Convergance of Science, Dance and Ancient Greece

Past, present and future all in one image. Greek dancers, classic architecture and nanotechnology converge.

Ancient Greece in Mission Bay

The final performance of San Francisco Trolley Dancers is deep inside UCSF Mission Bay featuring Epiphany Dance, the organizers of this dance festival. My co-worker Theron and his partner Elizabeth were part of this final piece and the reason why me and several co-workers made an extra special effort to check out the event.

This piece featured a woman repelling/dancing down a giant research building while Greek dancers and musicians worshiped science and knowledge below. A fantastic conclusion to the day.

Here's a photo of Theron with the choreographer Kim Epifano. Below is a dancer repelling from the roof into the scene.

Dancing in the Sciences

San Diego Dance Theatre, the original creators of the Trolley Dance production down in San Diego, danced us along the promenade of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay. This area is the center of biotech and nanotech research and not usually a destination for anyone but scientists. What a treat to make a visit and see...dancers!

Trolley Singers

What I loved most about The Trolley Dances was that it took us out to Bayview Opera House in Bayview Hunter's Point, an area of the city rarely visited. When we arrived there was a fantastic Obama voter drive with local folks listening to live music and collecting canned goods for less privileged families. The Emcee invited us over to the event and was delighted when we obliged, all 70 of us! We then visited the Opera House which is a hidden treasure. What a fantastic visit.

Bayview Opera House and an Obama Voter Drive surrounds the dancers!

Inside the Opera House we enjoyed Adigun Sipho Capoeira Angola - here two boys display their strength, flexibility and choreography. Fellow members of the Capoeira troupe provided live music.

Dancing on the Railing

More of the Scott Wells & Dancers. They were jumping, lunging and smashing into the concrete as we watched in amazement. This piece was performed along the Embarcadero Marina and close to the end a boat pulled up to the "set" and its passengers watched in amazement. In this photo the guy on the left is a dancers. Front row seats take on a whole new meaning.

Trolley Dancer

Now its fifth year, the San Francisco Trolley Dances features California-based dance organizations performing along the Trolley Route. This time the route was the Muni T-Third Line which took us out by AT&T Ballpark, University of California San Francisco and Bayview Hunters' Point.

The day was absolutely perfect for enjoying dance. Here is member of the Scott Wells and Dancers.

My co-workers Katy and Jessica display their good cheer for the arts. Both are dancers.