Carolyn Krueger

Carolyn Krueger's Gulistan Dance Theater

Dance Theater

Dances of the Silk Route

and Beyond

Gulistan, a Persian word meaning "rose garden," is a fitting name for Carolyn's colorful and unusual collection of traditional dances. Ms. Krueger is a captivating performing artist whose compelling repertoire features nearly two dozen distinctive classical and folkloric dances from exotic stops on the Silk Route and beyond. Intricate, sensuous and rhythmic, her dancing evokes the caravanserais and courts of bygone days and celebrates the vibrancy of contemporary life in former Soviet Central Asia and the Middle East.

Opulent dances of Uzbekistan and its fabled cities of Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva
Uncommon dances from the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Moody dances of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Elegant dances of Persia (Iran)
Lively dances of the Arab World

All are displayed in authentic, festive costumes of flowing silk, velvet and chiffon, ornamented with gold embroidery and jewelry, and accented with jingling wrist and ankle bells--clinking teapots--a decorative drum--a cane--a delicate veil- and accompanied by enchanting melodies, songs and rhythms.

"Throughout the evening she danced with an energized calm and unerring mastery of complex shifts in pose and direction."
Los Angeles Times

"Krueger's mastery of the exacting hand movements, delicate head -slides, intricate footwork and tiny gestures is breathtaking."
LA Weekly

Performer, teacher, choreographer of Middle Eastern/Central Asian dance for over fifteen years

Awarded two NEA-approved Collaborative Grants from ArtsLink, a program of CEC International Partners, for dance research in Uzbekistan (1993, 1996)

Intensive training with People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Vilayat Akilova in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1994, 1997)

Lester Horton Award nominations for Solo Performance and Staging Traditional Dance

MA in Choreography, UCLA

BA in Dance Performance, UC Irvine

Training with masters in international, ballet and modern dance including Vilayat Akilova, Aidyn Outecheva, Farida Fahmy, Mahmoud Reda, Anna Djanbazian, Ixchel Dimetral-Maerker, Eugene Loring, Antony Tudor, Gloria Bowen, Clay Taliaferro, Kei Takei, Kathryn Posin, Marcia Sakamoto
Dance research in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Greece, Russia, Ukraine (1988,1989, 1994, 1997)
Created educational programs for Performing Tree and ICAP in Los Angeles; From the Center in Orange County; Children's Creative Project Arts Catalogue in Santa Barbara
Choreographer-in-Residence, Orange Coast College Dance Department under Coast College District grant (1999)>
Artist-in-Residence, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts under California Arts Council grant (1994-1995)
Principal dancer, Associate Artistic Director and Education Director of AVAZ International Dance Theatre (1990-1994)
Project Coordinator for "An Introduction to Islamic History - a Teacher's Resource Book" (Grades 7-12), published by The Islamic Center of Southern California (1990)
Featured writer/copy and style editor for The Minaret Magazine, published by The Islamic Center of Southern California (1990-1991)

For more, go HERE!(link inactive at this time)

Go to top...

Dances of the Silk Route

and Beyond

This site 100% MicroSoft Free!