Anuka

Events

Turkish Groove: Workshop Weekend & Gala Show featuring Azad


August 30 - September 1, 2014


Full workshop descriptions and registration at aslirakkas.com/turkish-groove . Gala show details TBA (will be Saturday August 31st).



Past Events - Highlights



2023:

16 December 2023 Peace Gala presented by Hashtake Dance Studio, Winchester Street Theatre
12 November 2023 Rockin' Raqs: An out-of-the-box Bellydance Show , The Arts and Letters Club
23 September 2023 Back to Cairo Gala Show, Winchester Street Theatre
7 May 2023 Glitter (presented by Mahasti), The Well, Hamilton Ontario

2022:

13 November 2022 Rockin' Raqs: An out-of-the-box Bellydance Show , The Arts and Letters Club
1 October 2022 Glitter (presented by Mahasti), The Well, Hamilton Ontario
23 July 2022 RAW Artists Canada: Link Showcase, Fountain Blu Event Venue, Toronto
18 June 2022 Glitter (presented by Mahasti), The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario
5-15 May 2022 Conan and the Stone of Kelior: A New Opera by Kyle McDonald, Alumnae Theatre

2021:

14 November 2021 Rockin' Raqs: An out-of-the-box Bellydance Show , The Arts and Letters Club
27 February 2021 Dragonfly Winter Wonderland Hafla (Online)

2020:

28 November 2020 Dance For Izmir - Charity Homemade Gala Show
This show was organized by Serkan Tutar and Asli Rakkas to raise relief funds for victims of the October 2020 earthquake in Izmir, Turkey and featured dancers from all over the world.
8 November 2020 Rockin' Raqs Online Show
17 May 2020 Dragonfly Online Show: From Quarantine with Love
16 May 2020 Glitter Online
18 January 2020 Glitter (presented by Mahasti), The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario

2019:

10 November 2019 Rockin' Raqs: An out-of-the-box Bellydance Show , The Commons Theatre
30 September 2019 Monday Funday Cabaret, Peacock Public House, Mirage duet
18 August 2019 Dragonfly Summer Hafla, Dragonfly Bellydance Studio, Anuka solo performance with live music by Dr. George Sawa
17 June 2019 Monday Funday Cabaret, Peacock Public House, Anuka solo & Mirage duet
26 May 2019 Dragonfly Annual Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
18 May 2017 Glitter (presented by Mahasti), The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario

2018:

10 November 2018 MOSAIC 2018: Divintation, an Invoketress Dance Company production, River Run Centre (Guelph), Anuka solo performance
4 November 2018 Rockin' Raqs: An out-of-the-box Bellydance Show , The Boat
20 October 2018 Shahrzad Gala presented by Ya Amar, The Boat
27 May 2018 Dragonfly Annual Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
10 March 2018 Oscar Flores Gala presented by Dragonfly Bellydance, George Ignatieff Theatre

2017:

9 - 12 November 2017 Alchemy: An Anthology of Steampunk Stories, a Dragonfly Dance Company Production, Alumnae Theatre
25 June 2017 Dragonfly Annual Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
13 May 2017 Harem vol 20, The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario
26 March 2017 Hip, Hip, Hooray! Cabaret special edition, Mermaid Mirage group performances choreographed by Anuka, Round Venue
28 January 2017 Hip, Hip, Hooray! Cabaret, Anuka solo performance, Round Venue

2016:

13 November 2016 Rockin' Raqs: An out-of-the-box Bellydance Show , The Boat, Anuka solo performance
22-23 June 2016 Vaudeville Revue , Bygone Theatre production, Anuka solo performance, Alumnae Theatre
29 May 2016 Dragonfly Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
7 May 2015 Aziza Gala show presented by Dragonfly, Anuka solo performance, Palmerston Library Theatre
23 January 2016 Hip, Hip, Hooray! Cabaret, Anuka solo performance, Round Venue

2015:

8-11 October 2015 Luminescence , Dragonfly Dance Company production, Anuka solo performances, Mirage duet, Alumnae Theatre
7 May 2015 Anuka solo performances to live music by Zephyr and Brenna MacCrimmon, Smiling Buddha
25 April 2015 Hip, Hip, Hooray! Cabaret, Mirage fantasy belleydance set as mermaids, Round Venue
21 March 2015 Mystic Arts Collective Presents: Rebirth of the Vernal Moon, Anuka and Mirage, Ratio
January 2015 Hip, Hip, Hooray! Cabaret, Anuka solo performance, Round Venue

2014:

14 December 2014 Dragonfly Holiday Hafla, Anuka solo performance
22 November 2014 Hip Hip Hooray Cabaret, Anuka solo performance, ROUND venue
15 November 2014 Anuka guest dancer with Nomadica, May Cafe
19 October 2014 Dragonfly Anniversary Hafla: Soundtrack Edition, Anuka solo performance
4 October 2014 Moonlight Tribe A Nuit Blance Party, Mirage group set, Habeeba's Egyptian Bellydance Studio
6 September 2014 Veil and Double Veil workshop with Anuka, Dragonfly Bellydance Studio
21 June 2014 Steam on Queen Summer Steampunk Fair, Bellydance performances by Mirage, Anuka and Dragonfly
25 May 2014 Dragonfly Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
5 April 2014 Ad Astra SF & Fanstasy Convention, Mirage and Dragonfly performances, Sheraton Parkway North
19 April 2014 Vintage Veil - workshop with Anuka, Dragonfly Bellydance Studio
29 March 2014 BellyUp presents "Superstar Sadie" - solo by Anuka, Estonian House
23 February 2014 Moonlight Mirage, full length Bellydance show produced by Mirage, Robert Gill Theatre

2013:

20 October 2013 Steam on Queen - A Steampunk Halloween Bazaar, Gladstone Hotel
5 October 2013 Moonlight Tribe - A Nuit Blance Party, Habeeba's Egyptian Bellydance Studio
22 June 2013 Steam on Queen - A Steampunk Street Fair, Toronto's Historic Campbell House
26 May 2013 Dragonfly Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
9 March 2013 Fan Veil Workshopwith Anuka, Dragonfly Bellydance Studio
26 January 2013 Inversion: Noir, The Dark Side Studio, performances by Mirage

2012:

20 October 2012 2nd Annual Rock & Roll Hafla, Dragonfly Bellydance Studio
14 October 2012 Bellydance Bizarre, Registry Theatre, Kitchener-Waterloo
13 October 2012 Fan Veil Workshop with Anuka, Dragonfly Bellydance Studio
29 September 2012 Moonlight Tribe - A Nuit Blanche Party, performances by Mirage, Zahira, Anuka and Dragonfly Bellydance Studio
15 September 2012 Arabesque Academy 25th Anniversary Extravaganza, Estonian House, Anuka solo performance
27 May 2012 Dragonfly Student Showcase, George Ignatieff Theatre
4 May 2012 International Bellydance Conference of Canada, Main Stage performance by Mirage and the Airship Pirates

2011:

28 August 2011 Fan Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Mirage and the Airship Pirates
28 May 2011 Dragonfly Student Recital, George Ignatieff Theatre
6 May 2011 Mirage performance at the Randa Kamel Weekend
1 May 2011 Canadian Steampunk Exhibition - Steampunk Bellydance performances by Mirage, Zahira and the Dragonfly Student Troupe
16 April 2011 Majlis at Dragonfly - Anuka solo performance with live drummers

2010:

12 December 2010 Double Veil Workshop with Anuka
10 December 2010 Hafla at Dragonfly with live music by Dr. George Sawa and Ramond Sarweh
November 12-14, 2010 Great Lakes Bellydance Convention
October 23, 2010 Midnight Mirage, Robert Gill Theatre
4 July 2010 Yogapalooza, Improvisation with drummers, Queen's Park
15 May 2010 Sudbury International Dance Festival, with Arabesque Dance Company
21 April 2008 International Bellydance Conference of Canada - Opening Night Gala, Hungarian-Canadian Cultural Centre
27 March 2010 The University of Toronto's Festival of Dance, Hart House Theatre

2009:

4 December 2009 Winter Mirage, a Mirage production, George Ignatieff Theatre
9 August 2009 Taste of the Danforth street festival, Anuka solo performance on Broadview stage
10 May 2009 Diva Night, Lula Lounge
28 March 2009 The University of Toronto's Festival of Dance, Hart House Theatre
29 January 2009 FUNKaBELLY - "Film Noir", trio: Anuka, Zahira & Emilia, The Supermarket