I think we can all agree that it’s a total drag to see winter looming on the horizon. Fall’s all well and good, what with the leaves changing colours and BLAH BLAH BLAH, but really, I’ve basically been dreading the next snowfall since May.
Anyway, one way to beat the psychosomatic seasonal affective disorder that creeps in this time of year is by heading over to New City SubUrbs tonight for Cirq-O-Rama-Licious. The event features Vibe Tribe, a group of local dancers, who describe what they do as “improvisational group tribal fusion style bellydance. It’s rooted in traditional bellydance…but we’ve put a bit of a spin on it. It’s done as a group and it’s improvised so we follow cues form the leader and we change leadership throughout the course of the show.”
I suggest checking this out, the fourth installment of Cirq-O-Rama-Licious, as the antidote to the fall blahs because the ladies describe their latest dance adventures (or dance-ventures…it’s a word, look it up) as the perfect way for us to “escape and rejuvenate ourselves, explore the dynamics of life and inspire individuals to do something or feel something that they never have before.”
From Vibe Tribe’s press release:
“Each month the tribe animates a story filled with lessons of life and love and enriches these lessons through dance, unique tricks and music to entertain the audience in a circus style format. The two main characters, Pica and Luca, host the circus and guide each audience member through the journey to connect them with what the performers consider the “vibe” of the room.”
I caught one of Vibe Tribe’s shows on Sunday at Fort Edmonton’s Free Admission Day (yeah, I was the person alone, childless and videotaping things) and it was really cool (see video above).
Plus, a look at the poster also reminds me that the Edmonton Stilt Walkers are co-presenters, which also garners a big thumbs up from me (my love of stilts is well documented).
