In 1917, the official case file on one of the most infamous spies in the world, Mata Hari, was sealed for 100 years, leaving an almost century-long question mark on the validity of her condemnation. Suspected of working as a double agent by French intelligence, she was arrested, tried and executed at the age of 41. But before she fell into disrepute for her alleged espionage antics, Mata Hari's penchant for money, bejeweled breast-plates and men in uniform drove her to become the woman who catapulted exotic dancing to an art form. Hari's catlike, undulating style of dance is recaptured by choreographer/dancer Nejla Y. Yatkin in her multimedia solo dance work, De/Reconstructing Mata Hari. Yatkin draws upon ancient myths, Eastern and contemporary dance, poetry and physical and psychological theories to penetrate the life of Mata Hari, unfolding the mysterious history of an ambiguous figure and providing insight via Yatkin's own experiences. Sun., Dec. 16, 4 p.m., TECO Theater-Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa, $24.50, 813-229-7827, tbpac.org.
