Dance of the Sun

The audience will join the performers in a 90-minute sacred ritual.

The Seven Ritual Acts

1. The Sun God: In the pitch dark, all creation lies in ambush. To the rhythm of palpitating drums, dancers weave rapidly through the tall grass, preparing to greet the rising sun.
2. The Swamp: Humble life forms crawl. The producers, consumers, and decomposers of the swampland biome gather close together.
3. Seeds and War: A ritual encompassing reproduction, coming-of-age, copulation, harvest, and warfare.
4. Praying for Rain: Wearing masks woven from grass, dancers clamor like rain frogs upon the cracked earth, praying to dispel evil spirits and summon a downpour to nourish the parched land and withered souls.
5. Tides and Wailing: A choreography of water and hair; waves of rolling tides mirror a mother's tears, which will never run dry.
6. Sky Burial: Whether humble or magnificent, once joyful or sorrowful, all living things shall ultimately decay and return to the earth.
7. Full Moon and Wilderness Grass: As the moon sets at the intersection of night and dawn, white birds soar above the grassland, praying for the sun to rise once more.