Upcoming Performances

If you would like to book Alyssum or Rakadu at your next event, please use the Contact link in the menu above. 

2010
Jan 16--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.

Past Performances

2010
Jan 9--Natasha's.  Ford Theatre Reunion presents Hot Club Cabaret (contortion). 9pm, $10.  Lexington, KY.

2009
Dec 15--"how to be PRETTY" directed by Lauren Argo, part of the Little Gaines Series.  7:30pm, free.  Niles Art Gallery, UK Campus, Lexington KY.  2009
Dec 11--Al's Bar (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Dec 7--Gumbo Ya-ya.  8pm.  Lexington, KY.Oct 30--THRILLER!  8pm downtown Lexington, KY.
Oct 23--Busters featuring Rachel Brice.  Pre-show starts 9pm. Lexington, KY.
Oct 10--Boomslang festival.  Contortion alongside Lexington's Passionfire troupe.  9pm Busters, Lexington, Ky.
Sept 19--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Sept 6--Rollerderby half-time (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Aug 16--Woodland Arts Festival.  12:15-1:15.  Mecca Students and Rakadu.  Lexington, KY. 
Aug 6--Rakadu with SuperKate.  The Green Lantern.  Lexington, KY.
Aug 3--Mecca.  Impromptu improv with Mira Betz.  Lexington, KY.
July 6--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY.
June 13th/14th--American Burlesque & Sideshow Festival (ABSfest), Asheville NC.  for more information: click here.  Alyssum will be teaching a workshop on flexibility this weekend, too.  
May 23--Boston's 1st Tribal Salon & Vadalna's 1 yr Anniversary Show Featuring Alyssum Pohl. 8pm The Enormous Room, 569 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA.  For tickets or more info click here. 
May 4--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY.
April 4-- 11pm Beaux Arts Ball (Rakadu). Lexington, KY.
April 3--9pm Al's Bar (Rakadu & the Mezmer Society).  Lexington, KY.
March 2--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY. Selina Arnett writes about this performance: "... with the traditional Japanese music of Guitar, Alyssum Pohl took static to staccato. In a way that she has become famous for, she showed us all a new way that music can be reverberated back through the body. To our delight her lively movements are transmitted through a bright armband that jiggled and swished as she moved in and out of the space around her."
Feb 27--Loudon House 4th Friday (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Feb 20--Gallery Hop (Rakadu does the Tarantula Dance again).  Lexington, KY.
Feb 7--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Feb 2--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY.

2008
Dec 26--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Nov 14-- Shadowdance. 7pm, Orbis Nex, Oakland, CA.
Oct 31--Thriller.  8:30pm, downtown Lexington, KY.
Oct 24--Radio Vaudeville (Rakadu & the Mezmer Society).  8pm, Al's Bar, Lexington, KY.
Oct 19--Big Bugs Exhibit.  Owensboro, KY. 
Oct 10--Farmer's Daughter Cycle: Flour, Dirt & Dreams.  Performance Art Piece collaboration with Lauren Argo.  DAC.  7-9pm.  Lexington, KY.
Oct 4 & 5--Opening for Bellyqueen: Mira Betz and Alyssum Pohl.  The Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA.
Sept 19--Farmer's Daughter Cycle: Flour, Dirt & Dreams.  Performance Art Piece collaboration with Lauren Argo.  Gallery Hop, Downtown Arts Center (DAC).  5-8pm.  Lexington, KY.
Sept 11--Gypsy Slam (Rakadu), the opening to the 2008 Womens Writers Conference.  6pm, Victorian Square, Lexington, KY. 
Sept 5--Natasha's (Rakadu...and Parsnip!).  Lexington, KY.
August 17--Woodland Arts Festival (Rakadu) 12:15-1:15pm, Lexington, KY.
Aug 4--Natasha's, Lexington, KY.
July 26th--Phyllidia and The Desert Dancers present Morocco.  Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Lexington, KY.
July 25--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
July 19--Happy Jack's Pumpkin Farm Fair (cloggers vs Rakadu bellydancers!).  Frankfort, KY.
July 5--The Z Show starring Mira Betz, Elizabeth Strong, and Zoe Jakes (Rakadu).  The Moon, Lexington, KY.
May 30--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
April 26--WRFL's FreeKY Fest (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
April 25--Rakadu and The Mezmer Society at Al's Bar.  Lexington, KY.
April 19--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
April 7--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY.
Jan 12--SteLLar BeLLies, starring Urban Tribal and Mira Betz.  Green St. Studios, Cambridge, MA

2007
Dec 25--John and Madeleine's 60th Wedding Anniversary.  Celebrity Cruise Lines, Caribbean.
Oct 5--TUCSVM Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
Sept 22--Hafla at Dragon's Egg starring Zafira.  Mystic, CT.
Aug 4--Stephanie and Dennis' Wedding.  Washington, DC.
July 21--Opening for Locheart Arts Tattoo Parlour.  Boulder, CO.
July 2--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY. 
June 27--TV Channel 56 to advertise the Cultural Diversity Festival.  Lexington, KY. 
June 22--The Show starring Jeremy Lister and friends.  Nashville, TN.
May 16--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
April 27--Green Street Studio Showcase.  Cambridge, MA.
April 13--Black Diamond Cafe.  Shrewsbury, MA.
April 7--World Fusion Concert starring Alyssum Pohl, Raquy & the Cavemen, and Copal.  Boston, MA.
March 31--Lotus Lounge starring Rachel Brice (Solo and w/ Rakadu).  The Dame.  Lexington, KY. 
Feb 23--TUCSVM Open Mic. North Grafton, MA.
Jan 19--TUCSVM Open Mic. North Grafton, MA.

2006
Dec 29--Natasha's (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
Dec 1--TUCSVM Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
Nov 11--TUCSVM Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
August 8--TUCSVM Open House, Alumni Reunion.  North Grafton, MA.
July 27--The Middle East.  Cambridge, MA.
July 7--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY.
June 18--Chelsea and Vinny's Wedding.  Boulder, CO. 
June 11--Mick and Lucy's Wedding.  Lexington, KY.
June 6--Natasha's.  Lexington, KY.
June 3--Infusion Tribal Dance-A-Go-Go starring Rachel Brice, Mira Betz, & Elizabeth Strong.  The Dame (Solo and w/ Rakadu).  Lexington, KY. 
May 12--Black Diamond Cafe.  Shrewsbury, MA.
April 18--The Middle East.  Cambridge, MA.
March 17--Nema's (Rakadu).  Frankfort, KY.
Feb 25--BDSS audition.  Miami, FL.
Feb 16--Tribal Groove.  Newton, MA.
Feb 15--The Middle East.  Cambridge, MA.

2005
Nov--TUCSVM Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
Oct 30--Raquy & The Cavemen.  Cumberland, RI.
May--TUCSVM Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
April--Spirit of the Tribes V.  Hollywood, FL.
March--Oxfam Tsunami Benefit.  Cambridge, MA.

2004
Dec--TUCSVM Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
Oct--Tufts University Cummings School for Veterinary Medicine (TUCSVM) Open Mic.  North Grafton, MA.
August--Fair of the Lion Renaissance Festival.  Grafton, MA.
April--Nema's (Rakadu).  Frankfort, KY.
Feb--Nema's (Rakadu).  Frankfort, KY.

2003
Nov--Nema's (Rakadu).  Frankfort, KY.
Sept--Nema's (Rakadu).  Frankfort, KY.
August--Woodland Park Art Festival (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
July--Multi-Cultural Festival (Rakadu).  Lexington, KY.
April--Spirit of the Tribes III (Rakadu).  Davie, FL.

2002
August--Woodland Park Art Festival.  Lexington, KY.
April--Mecca's One Veiling.  Lexington, KY.

2001
Dec--Mecca's One Veiling.  Lexington, KY.
August--Woodland Park Art Festival.  Lexington, KY.

2000
Dec --Mecca's Decembrist Uprising.  Lexington, KY.
April--Mecca's Dance Summit.  Lexington, KY.