Niad
naturally inspired art & dance
Into the Mythic: Creature Feature
Exploring mythological tropes, paradigms, and characters through the
lens of theatrical fusion dance.
November 2nd at the Artistry Gallery and Workshops in Greenville, SC
Celebrate the start of the spookiest month of the year with us!
Doors open at 6PM
Tickets $25
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Theatrical Fusion Dance from Niad Dance Company & Friends
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Live Music featuring
Morgan of the Pines
Adam Murphree of Wasted Wine with Spooky Tales of South Carolina
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Food Truck TBA
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Costume Contest
Fire Performances
Witch's Dance Flash Mob
Face Painting
Art in the Gallery from Lauren Danner Photography and Amanda Barberito
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Halloween Dance Party After Party (until midnight)
*Date Change to
November 2nd
Meet The Artists
Jaidra DuRant
Jaidra is the director and choreographer for the niad dance company based in Greenville, SC. Her work in the realm of theatrical and transcultural fusion is heavily influenced by MENAHT staged dance styles and her background in theater. Combining her love of creative story telling with flowing movements and expressive dance, Jaidra creates dance that not only tells a story, but empowers and engages both the audience and the dancer in deep emotional awareness.
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Into the Mythic is the culmination of 22 years of study and exploration in dance, and Jaidra can't wait to share this art with you!
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Melody Waller
Melody began her dance journey at Niad six years ago where she learned the foundations of dances from the Menaht region of the world. Since then she has become a member of the Niad troupe, a Divine Chaos skirt Instructor, a Niad Instructor, and a Boho blade Level 1 Apprentice.
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Laura Jae
Laura Jae has been a transnational and theatrical fusion belly dancer for 7 1/2 years, but has always loved dance.
Performing has always been in her blood. It began with first grade ballet class and evolved into theater in high school. As an adult she did community theater with F.I.R.E. in Fountain Inn, and performs with Niad and Serpentine Jade.
Laura never outgrew Halloween. She loves dressing up. Some of her favorites have been Valkyrie, fairy, and mermaid.
What creature will she embody next?
Amanda Klingler
Amanda began her dance journey taking classes from Jaidra in 2017. She joined the Niad dance company student troupe two years later & has been thrilled to dance with the group at festivals & events across South Carolina, as well as in North Carolina, Georgia & Texas.
Angela Dee
Angela Dee began dancing in 2016. Since then she has studied with niad, Stygian Dance, and Bohemian Belly Dance, traveled the southeast to dance at events and attend dance festivals, joined the niad dance company, and co-founded Serpentine Jade.
Brandy Long
Brandy is a lifelong dancer who has deeply immersed herself in a wide variety of social and staged movement arts. As the co-director of Discordia Arts, the precursor to niad, she developed countless theatrical fusion pieces that were performed at festivals and shows across the South Eastern US.
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Now semi-retired from performing, but still a powerhouse dancer, Brandy is returning to the stage for this special show, and you don't want to miss it!
Heidi Baila
Heidi Baila is a lifelong lover of movement. She identifies as a transcultural fusionist blending dance styles from across the SWANAHT (Southwest Asian, North African, Hellenic and Turkish) regions, her western technical dance and musical theatre training with her Afro-Cuban heritage.
Heidi enjoys adding a theatrical flair to her pieces and is delighted to be participating in Jaidra’s vision. When not teaching, learning, creating or performing she works as a Diversity Consultant for BDE
Claire Dima
Claire Dima has been dancing since 2000, studying the dances of the Middle Eastern Diaspora
and the modern art they have inspired and helping make new generations of that modern dance. She is excited about the ways that living cultures are creating new art while preserving their heritage.
Barefoot on burning sand, rocks and glass, armed and armored, we come to the call of the drum. The drum is the collective heartbeat, the music the collective breath, the dancer to connect the collective electricity. Eternal percussion of heartbeats, passion and rage, lets move together.
Morgan of the Pines
Morgan of the Pines. Southern Gothic Folk Music.
Oh my starry woodgrain mother, wild to see how much can change, hear my shadow call me brother, and these buzzards say the same.
Adam Murphree of Wasted Wine
Adam Murphree will be presenting pieces from his musical side project. Spooky Tales of South Carolina, hauntingly beautiful narrative music that will leave you searching for a ghostly presence.