AERIAL! Aerial! aerial!….and Haiti!

Okay, so our friends are hosting a Haiti Fundraiser at the House of Yes this Friday!
Yes! We DO care! Don’t you? Yes you do! Come Help Haiti by hooping, dancing and having fun.

Saturday, we’re all about AERIAL, because thats what we do, that’s what we love, and we have 30 foot ceilings!
We want more friends to do aerial with us so Saturday you can come hang out with us! …. literally.
If you’re afraid of heights, thats fine! Come enjoy our Aerial Variety show and watch other people get high.

Oh….Just incase you didn’t know, we’re in the New York Times! Ta da! Hell Yes!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/garden/18party.html

::::::::::::::::::Friday, February 19th::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

HOOP FOR HAITI!

Learn to hula hoop, get some new tricks and impress your friends while contributing to Haiti Relief! Taught by the fabulously skilled Jill Maglio for beginners and experienced hoopers. All proceeds go directly to Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, and donations are tax deductible!

6pm-7:30pm. $15+ Suggested Donation.

……………Followed By…..

HAITI FUNDRAISER

Masae and Psybotik Present…”THE HUE-MEN”

ALL of the event’s proceeds will go to the UNICEF & Doctors Without Borders”THE HUE-MEN” amazing dancers have generously donated their time and energy to this cause and will perform at the event.

8:30 Variety DANCE Show:
Acts ranging from aerial to burlesque to tribal bellydance featuring Red Goddess, Sela Solstice, Nicki Miller, Fayzah Claudia, Taryn Tulla, Brenna Crowley, Nahoko Sugiyama, Kaoru Megumi, Oyama, Kashimi, Tomoko, Saki, Masae

MUSIC:
Nikolai Ruskin, Kae Reed on percussion, Maya Osumi on singing bowl & shanty-chime

Art by Kenji Williams http://www.kenjiwilliams.com
Visuals: nasha_masha (Psybotik) www.mymasha.squarespace.com

11pm DJ’s:
SPiRO (Freek Factory, CoSM)
Cris Limon (Loud Monitors, THM)
Electrik (Psybotik)
Messenger Particle (Psybotik)
Matyas (Reality Engine)

Donation: $20
21+ BYOB
Doors at 7:30, Entertainment at 8:30

::::::::::::::::::Saturday, February 20th:::::::::::::::::::::::

FREE AERIAL JAM SESSION at Sky Box

Join us in some FREE airtime with sexy lighting and DJ 2Melo. Experience necessary to play but friends, lovers and fans are welcome to come watch.

The Sky Box is honored to represent New York City’s extensive aerial community in the Fourth Annual Dance Parade! On May 22nd, after marching in the parade on stilts and in glorious unitards, we are
setting up a 22′ tall rig in Tompkins Square Park for a post parade aerial performance extravaganza! Register to march with us at danceparade.org

5-7 pm. Bring Your Own Unitard

:::::::::::::::Saturday, February 20th::::::::::::::::::::

The Sky Box Aerial Open Mic!

A show of precision, daring and brawn
One lady will dance till her clothes are all gone!
Mind bending contortion from young AND from old
The best thing in Brooklyn if not in the World!
There’s even a fiddle, played upside down
and MC Kae Burke sure don’t mess around,
It’s death defying and always high flying
And just 10 bucks so stop all yer whinin’!
Please don’t be late and bring your own wine,
Doors are at 8 and show starts at 9!

:::::::::::::Upcoming:::::::::::::::

Next weekend, we bring you WONDERNEATH!
A theatrical and fantastical circus adventure written and produced by our dear friend Ali Schmitz.
Show opens February 26th, and continues for two weekends.
Tickets are $15 pre-sale, $20 at the door.
more info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=287106320559&ref=ts