Sunday, June 29, 2008

Hello From Amaya Video Productions.

(Kalisa's Cabaret videos are presently being aired on the World of Dance Theater program at: Access Monterey Peninsula channel 24, Tues- 3:pm, Thurs- 9:pm and Sat- 7:am.)


For the later-half of the century, Kalisa Moore provided a venue for entertainers at the La Ida Cafe/Cabaret. This is the same cafe of Steinbeck's novel, Cannery Row. Kalisa personally entertained Steinbeck and was instrumental in preserving the historical status of the building. An estimated 50 shows will be donated to the Cannery Row Foundation.

After the building was sold in 2007, the La Ida Cafe' was remodeled and the upstairs cabaret is no longer there. This is our last view of the cabaret as it appeared in February 2007.

The last few years of Kalisa's Cabaret featured star dancers of the Monterey Bay and their students. Individual performances are viewable on YouTube.com/kalisascabaret which are accessible through the videos to your right.

A few of these videos were filmed at the American Legion ball room where she continued producing the cabaret for a while.


Kalisa Moore now produces the 'Live TV' net series 'Cannery Row Memories' at 774 Wave Street Studios on Cannery Row, which the public is welcome to attend.

Kalisa and I feel the shows should be made available to dancers who were part of the experience with a small donation to help with costs.


KALISA'S CABARET SERIES LIST: (Featured dancers are the first dancer of each show. Dancers who performed on different nights are numbered.

SHOW 1: JANELLE, JUNIPER, JANELLE-LANA-MASHA, LANA-MASHA 1, GUEST SWORD DANCER ?


SHOW 2: YVONNE, LANA 1, JILL 1, MIRABAI 1, SHARAUZADE 1 part 1, TINA and MEDHAT


SHOW 3: ARUBA 1, LYNETTE 1, SIWA, SHARAUZADE 2, ANDREA 1, TROUP SALAH SOLO DANCER ?


SHOW 4: VALERIA, ARUBA 2, FIREFLY, LYNETTE 3,
AFTER PARTY 1



SHOW 5: ISABELA 1, DESTINY, SHARAUZADE 3, LANA 2, BARBARA EVENS


SHOW 6: LANA 2, ARUBA 3, LYNETTE 1, LADY SHALIMAR


SHOW 7: JILL 1, ANDREA 2, TROUPE SALAH, YVONNE, JANELLE (drum solo)


SHOW 8: SORSHA part 1, 2, JENNY FAY 1, SHARAUZADE 1 part 2, BELLA 1 part 1, LANA 2 part 2


SHOW 9: FIREFLY, LANA 1 part 2, TANYA, TROUPE SALAH, AFTER PARTY 2


SHOW 10: SIWA, ARUBA 3, JANETTE 1, JAMAICA 1, JANETTE-SAHARA ROSE, LYNETTE 2, MUSICIANS: ERNIE-JENNY-JAY+2 GUEST MUSICIANS w/SHARAUZADE 3 part 2


SHOW 11: BARBARA EVENS 1, LANA,and MASHA 1, MARIE 1, RONI, TINA, DESTINY, JESSICA, AFTER PARTY 3


SHOW 12: MARIE 1 part 1, GUEST DUET, SHANNON, JANELLE-LANA-MASHA 1, SHARIF 1, SORSHA 1 part 2, MARIE 1 part 2, ARUBA 1


SHOW 13: JANETTE 1, JANETTE-SAPHIRA-LYNETTE 1, VALERIA 1 part 2, JANETTE-SAHARA ROSE 1, SAHARA ROSE 1, SIWA 1 (audio switch), SHARIF 1, LYNETTE 2, SAPHIRA 1, ZORBA1, AFTER PARTY 2


SHOW 14: JAMAICA 1, TROUPE DIVA 1, HEATHER 1, CARRIE 1, HOLLY 1, TROUPE DIVA 2


SHOW 15: HEATHER 1, SHARAUZADE 3 (part 2), FIREFLY 1 (part 2), MIRABAI 1 (color version), CARRIE 1, DESTINY 1, JUNIPER 1, (audio switch)


SHOW 16: Kalisa's birthday (part 1): CHRISTINA HERRERA 1 (part 1 and 2),
LANA 3, MIRABAI 2 (sword dance), AFTER PARTY 5 (with Brazilian musicians)


SHOW 17: Kalisa's birthday (part 2): LANA 3, LANA and MASHA 2, ISABELA 2, LADY SHALIMAR 2, JAMAICA 2 (part 2/after party 4)


SHOW 18: Kalisa's birthday (part 3): JANETTE 2, MARIE 2, ISABELA 2, AFTER PARTY 6/credits (with brazillian musicians)


SHOW 19: Kalisa's birthday (part 4): JAMAICA 2 (part 1), JILL 2, HOLLY 1, JESSICA 2, TROUPE DIVA sword dance, JAMAICA (part 2) credits/afterparty 7


SHOW 20: Steinbeck's birthday (part 1): LADY SHALIMAR 3, LANA 4, LANA and SHALIMAR 1, LANA 5, LADY SHALIMAR 4/credits


SHOW 21: Steinbeck's birthday (part 2): JANETTE 3 (part 1,2,3), ZORBA 2, ISABALA 3, JANETTE 4/credits, (w/musicians, JENNY and ERNIE)


SHOW 22: Steinbeck's birthday party (part 3): ISABELA 3, JILL 3, LADY SHALIMAR 4, LANA 5/credits


SHOW 23: Steinbeck's birthday party (part 4): JAMAICA 3 (part1), JILL 3, JESSICA 3, JAMAICA 1 (part 2) credits/after party 8

If you are interested in obtaining copies of this series, you may send your phone contact and mailing address to: amayavideoproductions@gmail.com

CABARET MURAL ARTISTS: MuralsByLana.com and OlgaPerry.com

Peace and Long Life, Maya Mattar