{"id":8744,"date":"2021-11-29T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=8744"},"modified":"2021-11-29T11:15:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:15:14","slug":"all-about-assiut-talk-saturday-dec-11-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/11\/all-about-assiut-talk-saturday-dec-11-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Assiut Talk &#8211; Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaiorientaldancecompany.com\/about-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/11\/all-about-assiut-talk-saturday-dec-11-2021\/web-assiut-talk-dec-2021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=216%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,384\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=216%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?resize=216%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"384\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">All About Assiut:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Digital Slide Talk<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I am thrilled to be presenting my slide talk, <strong><em>All About Assiut<\/em><\/strong>, as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaiorientaldancecompany.com\/about-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond Bellydance 5.0 lecture serie<\/a>s hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaiorientaldancecompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAMAI ORIENTAL\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaiorientaldancecompany.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">DANCE COMPANY<\/a> of India.\u00a0 Some of my favorite authors, researchers, scholars, and dance instructors are presenting their research and technique in this digital workshop series.\u00a0 This is one of my favorite subjects, and I&#8217;ve been working on updating and expanding the slide deck for this presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">All About Assiut<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I&#8217;m presenting my talk, &#8220;<strong><em>All About Assiut<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; revised and expanded for 2021. This is a slide-history talk that will trace the evolution of fabric we call by many names, Tulle bi Telli, Al-Tally, and Assiut. Learn where it came from, the technology behind the materials and structure, and how it has been used in Egyptian culture for the past 150 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">If you liked my book <strong>The Cloth of Egypt<\/strong><br \/>\nyou will love this talk!<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">All About Assiut<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Saturday, Dec 11 at 9 PM IST<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">** that&#8217;s 7:30 AM PST on Saturday, Dec. 11 for my US friends **<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaiorientaldancecompany.com\/about-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow this link<\/a> to reserve your spot!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaiorientaldancecompany.com\/about-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/11\/all-about-assiut-talk-saturday-dec-11-2021\/beyond-bellydance\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEYOND-BELLYDANCE.jpg?fit=216%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,384\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BEYOND BELLYDANCE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEYOND-BELLYDANCE.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEYOND-BELLYDANCE.jpg?fit=216%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BEYOND-BELLYDANCE.jpg?resize=216%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"384\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>All About Assiut: Revised and Expanded<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Over the past fifteen years, I&#8217;ve been presenting this talk at belly dance workshops up and down the US West Coast and internationally in digital form via Zoom.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve attended this talk, there are dozens of new photos in this expanded edition that reflect my current research and what&#8217;s happening in the world of assiut production today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since publishing <strong><em>The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut<\/em><\/strong>, I&#8217;ve continued my research. As I&#8217;ve teased information out of the archive I have updated and revised this talk. This slide talk has dozens of images that I&#8217;ve uncovered since publishing this seminal textile history book.\u00a0 The result? This 90-minute talk is not only informative, but lavishly illustrated, and beautiful to watch. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Cloth of Egypt<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you haven&#8217;t picked up a copy of my book, <strong><em>The Cloth of Egypt<\/em><\/strong> is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Eq7ozY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a> worldwide.\u00a0 Alisha Westerfeld and I are currently working on the next volume in our Assiut series.\u00a0 Our current working title is <strong><em>Assiut Belly Dance Costume in Detail<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 This upcoming book focuses on the process of designing and making belly dance performance attire from this wonderful Egyptian cloth.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Eq7ozY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4638\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/gallery-publications\/theclothofegyptfrontcover-sm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?fit=427%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"427,540\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?fit=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?fit=427%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4638 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?resize=237%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?resize=119%2C150&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheClothOfEgyptFrontCover-SM.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>This book has it all!\u00a0 It includes directions for classic robes to slinky modern dresses, bedlah sets, skirts, pants, and accessories. This new book is jam-packed with design strategies and professional sewing techniques.\u00a0 Photographer Alisha Westerfeld is joining me again. We are working together taking before and after, and step-by-step photos of work in progress. Be sure to join my mailing list to get monthly updates on this new book project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Perhaps you can join me for <strong><em>All About Assiut<\/em><\/strong> on Dec. 11?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Happy Holidays to you and yours,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dawn Devine ~ Davina<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nov. 29, 2021<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/11\/all-about-assiut-talk-saturday-dec-11-2021\/\"><img width=\"84\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=84%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"8746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/11\/all-about-assiut-talk-saturday-dec-11-2021\/web-assiut-talk-dec-2021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=216%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,384\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=216%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>All About Assiut: Digital Slide Talk I am thrilled to be presenting my slide talk, All About Assiut, as part of the Beyond Bellydance 5.0 lecture series hosted by SAMAI ORIENTAL\u00a0DANCE COMPANY of India.\u00a0 Some of my favorite authors, researchers, scholars, and dance instructors are presenting their research and technique in this digital workshop series.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Web-Assiut-Talk-Dec-2021.jpeg?fit=216%2C384&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-2h2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8744"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8767,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744\/revisions\/8767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}