SWEET CAN PRODUCTIONS CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY WITH ENCORE OF INTIMATE HOLIDAY CIRCUS SPECTACULAR "YES SWEET CAN" PLUS SPECIAL HOLIDAY CABARET December 16, 2011-January 1, 2012 Limited holiday engagement!
Start a new holiday tradition and savor the season with something a little sweet (but oh so good for you). Back with their most popular show, Sweet Can Productions celebrates its 5th anniversary of presenting homegrown intimate theatrical circus with YES SWEET CAN. This astonishing 60-minute production features the innovative acrobatics of some of the Bay Area's most talented theatrical circus artists (BetH Clarke, Jamie Coventry,Natasha Kaluza, Kerri Kresinski, and Matt White) in an unforgettable program that will amaze, delight, and inspire the entire family. Featuring live music performed by contemporary maestro Eric "EO" Oberthaler, and stunning performances on aerial silks and slack rope, acrobatics, contortion, and hula hoops, YES SWEET CAN combines traditional circus with physical theater, dance, and live music to create a topsy-turvy world in which anything can happen. Renowned choreographer Joanna Haigood directs, with a script written by Teatro Zinzani's Michael Davis.
Additionally, Sweet Can presents a special holiday circus cabaret, MITTENS AND MISTLETOE, for two performances only during the run of YES SWEET CAN. An afternoon of glad tidings and cheer, MITTENS AND MISTLETOE is a light-hearted, charming variety program suitable for all ages, featuring new material from the award-winning clown duet Coventry & Kaluza.
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. (at Mission)
SHOWS:
Friday, December 16, 8pm
Saturday, December 17, 8pm
Sunday, December 18, 6pm
Tuesday, December 27, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Wednesday, December 28, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Thursday, December 29, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Friday, December 30, 4pm, 8pm
Saturday, December 31, 2pm
Sunday, January 1, 2pm
Special Holiday Cabaret: Mittens and Mistletoe
Saturday, December 24, 2pm, 4pm
Sunday, December 25, 2pm, 4pm
Special pre-show circus arts workshops for children December 28 and 29
TICKETS: For tickets ($15-60 sliding scale) and information, the public may call 415-225-7281 or visit sweetcanproductions.com.
