Daedalus Rising, photos

Daedalus Rising was super fun. The weather was perfect for us, our audience was gracious and totally into it, and Daedalus is one sexy bitch!

I ate fire, got spun on the rope, beat the crap out of the artistic director and got to crawl through the crowd hissing at people like an animal. What more could I ask for, dare I say? Actually, I suppose apathetic sound guy could have picked up a clue or two along the way, if I had a say in things…

Our blocking for the exceptionally complex piece I was in went straight through the window with no lyrics for us to que from due to tech difficulty. I felt awful for The Red King, who traveled all the way from Portland to perform his music and had no mic. Thankfully he has an extensive visual element to his performances! We were off kilter, but pulled it out like crazy and our audience of 2000 people, a new personal record (SEAF last year was 1500), was totally stoked.

I was unable to see most of the other pieces. What I was able to see of the performances were well done – I’m impressed with the ability of the performers and crew to maneuver an uncontrollable outdoor environment and the various unexpected difficulties that provides.

Plus a video from http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2009/05/02/cal-anderson-aerial-show-pictures-movies !!!

Fun stuff. :) I have a great time performing in that piece.

Free to the public!

Who: The Cabiri
What: Aerial dance
When: May 1 2009.
Where: Cal Anderson Park

On May 1, 2009 The Anunnaki Project will present Daedalus Rising, an epic production celebrating the past 10 years of performative mythology by The Cabiri performance troupe. The performance will also be the debut of Daedalus, the organization’s freestanding, portable aerial dance structure. Daedalus stands an imposing 19′ high and 30′ wide, and is named for the Greek architect who built the labyrinth and artificial wings for himself.

Daedalus Rising is a free event, to be held at the south end of Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The performance will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m. We hope you will join us on this auspicious occasion!

In 1999, The Cabiri performance troupe was formed from a small collective of storytellers and street theatre performers based in Fremont. Over the past decade, the troupe has utilized aerial dance, stilts, puppetry, and fire performance to depict tales from folklore and ancient mythology, with an emphasis on cultures that have passed into antiquity as theatrical emissaries for The Anunnaki Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization.