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10.31.08: Voodoo Culture Clash
A night of witchy devilry for globetrotting vagabonds
Enter a world where spirits dance, bones rattle, and strange incantations call up the dead. In New York City's most exotic riverfront locale, gyrate to ecstatic global grooves under the full moon and the big top. The fabulous Spiegelworld, closing its 2008 run mere days after Halloween, is now boasting two traveling circus tents--each a mind-bending confection of gleaming mirrors, polished wood and stained glass--as well as a covered riverfront dancefloor, cozy hammock lounge and a 50-foot long outdoor bar, all with breathtaking views of the East River.
The dark magic begins outside with thunderous carnevale drums by Samba Nation, accompanied by mesmerizing samba dancers and astounding capoeira martial artists. The Sugartone Brass Band throws down authentic and exhilarating New Orleans jazz and funk. Then follow us behind the mirrored doors for a transglobal dance party that will usher in the sunrise over the river.
In The Ancestral Tent, GlobeSonic Sound System's Fabian Alsultany and Derek Beres burn up the dance floor with an epic electrorganic globalbeat melting pot of Arabian Beats, Afro-Latino Grooves, Jamaican House and beyond. In The Futur-JuJu Tent, Sub Swara brings the genre-bending bass weight injected with live turntablism + tabla and spanning the spectrum from dubwise depths to floor-crushing bangers.
Parashakti & The Gatekeepers invoke the Magic of the Ancestors; Alchemy Dance Theater mesmerizes with dynamic and sinuous tribal fusion bellydance; astounding aerial artists perform impossible feats twenty feet in the air; and All-Seeing Mystik Painteresse Elyzabeth adorns you with glow-in-the-dark tribal face & body painting. See below for detailed info on all performers.
PLUS: FREE samples of Sambazon Organic Amazon Acai Berry Energy + $7 Amazon Vodkas all night. FREE Six Degrees Records CDs to the first 500 ticket holders. Best Costume contest at 3am, with prizes including over $100 in gift certificates from Roy Teeluck Salon and Jena Wellness.
Presented by Gemini & Scorpio, GlobeSonic Entertainment, Sub Swara & RainDanceNYC at Spiegelworld, Pier 17 @ South Street Seaport, Fulton & South St
See below for detailed info on all performers.
Photos by Hannah Thiem (1,2,4-6,11,13,17,18,22,38)
Caryn Waechter (3,7-10,16,19-21,24,32-35,37)
and Misha Koutouzov (12,14,15,23,25-31,36)
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
More on our performers:
Ecstatic transglobal beats!
GlobeSonic Sound System has been delivering an ecstatic dance DJ experience to audiences worldwide since 1999. Comprised of three professionals in the international music industry, GlobeSonic has rocked festivals, night clubs, all night raves, and special events throughout the world from Mexico to Lebanon, New York City to Singapore; sharing stages with artists ranging from Jamiroquai to Youssou N'Dour; with their lush modernization of world music, an epic electrorganic globalbeat melting pot of Arabian Beats, Afro-Latino Grooves, Jamaican House and beyond.
Melding a blaze of dubstep, dancehall, midtempo, and glitch hop, all injected with live turntablism and tabla, Sub Swara has become one of NYC's most vital music collectives, dropping the bottom out of bassbins and creating dancefloor mayhem on stages worldwide. Sub Swara released their groundbreaking debut album Coup d'Yah earlier this year, amassing rave reviews the world's biggest tastemakers, including Maryanne Hobbs (BBC Radio 1), Pitchfork Media, XLR8R Magazine, OK Player, TimeOut NY and more.
Drums, dance + capoeira: Samba Nation
Samba Nation Productions invites you to experience the unparalleled rhythm and magic of
authentic live Brazilian music and culture. Watch our world class dancers, musicians and performers create an atmosphere of infectious energy, sensuality and fun, and don't be surprised if you end up getting involved in a mini-carnaval!
The Sugartone Brass Band is New York's premiere New Orleans-style brass band devoted to bringing the traditions of the Big Easy to the Big Apple. Sugartone is a diverse group of globetrotting performers whose power, showmanship and energy are unparalleled. From traditional New Orleans jazz to contemporary Funk to hard-hitting New Orleans street flavor, the Sugartone Brass Band's presence means a party is about to begin.
Mind-blowing performance!
Through the Dance of Liberation, Parashakti & the GateKeepers lead dancers through a modern ritual fusing dance, yoga, breath work and live sonic grooves. This communal ceremony allows dancers to journey with their highest intention, releasing physical, mental, spiritual and emotional blockages. Through this transformational fusion of exploring the essence of spirit, dance, breath work and contemporary shamanism, we can access ancient wisdom and healing. This communal ceremony allows dancers to journey with clear intent and liberate their inner light. [Don't miss this magical moment, as it's our event opening ceremony.]
Alchemy Dance Theater is a contemporary global dance company that celebrates the alchemy of tradition and innovation, tribal and urban, ritual and spectacle. Performing a mixture of intricate choreography and vibrant group improvisation, ADT has enchanted and mesmerized audiences at events ranging from site-specific street theater and underground parties to international arts festivals and large theater productions, both across the U.S. and in Europe. Inspired by ethnic and contemporary dance from around the world--India to the Balkans, North Africa to Brooklyn--ADT creates a dynamic and sinuous language all its own: a moving collage across cultures, from the ancient to the modern.
Awesome aerial stunts
We invite a handful of beautiful aerialists to stun and astound you with awe-inspiring feats twenty feet in the air.
Painteresse Elyzabeth will be offering her exquisite freehand Face & Body Artistry. From small sexy embellishments to ornate masks, from tribal to victorian, in black and white or vivid color, with glittery tattoos and special long-lasting phosphorescent Glowing makeup. Dare to become Illuminated! (You can reach the fabulous Elyzabeth at Painteresse*at*yahoo.com)
And extra special FREE treats
Organic Energy from the heart of the Amazon. We start with acai, the amazing purple berry we harvest from the Amazon basin. Add the vitamin C superfruit acerola, along with rainforest botanicals like guarana and yerba mate, and you've got one potent, all natural energy drink that heightens awareness while boosting your energy and immune system. And since it's made with the finest organic ingredients, and not a drop of anything artificial, you can say goodbye to jitters and crashes. It's just pure amazon energy, through and through.
Six Degrees is an eclectic, independent music label that produces and markets genre-bending, accessible recordings that explore world music, ambient, folk, contemporary classical and intelligent pop music. Through consistency of quality, distinctive visual presentation and creative and aggressive marketing, we strive to create releases that stand out from the pack and offer a real alternative to consumers who are looking to discover new sounds from around the world.
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