Amazing Sounding Mayday Evening Event at Cal Anderson Park

(this is already on the CHC calendar, but sounds so awe-inspiring that I wanted to remind you, and include the poster)

On May 1, 2009, The Anunnaki Project will present Daedalus Rising, a celebratory performance recognizing the organization’s 10-year anniversary. All are invited to join in the maypole dance and witness performances by members of The Cabiri performance troupe and their students. Mayday will also mark the debut of Daedalus, the organization’s freestanding aerial dance structure. Daedalus (made possible by a 2008 grant from King County 4Culture) will stand an imposing 19’ tall and 30’ wide, and can support up to six aerialists.

In addition to awe-inspiring displays on Daedalus, the event will feature stilt walkers, fire performers, and several theatrical works from the organization’s repertoire. Choreographer Christl Marcontell has returned to the organization for the epic At the Dawn of Ch’u, and choreographer Erin Simons will present her first work with the company in Benandanti. Guest performing artists and musicians include the Radost Folk Ensemble, the Let’s Dance! House Band, Cirque du Flambe founder Maque daVis, Dyno the Aerialist, and Zita the Aerialist.

The event is free to the public and will be held between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the south end of Cal Anderson Park, located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The main performance will begin at 7:00 p.m.

[Editorial Comment: naming your new flying invention Daedalus takes some guts, if you remember the legend of Deadalus and Icarus. The quote below summarizes Daedalus's advice to Icarus: see the bold text here for a rough translation.  Let's hope it won't be too sunny, or too damp, for these modern day flying adventures.]