Hyderabad|India|November'2010: The U.S. Consulate General in cooperation with the Department of Tourism, Government of Andhra Pradesh is presenting the American dance company Project Bandaloop performing aerial dance from the walls of Golconda Fort.

One of the world’s top aerial and vertical dance companies, Project Bandaloop (www.projectbandaloop.org) will perform at the historic Golconda Fort in the city on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 2.30 p.m.

Under the direction of Amelia Rudolph, the choreography draws on aerial, vertical and horizontal movement to craft site-specific dances. The work explores the relationship between movement and gravity and stimulates viewers’ awareness of their natural and built environments. The 11-member team consists of eight dancers.

The company has performed in 12 countries across five continents. Their highest ‘dance floor’ was 2400 feet above ground at Yosemite, California. Their performance at Golconda Fort will be their 13th set of performances using rock sites in nature. Project Bandaloop’s venues include theaters, buildings and skyscrapers, cliffs, towers, bridges, billboards and other vertical surfaces. Previous venues have included architectural landmarks - The New York Stock Exchange; Seattle Space Needle; Brazil IBM Headquarters, St. Georgio Castle, Mantova, Italy; National Museum, Singapore; Library designed by Moshe Saphdie, Salt Lake City, UT; New San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA; and the San Francisco International Airport Terminal.

The entry for the performance is free but citizens will have to pay Rs. 5 as the gate charge to enter Golconda Fort.

The performance in Hyderabad honors the work of Society to Save the Rocks to preserve the Deccan Plateau’s unique geological features.

The team will also conduct a workshop for students at the Shiamak Davar Dance School. 

-Nov'2010