requires me to be genuine and transparent. My goal  is to interpret the music and my soul, not to show off my body.

 I'm still new in this life long journey but I've  made mistakes and will make mistakes. I will just never stop learning because it's a huge privilege that I'm ABLE to study and enjoy the dance as an art form.

I hope to show my love and respect as an artist by my effort and my creativity, not by stigmatizing other women.

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