Pleasant Gehman

Pleasant Gehman

". Under the name Princess Farhana, she has released a series of eight belly dance and burlesque instructional and performance Dvd's. In 2006, she recorded the lead vocal for Blacklite Sleaze with British house music duo Peace Division.

Underbelly

"Underbelly" is an acclaimed year-in-the-life documentary of Pleasant Gehman (aka Princess Farhana). Through a fortuitous chance meeting at the age of thirty-two, Pleasant discovered belly dancing. After years of punk rock rebellion, debauched cross-country indie- band tours, substance abuse, low self-esteem and bulimia, this twist of fate literally changed her life. Embarking on a dance career with no training at an age when many professionals are considering retirement, she reinvented herself as Princess Farhana, and became an international belly dance star.

Filming for "Underbelly" began in November 2006 at Tribal Dreams in Lincoln Nebraska, and continued throughout all of 2007 -- in Sebastopol for Tribal Fest 7, to the Mexican Riviera for the Sun Bellies belly dance cruise, in New York for [Margaret Cho] 's off broadway hit The Sensuous Woman, to Hollywood, California - where Pleasant was given a commendation from the City of Los Angeles for her years of artistic contribution.

The World Premieres were held in London and at the [Boston Underground Film Festival] in March 2008.

Books

*Escape From Houdini Mountain And Other Stories (Manic D Press)
*Senorita Sin (1994, Incommunicado Press)
*Princess Of Hollywood (1997, Incommunicado)
*The Underground Guide To Los Angeles (1999, Manic D Press)-which spent nine weeks on The Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List. Since then, The Underground Guide To Los Angeles has had all new up-dated editions publshed in 2002 and 2006.

External links

* [http://www.princessfarhana.com/ www.PrincessFarhana.com] - Official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/pleasant_princessfarhana Princess Farhana page] - Official MySpace
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzTt4FlY7sM "Underbelly" teaser trailer] - YouTube
* [http://www.alicebag.com/pleasant_gehman_interview.html Women of Punk] - interview with Pleasant Gehaman
* [http://www.d-filed.com/pleasantgehman.html D-Filed Magazine] - interview with Pleasant Gehaman
* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/2003/jun/interview_pleasant_gehman.html 3am Magazine] - interview with Pleasant Gehaman
* [http://www.gildedserpent.com/art32/PFBurlesqueBD.htm Gilded Serpent] - article by Pleasant Gehaman
* [http://la.metblogs.com/2007/08/20/las-better-half-pleasant-gehman-aka-princess-farhana/ LA's Better Half] - blog about Pleasant Gehaman


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