Il Cielo che Danza (The Dancing Sky) March 2, 2006

The Dancing Sky - people, plus balloons, plus performance art.


Free opening spectacular - three nights only!
Compagnia di Valerio Festi (Studio Festi)
Italy
World Premiere Exclusive to Adelaide

The European tradition of the open-air theatre extravaganza is unparalleled in the world of outdoor performance.

In a specially-commissioned world premiere presentation, the great Compagnia di Valerio Festi will perform a site-specific masterpiece Il Cielo che Danza (The Dancing Sky), uniquely created for our Festival precinct of Elder Park and River Torrens.

All of Adelaide is invited to the opening of the 2006 Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts in a blaze of colour, beauty and music, when The Dancing Sky transforms our city into a spectacular celestial playground.

Studio Festi's magical production sees dancers appear from the heavens, emerge from the river and traverse the parkland, some suspended by Baroque, hand-painted, helium-filled spheres, some clothed in dazzling crinolines, some racing skyward along the river banks.

A beautiful lightshow accompanied by exquisite music captivates audiences as performers spin and dance above their heads with flying ships, dizzy skywalks and material and ethereal icons floating across the sky.

With The Dancing Sky, Studio Festi will enthrall and delight the young and old alike. Do not miss this extraordinary free opening weekend event-for three performances only!