REGULAR PERFORMANCES:
Photo of Kostana and SK Near East Ensemble at Taste of Morocco by Roger Wood
Kostana performs regularly at the following venues in the MD/DC/VA area:
CAZBAR - Baltimore, MD
Turkish restaurant with bellydancer on Friday and Saturday nights. Show starts at 9pm on Friday, and 10pm on Saturday. Call (410) 528-1222 for reservations.
Website: Cazbar Restaurant
NADER'S CAFE - Fredericksburg, VA
Nader's is an Arabic food market and hookah cafe with bellydance shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Shows start between 8:30pm - 9pm. For Nader's Dancer Schedule, CLICK HERE
MEMSAHIB - Rockville, MD
Indian restaurant with bellydance shows Sunday-Thursday at 8:30pm; Friday & Saturday at 9pm. Closed on Mondays.
For reservations, call (301) 468-0098.
Website: MEMSAHIB Restaurant
TASTE OF MOROCCO - Silver Spring, MD
Moroccan restaurant with bellydance shows Wednesday - Sunday. Weeknight shows start at 7:30pm. Friday and Saturday shows start at 8pm.
Call (301) 588-4003 for reservations and to check dancer schedule. Website: Taste of Morocco
*PLEASE ALWAYS CALL AHEAD FOR SCHEDULE AND TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS!
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES:
APRIL 19: PHILADELPHIA TURKISH FESTIVAL - Kostana performs with the Kardelen Turkish Folkdancers at the Philly Turkish Festival. For Festival information: Philadelphia Turkish Festival website
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008: ANNOUNCING SPECIAL PERFORMANCE WITH GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE, SOUHAIL KASPAR!
Souhail returns to DC with Rachid Halihal for a special Evening Performance on April 26. Stay tuned for details and ticket sales at World Music Folklife Center
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MAY 3: Saffron Open House & Spring Hafla (3pm-5pm) - Don't miss our first annual Spring Fling featuring live music, Saffrontinis & impromptu performances by Saffron faculty, advanced students and our darling Habibis! This is a free event. For details: Saffron Dance
MAY 6:Kostana performs with Kardelen Turkish Folkdancers at the The 2008 InterAction Annual Forum – New Visions to End Poverty Opening Banquet.
SOME OF KOSTANA'S PAST PERFORMANCES INCLUDE:
Bellypalooza at the Baltimore Museum of Art with Sidqi and Issam Houshan of the Bellydance Superstars - Baltimore, MD
Photo by Elaine. To read more about this event, check out Elaine's report at: Gilded Serpent
Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC (with Sidqi, Dave, Husnu & Demet)
Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage - Washington, DC (with Sidqi and Husnu Aydogdu)
Ode to Peace Festival - Washington, DC
Yalla! A Celebration of Women's Dance at Montgomery College - Rockville, MD
Daughter's of Rhea Recital, Baltimore Museum of Art - Baltimore, MD
Arabian Nights Show, Colony South Hotel - Clinton MD
Titan Bar - Washington, DC
Marrakesh de Paris - Silver Spring MD
Amer's Cafe - Baltimore, MD
Casablanca (Artemis Recital, Dance for a Cause Benefit,
Dance for Sudan Benefit, Voice of Roma Benefit) - Alexandria, VA
Five Seasons Restaurant - Baltimore, MD
Starlight Shimmy at The New Deal Cafe - Greenbelt, MD
Bombay Tandoor - Vienna, VA
World Culture Open at George Washington University - Washington, DC
M.E.D. Folktours Music and Dance Camp - Maryland, Pennsylvania & Istanbul
Fells Point Festival - Baltimore, MD
Percussion Artists We Have Sponsored:
Armando Mafufo & Sulyman el Coyote of Sirocco. October 2003.
Souhail Kaspar. February '05, November '05, April '06, October '06, July '07.
Seido Salifoski & Ismail Butera (The Balkan Brothers). April 2006, February 2007.
Hearn Gadbois. May & June 2006.
Issam Houshan. August 2007.
