Event

Heliopolis - City of the Sun

CUE presents Gregangelo & Velocity Circus in "Heliopolis: City of the Sun" at the Randall Museum for a limited February 13 to 15 engagement.

CUE announces the return of "Heliopolis: City of the Sun," a San Francisco original performance opening February 13, 2009. The Randall Museum's 188-seat theatre will host this international celebratory melange featuring Gregangelo's signature Whirling Dervish, Jim Berenholtz's Snake Dance of Shiva, Darkhia Damba in "The Uran Gar" hand-dance of Mongolia, Middle Eastern Belly Dance by Velocity Dance Company including the Raks al Sayf Sword Dance, all accompanied by the polyrhythmic voice of the Dumbek drum, with choreography by Kelsy Hiyakumoto Associate Artistic Director of Velocity Dance Company.

Renowned for their high-impact, signature spectacle acts, vibrant artistry and unique costumes, Gregangelo & Velocity Circus is delighted to be part of an event for cultural exchange reflecting the mission of its social benefit organization, Children United by Experience International. "Heliopolis: City of the Sun" is a performance spanning 4 continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. This is a performance conversation with a vocabulary of movement that encompasses the ancient and modern, a shimmering movement alloy molded in San Francisco of Egyptian, Persian, Mongolian, Arabic, Romani, and Turkick origins. In a time of often heated international rhetoric and propaganda, Children United by Experience International seeks to open windows between traditions and cultures through rich sensory impressions.