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CUE-novations! 
Exciting changes around the Corner Children United by Experience is going to re-launch itself in 2009 following a strategic planning process. CUE is partnering with students from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in San Francisco to re- imagine and re-brand CUE's visuals, marketing materials, and fundraising processes. This strategic planning and re-launch of CUE will include new materials with the new brand image, a re- packaged website complete with online store and online donation capabilities, and a new CUE Director to drive CUE's new initiatives. Who's the new Director? Look in next month's newsletter to find out! With the holidays coming up, we are offering you two solutions to support the CUE-novation Campaign AND get gifts for family and friends:
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Join Us tonight at Neiman Marcus 
Velocity Circus entertains at the biennial Red Tie Gala November 7th The fabulous RED TIE GALA, benefiting the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Francisco, will return this year to Neiman Marcus in San Francisco on Friday, November 7, 2008. For over 100 years the Little Sisters have been housing, caring for and serving the elderly poor of San Francisco. The Little Sisters' good work and efforts are exclusively funded by the support of private individuals and generous benefactors and corporations who have an admirable history of giving to local San Francisco causes. |
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre Save 20% on Mary Zimmerman's The Arabian Nights The Tony Award-winning creator of Metamorphoses and Argonautika, Mary Zimmerman, dazzles audiences and breathes new life into ancient myths with her visually spectacular signature style. The San Francisco Chronicle describes Zimmerman's work, "Stunningly imaginative, engagingly comic, affecting and invigoratingly immediate." In The Arabian Nights- the beautiful bride Scheherazade must enchant her groom with hypnotic tales of genies, jesters, thieves and kings-or be murdered at dawn. Performances begin November 13. Berkeley Repertory Theatre is at 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley. Click Here to Save 20% on select tickets at the Berkeley Rep |
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Hereeee's Jacqie! or Jacqie Joins the Circus! Introducing our new Account Representative Originally from the East Coast, Jacqie relocated to Los Angeles and began working at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, answering phones for Mitzi Shore and serving drinks to the likes of Sam Kennison, Louie Anderson, Rosanne Barr and Arsenio Hall. From there, she moved to San Francisco and found employment as a production coordinator with Cardinal Productions, a music and entertainment agency in the Bay Area. While receiving her M.A. in Literature at SF State, she was part of the team that provided backstage hospitality and craft services for all Bill Graham show's at the San Jose State Event Center. Upon graduation, she traveled throughout Europe and returned to the Bay Area and the world of special events as a producer and talent buyer with Premiere Productions and most recently, as a senior event coordinator and project manager for JSP (management team for The Cheeseballs, Wonder Bread 5, Notorious and Pop Rocks.) Jacqie has developed a reputation among a wide variety of career professionals, clients and local vendors as someone who not only gets the job done, but does so with creativity, integrity and sincerity. Welcome Jacqie we look forward to a long and prosperous relationship! |
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Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Southern Hospitality: FIDM class introduced to Marilyn Ambra I was asked to teach this year after Gregangelo and I lectured at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising here in San Francisco. it was an exciting opportunity for our company to engage with a great group of artists that are enthusiastic and passionate about their art and well on their way to becoming professional working artists in their respective fields. I am teaching a Event Marketing/Planning course dedicated to visual communications students at FIDM. As part of the syllabus I programmed guest speakers into the class that are elite in their fields and can contribute real life experience and knowledge to the course. Marilyn Ambra was our first guest speaker and was a phenomenal asset to our study of event styling. Her passion for the client, ability to communicate with flair and attention to detail ignited the FIDM students and engaged their creative minds! Read More about Marilyn Ambra |
Tour the Gregangelo Museum & Support CUE 
An Uplifting Art Experience that Gives Back If you have not visited the Gregangelo Museum recently you are missing quite a spectacle, since 2007 we have added numerous commissioned pieces by a multitude of artists. We open our home to guided tours of 4 or more with all proceeds going directly to fund CUE and its programming. So if you want to create magic in someone's life, expose someone to art amplified and a window into our world schedule a tour! Click here to Watch HGTV Segment on Gregangelo Museum |
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BIG Thank You to the Halloween Festival Volunteers 
Volunteerism is the free giving of kindness, talent, and effort for the simple fulfillment of bettering your community. This we recognized in each and every volunteer that made a commitment, fulfilled it, and added to the San Francisco Halloween Festival. On behalf of CUE we thank you. Your contributions of time and sweat to the San Francisco Halloween Festival have been invaluable. Your flexibility and good spirits helped to buoy a cloudy day. Despite the threat of rain, over a thousand people attended - not shabby for a first run. We hope that you had the opportunity to enjoy some of the celebration and want to see you again next year.
San Francisco Halloween Festival website Video Recap of de Young Museum Commission of Gregangelo 
2400 Degrees Fahrenheit at the de Young Museum 2400 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT Gregangelo, inspired by the torrid alchemy of transforming sand to glass and the romantic morphing of sugar into candy created with an incredible team of artists wondrous environments where guests immersed themselves into the illuminated inferno of the artist's imagination. A Cultural Encounters Commissions project, supported by The Wallace Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation.
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History 
Gregangelo & Velocity Circus headlines Gala Gregangelo & Velocity Circus brings their extraordinary aesthetic to the STARS annual fundraiser for the Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center this December 6th. This glamorous evening is presented by the Museum's Board of Trustees and numerous members and volunteers from the STARS Committee. Over 2,500 guests from the Santa Cruz, San Jose and the Central Coast area are invited. The 20,000 square feet of the Museum and surrounding courtyards are transformed into a spectacular, immersive environment. Guests arrive to entertainment, cocktails and hors oeuvres before entering a live auction. Activities continue with a silent Art auction featuring over 75 works of Santa Cruz area artists. Before the evening concludes, over 350 guests have enjoyed a buffet dinner with entertainment provided by none other than Gregangelo & Velocity Circus. Proceeds from Stars ticket sales, sponsorships, silent and live auctions and opportunity drawings are directed to significant exhibitions of contemporary art and the history of Santa Cruz County and providing educational opportunities to thousands of children and adults through school tours and adult and family programs, culture, art and history to our residents and visitors. For information about tickets, or auction and cash donations, contact Karen Bush at membership@santacruzmah.org or 831-429-1964 ext. 21.
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Gregangelo & Velocity land the Cover and are Featured in August Special Events Magazine Act 2: Entertainment evolves at Special Events Who needs reality? With the economy in a downswing and security worries on an upswing, comedic and fantastical entertainment have plenty of appeal. And San Francisco-based Gregangelo & Velocity Arts & Entertainment doesn't stop at providing fantasy elements--it offers whole altered realities. (click on image to read entire article) Click here to see Slideshow of IMAGES of Gregangelo's Illuminated Garden as featured in Special Events Magazine! Click here to watch video of featured event! |
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de Young Museum commissions Gregangelo to create a Chihuly inspired evening Save the Date- September 19th at The De Young Museum 2400 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT Gregangelo, inspired by the torrid alchemy of transforming sand to glass and the romantic morphing of sugar into candy will create with an incredible team of artists wondrous environments where you can immerse yourself into the illuminated inferno of the artist's imagination. A Cultural Encounters Commissions project, supported by The Wallace Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation. On Friday Nights, the entire museum stays open until 8:45 p.m. offering a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe and a no-host cocktail bar are open for dinner and drinks. There are hands- on art-making activities available for children and adults. Admission is always free to members, and regular admission fees apply to non-members to visit the galleries: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $6 youths (13-17) and college students with ID, free for children 12 and under. For more information call 415.750.7694, or e- mail nschach@famsf.orgnschach@famsf.org. |
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Meet Velocity Circus' new Denise Adkins brings a lifetime of achievement in the Event Services industry to Gregangelo & Velocity Circus and has been with Gregangelo and Velocity for the past 2 years. She is taken the position of Director of Sales and will be leading the team into new ventures and programs! With over 15 years of experience as a successful Director of Catering at various U.S. Hotels, Denise eventually moved to Carmel Valley, CA where she was part of an Executive Management Team which opened a high end resort from the ground up. Denise took root in Carmel Valley (where she still resides today) and for several years worked for a full service entertainment agency designing, securing, and producing various entertainment packages for major corporations and events at Pebble Beach and many other 5+ star resorts in the area. With an extended education in family therapy, Denise is currently highly sought after in the Carmel/Pebble Beach/Monterey Bay area as a non denominational officiate for wedding ceremonies. She has also made her mark for bringing the unusual artistry of Gregangelo &Velocity into the mix of the event industry in the region. Denise's impeccable service, creativity, and commitment to the arts make her a leader in the field. From securing one act to full service event design, Denise knows the industry. Denise Adkins |
Off to the Netherlands!
International World Living Statue Competition Winners invited to return... In 2007, Gregangelo & Velocity Circus wins 1st Place in Juried International Living Statue Competition with their entry "American Icon.” The team of artists for the “American Icon” entry was led by Gregangelo, Artistic Director for the competition. Joanne Evangelista, a master make-up artist and stylist for the company created a special effect illusion make-up that took the competition by storm and secured 1st place in the international competition. Audrey Rosales' stamina as a circus artist allowed her to stand motionless with her eyes closed for hours as thousands of spectators milled around her excitedly speaking numerous foreign languages and photographing her. As the reigning World Champions out team has been invite to return to the competition. Our winning entry “American Icon” will be paraded through the streets of Arnhem in a classic American car in celebration of our win and the festival. Our new entry “Humanatee” is a phantasmagoric instillation of a melting glacier that reveals an exquisite mermaid with tears of ice caused by global warming. The overall messaging promotes clean and healthy oceans and hope for our future generations. Click here to see “American Icon,” |
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Velocity Circus wins “Absolutely Fabulous Street Act” — San Francisco Pride Parade 2008 A big thanks to each and every wonderful Velocity Artist!
The front end of the contingent is sponsored by CUE - Children United by Experience and represents STOP THE SPRAY Demands safe alternatives to pesticide spraying in the San Francisco Bay Area The Float features signature characters of Velocity Circus and actors from the new Independent gay film "CORKY'S HOT ICE" which will be coming to local theatres soon. This over the top contingent is set to thematic scenes of the environment and promote a safe and healthy future for our youth and their families! Velocity Circus Pride Parade 2008 |
Circus School of Arizona Circus workout - a total body workout From KVAL.com August 19, 2008 - Eugene, Oregon "PHOENIX, Ariz. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Lions running on treadmills, tigers climbing Stairmasters and clowns doing Pilates? Well, not quite, but there is a place where you can fly through the air and lose ten pounds at the same time...." It's not your typical trip to the gym. Learn how you can work out muscles by learning to walk a tightrope and swing from a trapeze! |
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Recap of "Ye Olde Velocity Circus Pirate Academy" "Ye Olde Velocity Circus Pirate Academy"
During the Festival of Sail, which was held in Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco from July 23 to 27, 2008, Velocity Circus presented "Ye Olde Velocity Circus Pirate Academy." We had over 2000+ guests attending the academy and great press! Click here to view a video of the academy!
New developments in Stop the Spray Initiative The LBAM program is now expanded to cover almost all of the state
The LBAM program is now expanded to cover almost all of the state get involved, informed and support the Stop the Spray initiatives. Demand safe alternatives to pesticide use in your neighborhood, community and state. More info on recent developments |
Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection (September 10, 2008 - January 4, 2009) The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) announces a major exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, on view at the museum from September 10, 2008, through January 4, 2009. Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection is drawn from the collection of Uli Sigg, a Swiss collector whose long and close ties to China have enabled him to build a collection that is unrivaled in quality, scope, and size. The exhibition will feature a selection of 141 works by 96 artists, including exceptional paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, video works, and installations spanning four decades. The BAM/PFA showing of Mahjong represents the first time that a significant number of works from the Sigg Collection have been seen in the Americas. (A version of the exhibition has been seen in Berne, Switzerland; Hamburg, Germany; and Salzburg, Austria.) The exhibition is coordinated at BAM/PFA by Julia M. White, senior curator of Asian art, and is co-curated by Ms. White and Lucinda Barnes, chief curator and director of programs and collections. Join us on September 6th, 2008 as we entertain in the spirit of Mahjong at the sumptuous evening celebrating the unveiling of the highly anticipated BAM/PFA exhibition Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, the largest and most comprehensive collection of contemporary Chinese art ever shown in the United States. 6:00-7:30 p.m. Cocktails and Exhibition Viewing 7:30-10:00 p.m. Gala Dinner Exclusive dinner and auction on the museum terrace. All proceeds will support the presentation of Mahjong.
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Intersection Productions, Sneak Peek into The Daily Life of Velocity Circus Donald Bull Executive Producer of Dr. 90210 and his team of Intersection Productions followed Velocity Circus pre and post events and captured the essence of who we are and what we do. Donald Bull is a producer, director, writer and editor. He started at PBS station KQED in San Francisco, where his work won two Emmys. He has directed and edited a Movie of the Week for NBC entitled Class Reunion (1996) (TV), "Road Rules" (1994) for MTV, Disney Channel's "Bug Juice" (1998), and "Making the Band" (2000) for ABC. He has edited 5 seasons of "The Real World" (1992) for MTV and is the Post Producer for the 10th season. As an editor he has helped create the first episodes of several TV series, including 'Making the Band' for ABC, 'The Naked Café' for VH-1, and Disney Channel's 'Bug Juice'. Donald Bull writes and directs films and documentaries, which are distributed nationally. His 35mm short film 'Dodgeball' has been accepted into seventeen film festivals, was a "Best Short Film" Finalist in the 2001 USA Film Festival, and won Best Comedy Short in the 2001 Breckenridge Festival of Film. It was also a part of the 2001 IFP Market in New York and was selected the Audience Choice Award for Best Short in the Marco Island Film Festival. |
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Chihuly Opening This Weekend Free admission for all! Put your wallet away--the opening weekend of Chihuly at the de Young is free for all visitors June 14-15 thanks to the support of Target. In addition to viewing the largest show ever staged of the artistry of Dale Chihuly, visitors to the de Young can also enjoy live music, family activities and fire and industrial art programming by the Oakland-based non-profit, The Crucible. Kids and families can participate in a variety of hands- on art activities all weekend, which will be located in front of the de Young, or gather on the Terrace outside of the Museum Cafe to observe a bronze pour of the logos of the de Young, Target and The Crucible. Velocity Circus will be providing multiple stage performances throughout the day. |
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Circus School of Arizona in the News Wednesday Weight Loss: Trapeze workout June 11th, 2008 Watch Video of Circus School of Arizona in the News
As one of many compelling adventures during the Festival of Sail, which makes its appearance in San Francisco from LOCATION Read More Info. On Velocity Circus Pirate Academy
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Discovery Days Summer Camp 2008 June16- August 22 Big fun, small classes! Join Velocity Circus artists for their 5th year of camp programming @ Bay Area Discovery Museum this summer for non- stop fun and adventure. Sign up for a different Discovery Camp each week and celebrate the joy of guided exploration and open- ended play. Camp themes include visual and performing arts, building, natural history, science, crafts and more. Camps are organized by ages (4-5, 6- 8 and 9-12) and are in small groups of 10 to 14 children. for more information on having Velocity Circus programming for youth at your school or organization contact Rachel Stegman @ rachel@gregangelo.com or 415-242-4196
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Laura brought a lifetime commitment of strong entertainment production and management experience to Gregangelo and Velocity Circus. In her role as sales director she exercised her experience in the special events market and helped bring Gregangelo & Velocity Circus to new heights as lead liason for major productions and events with entertainment companies such as Warner Brothers, Univision and Fox Television. We will miss her talents and expertise but are excited and looking forward to seeing her pursue a new and challenging postion as Events Manager for the San Francisco Entertainment Commission. |
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San Francisco Pride Parade Sunday June 29th!!!!! The front end of the contingent is sponsored by CUE - Children United by Experience and represents STOP THE SPRAY Demands safe alternatives to pesticide spraying in the San Francisco Bay Area The Float features signature characters of Velocity Circus and actors from the new Independent gay film "CORKY'S HOT ICE" which will be coming to local theatres soon. This over the top contigent is set to thematic scenes of the environment and promote a safe and healthy future for our youth and their families! Watch Last Years Velocity Circus Pride Parade.
The AIDS Coalition Silicon Valley will hold its "Unmask the Mysteries" masquerade gala and benefit Saturday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Summit Banquet Center, 88 South Fourth Street in San Jose. The event features fine cuisine, an auction, and entertainment by Velocity Circus. Tickets are $175 and can be purchased online at http://www.unmaskthemysteries.com. For more information, call (408) 451-9255. |
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Our Emcee for the Evening Miss Kitten on the Keys! San Francisco based Velocity Circus musical variety artist Suzanne Ramsey aka pianist Kitten on the Keys has been spreading her wings and bringing her musical monkeyshines to trailblazing neo vaudeville/burlesque/cabaret shows around the globe. Affectionally known as the Punk Rock Betty Boop by the Parisian Press, Kitten has performed on many tours and fabulous festivals. Kitten Femme C'd the hot show Cabaret New Burlesque at the IDEAL Festival in Nantes France, Lille, the Paris Quartier D'ete Festival at Circus Venue Le Zebre de Belville, and spent an entire summer wowing crowds in Nantes France for Estuaire 2007 with her piano hijinks and silly strums of her ukulele. Her self penned cabaret songs and Tin Pan Alley treasures revive the mirth and merriment of days gone by. Her popularity continues across the pond-in the past six months shes performed all over the UK, Ireland, and Wales solo and opening for legendary punk rock band the DAMNED as the MC and musical act for their Twisted Cabaret. She'll join forces with like minded artists this summer in Scotland for the famous Fringe Festival in Edinburgh shopping her one woman musical. Kitten's summer is busy-she will also be a guest of Festival ad Werth in Ultrecht where young artists develop their work and will be involved in an amazing theatrical spectacle with Cabaret New Burlesque in Napoli, Teatro Fesival Italia! She is always pleased to be a part of the beauty of Velocity Circus! |
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February, 2008 Velocity Announces Circus School of Arizona in the
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 C.U.E. Artists Showcase on
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JANUARY 10 – 13, 2008 Thurs and Fri 7:00 pm Sat and Sun 3:00 pm and 7:00pm Pi, the Physical Comedy Troupe, is making their San Francisco Debut " Move in Madness"~ 7 Clowns and 1 hour of fun! " Moving into a new home can be rough. Moving into a new home when you're a clown is down right funny. Join Caboose and the clowns of Pi as they encounter the zaniness and absurdity of making a house a home. With juggling, feats of incredible strength, puppets, mime and acrobatics, these short vignettes keep the show movin' right along. We'll also try to answer the age old question: how many clowns does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Tickets are a sliding scale from $5 to $25 at The Boxcar Playhouse 505 Natoma Street San Francisco, Ca 94103 to purchase tickets: http://www.boxcartheatre.org/ |
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Velocity and C.U.E. Welcomes New Artist! Meet Henry Holloway We are happy to have stuntman and jumping stilts performer, Henry Holloway, as a new member of V- Troupe, Velocity's newly formed circus troupe! Henry moved to San Francisco from Texas to join us and brings with him incredible talent and energy. Henry finished training at a Stuntman School two years ago and is already on the fast track for creating incredible spectacles and exciting moments for audiences worldwide. Henry's specialty is his jumping, flipping, and leaping abilities...on his stilts including jumping over cars, people, steps and other large obstacles His work has become a fundamental and dynamic aspect of V-Troupe and he is currently coaching other members of the troupe in his specialty stilt acrobatics and soon will feature this new "V" Troupe element for the public. Welcome Henry and watch as we create magic with this very special artist! Watch Henry on David Letterman Show |
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Intersection Productions Produces a Reality Reel of Velocity Circus. Sneak Peek into The Daily Life of Velocity Circus Donald Bull Executive Producer of Dr. 90210 and his team of Intersection Productions followed Velocity Circus pre and post events and captured the essence of who we are and what we do. Donald Bull is a producer, director, writer and editor. He started at PBS station KQED in San Francisco, where his work won two Emmys. He has directed and edited a Movie of the Week for NBC entitled Class Reunion (1996) (TV), "Road Rules" (1994) for MTV, Disney Channel's "Bug Juice" (1998), and "Making the Band" (2000) for ABC. He has edited 5 seasons of "The Real World" (1992) for MTV and is the Post Producer for the 10th season. As an editor he has helped create the first episodes of several TV series, including 'Making the Band' for ABC, 'The Naked Café' for VH-1, and Disney Channel's 'Bug Juice'. Donald Bull writes and directs films and documentaries, which are distributed nationally. His 35mm short film 'Dodgeball' has been accepted into seventeen film festivals, was a "Best Short Film" Finalist in the 2001 USA Film Festival, and won Best Comedy Short in the 2001 Breckenridge Festival of Film. It was also a part of the 2001 IFP Market in New York and was selected the Audience Choice Award for Best Short in the Marco Island Film Festival. Watch Velocity Circus Reel by Intersection Productions |
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Chihuly Opening This Weekend at The de Young Museum! Velocity Circus Performs June 15th at De Young Museum Free admission for all! Put your wallet away--the opening weekend of Chihuly at the de Young is free for all visitors June 14-15 thanks to the support of Target. In addition to viewing the largest show ever staged of the artistry of Dale Chihuly, visitors to the de Young can also enjoy live music, family activities and fire and industrial art programming by the Oakland-based non-profit, The Crucible. Kids and families can participate in a variety of hands- on art activities all weekend, which will be located in front of the de Young, or gather on the Terrace outside of the Museum Cafe to observe a bronze pour of the logos of the de Young, Target and The Crucible. Velocity Circus will be providing multiple stage performances throughout the day. More Chihuly De Young info |
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Our Emcee for the Evening Miss Kitten on the Keys! San Francisco based Velocity Circus musical variety artist Suzanne Ramsey aka pianist Kitten on the Keys has been spreading her wings and bringing her musical monkeyshines to trailblazing neo vaudeville/burlesque/cabaret shows around the globe. Affectionally known as the Punk Rock Betty Boop by the Parisian Press, Kitten has performed on many tours and fabulous festivals. Kitten Femme C'd the hot show Cabaret New Burlesque at the IDEAL Festival in Nantes France, Lille, the Paris Quartier D'ete Festival at Circus Venue Le Zebre de Belville, and spent an entire summer wowing crowds in Nantes France for Estuaire 2007 with her piano hijinks and silly strums of her ukulele. Her self penned cabaret songs and Tin Pan Alley treasures revive the mirth and merriment of days gone by. Her popularity continues across the pond-in the past six months shes performed all over the UK, Ireland, and Wales solo and opening for legendary punk rock band the DAMNED as the MC and musical act for their Twisted Cabaret. She'll join forces with like minded artists this summer in Scotland for the famous Fringe Festival in Edinburgh shopping her one woman musical. Kitten's summer is busy-she will also be a guest of Festival ad Werth in Ultrecht where young artists develop their work and will be involved in an amazing theatrical spectacle with Cabaret New Burlesque in Napoli, Teatro Fesival Italia! She is always pleased to be a part of the beauty of Velocity Circus! |
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
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February, 2008 Velocity Announces Circus School of Arizona in the
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 C.U.E. Artists Showcase on
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JANUARY 10 – 13, 2008 Thurs and Fri 7:00 pm Sat and Sun 3:00 pm and 7:00pm Pi, the Physical Comedy Troupe, is making their San Francisco Debut " Move in Madness"~ 7 Clowns and 1 hour of fun! " Moving into a new home can be rough. Moving into a new home when you're a clown is down right funny. Join Caboose and the clowns of Pi as they encounter the zaniness and absurdity of making a house a home. With juggling, feats of incredible strength, puppets, mime and acrobatics, these short vignettes keep the show movin' right along. We'll also try to answer the age old question: how many clowns does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Tickets are a sliding scale from $5 to $25 at The Boxcar Playhouse 505 Natoma Street San Francisco, Ca 94103 to purchase tickets: http://www.boxcartheatre.org/ |
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Velocity and C.U.E. Welcomes New Artist! Meet Henry Holloway We are happy to have stuntman and jumping stilts performer, Henry Holloway, as a new member of V- Troupe, Velocity's newly formed circus troupe! Henry moved to San Francisco from Texas to join us and brings with him incredible talent and energy. Henry finished training at a Stuntman School two years ago and is already on the fast track for creating incredible spectacles and exciting moments for audiences worldwide. Henry's specialty is his jumping, flipping, and leaping abilities...on his stilts including jumping over cars, people, steps and other large obstacles His work has become a fundamental and dynamic aspect of V-Troupe and he is currently coaching other members of the troupe in his specialty stilt acrobatics and soon will feature this new "V" Troupe element for the public. Welcome Henry and watch as we create magic with this very special artist! Watch Henry on David Letterman Show |
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2, 2008 A Surreal and Hilarious lineup @ de Young Museum San Francisco, CA On Friday Nights, the entire museum stays open until 8:45 p.m. offering a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe and a no-host cocktail bar are open for dinner and drinks. There are hands- on art-making activities available for children and adults. Admission is always free to members, and regular admission fees apply to non-members to visit the galleries: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $6 youths (13-17) and college students with ID, free for children 12 and under. For more information call the de Young Museum San Francisco at 415.750.7694 The museum is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park |
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Gregangelo brings to life artist Jane Hammond's paintings. Join us for this surreal, exciting and rare Velocity event open to the public, please invite your guests and friends to attend as this is one evening that they don't want to miss. We are highlighting the artist Jane Hammond who will be in attendance at the event. Cultural Encounters at the de Young is a series of interconnected programs developed in collaboration with community arts organizations and performing and visual artists. These programs are designed to attract new and diverse audiences to the museum while creating exciting educational and artistic possibilities from the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Gregangelo Presents an "Only in San Francisco" extraordinarily surreal evening of over the top theatrical costumes, artists and antics! Noted below is a sample line up of artists for the evening: • Steven Raspa • V-Troupe • Fou Fou Ha • Pi Physical Theatre • Kitten on the Keys • Herbie Hatman's Sideshow • Super Gigi • Miss Jenny Daly Show Girl Extraordinaire • Peggy L' Eggs • The Headisms of Catherine Grillos |
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Our Emcee for the Evening Miss Kitten on the Keys! San Francisco based Velocity Circus musical variety artist Suzanne Ramsey aka pianist Kitten on the Keys has been spreading her wings and bringing her musical monkeyshines to trailblazing neo vaudeville/burlesque/cabaret shows around the globe. Affectionally known as the Punk Rock Betty Boop by the Parisian Press, Kitten has performed on many tours and fabulous festivals. Kitten Femme C'd the hot show Cabaret New Burlesque at the IDEAL Festival in Nantes France, Lille, the Paris Quartier D'ete Festival at Circus Venue Le Zebre de Belville, and spent an entire summer wowing crowds in Nantes France for Estuaire 2007 with her piano hijinks and silly strums of her ukulele. Her self penned cabaret songs and Tin Pan Alley treasures revive the mirth and merriment of days gone by. Her popularity continues across the pond-in the past six months shes performed all over the UK, Ireland, and Wales solo and opening for legendary punk rock band the DAMNED as the MC and musical act for their Twisted Cabaret. She'll join forces with like minded artists this summer in Scotland for the famous Fringe Festival in Edinburgh shopping her one woman musical. Kitten's summer is busy-she will also be a guest of Festival ad Werth in Ultrecht where young artists develop their work and will be involved in an amazing theatrical spectacle with Cabaret New Burlesque in Napoli, Teatro Fesival Italia! She is always pleased to be a part of the beauty of Velocity Circus! |
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 C.U.E. Artists Showcase on January 20th! To be included as an artist in future showcases call Karen Light @ 415-242-4196. 1824 9th Street Oakland, CA 94607 |
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JANUARY 10 – 13, 2008 Thurs and Fri 7:00 pm Sat and Sun 3:00 pm and 7:00pm Pi, the Physical Comedy Troupe, is making their San Francisco Debut " Move in Madness"~ 7 Clowns and 1 hour of fun! " Moving into a new home can be rough. Moving into a new home when you're a clown is down right funny. Join Caboose and the clowns of Pi as they encounter the zaniness and absurdity of making a house a home. With juggling, feats of incredible strength, puppets, mime and acrobatics, these short vignettes keep the show movin' right along. We'll also try to answer the age old question: how many clowns does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" Tickets are a sliding scale from $5 to $25 at The Boxcar Playhouse 505 Natoma Street San Francisco, Ca 94103 to purchase tickets: http://www.boxcartheatre.org/ |
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Velocity and C.U.E. Welcomes New Artist! Meet Henry Holloway We are happy to have stuntman and jumping stilts performer, Henry Holloway, as a new member of V- Troupe, Velocity's newly formed circus troupe! Henry moved to San Francisco from Texas to join us and brings with him incredible talent and energy. Henry finished training at a Stuntman School two years ago and is already on the fast track for creating incredible spectacles and exciting moments for audiences worldwide. Henry's specialty is his jumping, flipping, and leaping abilities...on his stilts including jumping over cars, people, steps and other large obstacles His work has become a fundamental and dynamic aspect of V-Troupe and he is currently coaching other members of the troupe in his specialty stilt acrobatics and soon will feature this new "V" Troupe element for the public. Welcome Henry and watch as we create magic with this very special artist! Watch Henry on David Letterman Show |
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NOVEMBER 16, 2007 Annual HYATT HOLIDAY LIGHTING CEREMONY!
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NOVEMBER 16 |
Featuring Velocity's Iceskating-Aerial Performance and Winter Wonderland Carnival Backed by the Oz-like projections of our Giant Video Sculpture. Marvel at the visual journey of Fire and Ice through the cosmos, with interludes of a warm and enigmatic Giant Face that welcomes and talks to the audience, truly an only in San Francisco moment to kick off the Holiday Season! At Embarcadero Centers 1-4, Velocity performers and characters mingle with guests in our Winter Wonderland Carnival. |
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Featured young Artist from
We would like to introduce you to an incredible young artist “Abby
McPhee.” We were introduced to Abby through her great coach, Janene Davis. Janene has
travelled and performed around the world and now partners with Gregangelo & Velocity
Circus and CUE to bring extraordinary, elevated and professional growth opportunities
to her troupe of aerialists. Abby began her career in the arts as a competitive
ice skater, has worked with Velocity circus at special events and this Friday
she will be featured in Velocity Circus' Narnia spectacle at the Hyatt Regency
San Francisco Holiday Lighting Ceremony. |
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SAVE THE DATES! DECEMBER 7 & 9 |
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Velocity Circus’ “American
Icon” wins First Place
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International World Living Statues
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Joanne Evangelista & Audrey Rosales win 1st Place Arnhem, Netherlands —August 26, 2007
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AS GOOD AS REAL: An Ode
to Hiroshi Sugimoto
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"ORIGIN" |
The Dervish Poet Rumi writes:
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll
meet you there... Where
the soul lies down in the grass, where the grass melts into the soul, where
the bee from mystic inspiration fills its room with honey." —Hiroshi Sugimoto Click here for more information on the evening and The de Young Museum.
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GREGANGELO/CUE NEWSLETTER
JULY 2007 |
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Girlfest Bay Area! Join us this Sunday July 22, 2007 from 1-5pm @ Dolores Park in San Francisco as we perform as part of the line-up for our second year in the closing concert of Girlfest Bay Area! Girlfest mission is to change peer culture in order to prevent increasing violence against women and girls through education, entertainment and positive representations of women. When girls experience sexual abuse, they more often than not do not seek help or call hotlines or tell their parents. They ask their friends for help, friends who are not equipped to handle situations such as abuse. for more information on Girlfest click on the Girlfest logo and LISTEN TO: JULY 2007 - WOMEN'S RADIO INTERVIEW WITH CO-DIRECTOR JESSMAYA MORALES and FOUNDER KATHRYN XIAN
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Save the Date August 17 More information on de Young and Friday Nights |
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Featured Artist Tara Bayat Tara Bayat is our newest member to the GVCT family. born in Egypt she was
immediately exposed to a sub culture of internationals that her mother, a
San Franciscan, and father, a Iranian, had not been exposed to till they
were in their 20's. it was essential to her parents that she and her older
sister, Shiva, should get acquainted with the arts. While attending Private
British school she became involved with the Cario Opera House at the age
of 6 while taking violin lessons. this became a second home for her and she
continued to be involved with events at the Opera House including the annual
Christmas Choir and a production of "The Sound of Music". At 11
she moved to the Hague, the Netherlands where she attends the International
School of the Hague. There she continues to play the violin and and has formed
a 6 girl accapella group. Our 15 year old intern is at GVCT to get more acquainted
with her passion, a passion that bloomed when she was 3, when she saw "Tommy" on
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Recap of Gregangelo & San
Francisco Symphony Event / June
14, 2007 The San Francisco Symphony invited Gregangelo to work
his magic for the opening of the Prokofiev Festival on Thursday, June 14
by designing and creating a "black
tie chic" after-party in War Memorial Veterans Building based on the story "For
the love of Three Oranges" . Gregangelo and his great team of artists,
support staff and incredible production team transformed the venue into magical
art instillations complete with fantasy characters like "The Fairy" as
pictured and played by Shannon Gaines. These magical characters added an extra
punch to the exciting rooms and brought the story and instillations to life!
It was a pleasure to see the genuine smiles and laughter as symphony guests
played and became enveloped in the enchantment. A special thank you to everyone
who helped make this evening happen especially Jennifer Franks for believing
in the magic and thank you to Drew Alitzer for capturing the essence and ambiance
of the evening through his beautiful photography. To see more images of the
event and Drew's work click on the link below.
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WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO OF VELOCITY PRIDE FLOAT Gregangelo & Velocity Circus created a San Francisco/Circus fantasy themed
float for this years SF Pride 2007. Included in the dreamscape were 50 artists
of all disciplines and ages including members of the Circus Center's Youth
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Discovery Days Summer Camp 2007 June 11 - August 24 Big fun, small classes!
Join Velocity Circus artists for their fourth year of camp programming @ Bay
Area Discovery Museum this summer for non-stop fun and adventure. Sign up for
a different Discovery Camp each week and celebrate the joy of guided exploration
and open- ended play. Camp themes include visual and performing arts, building,
natural history, science, crafts and more. Camps are organized by ages (4-5,
6- 8 and 9-12) and are in small groups of 10 to 14 children. for more information
on having Velocity Circus programming for youth at your school or organization
contact Rachel Stegman @ rachel@gregangelo.com or 415-242-4196 |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007 Velocity Circus in Above The Clouds a Hip-Hop B-Boy/B-Girl Battle “Above the Clouds” is a three day, all ages family event, which encompasses all elements of hip hop. The kick off date is Friday, April 13, for the pre-event sponsored by Weekend Wake-Up, which is a series of free community events, combining an after school graffiti curriculum with dynamic multi-media hip hop parties lead by Sam Mulberry or “Desi.” The occasion will allow artists to meet and mingle in the midst of music, breakdancin, and an art show. The battle date is Saturday, April 14, @ Velocity Circus’ CUE SPACE where five on five teams of b-boys and b-girls will battle for the grand prize of $2,000. Open cyphers will take place on Sunday, April 15th, where dancers will have the freedom to share and have fun with one another in a non-competitive environment. Another $1,000 will be awarded to many individuals who dance their hearts out. CUE SPACE 1824 9th Street, Oakland
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2005 Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts
SUNDAY, JULY 4 7:00 pm & 1:00 am Gregangelo "Whirling Circus Dervish" appearing
in Cirque du Soleil's Solstrom Cosmic Disco on Bravo Channel. http://www.bravotv.com/Cirque_du_Soleil:_Solstrom
TUESDAY, JULY 6th, 2004 • 8PM
JUNE 14-AUGUST 6, 2004 Gregangelo & Velocity Circus programming partners with the Bay Area Discovery Museum invite you to join us this summer for outrageous fun and adventure! Sign up for a different Discovery Camp each week and celebrate the joy of art, ceramics, sculpture, photography, animation, natural science, chemistry, performance, architecture, construction and more! Camps are organized by ages and are in small groups (10-14 children). Each camp is facilitated by a Camp Instructor with content and education expertise, as well as a Camp Assistant. Emphasis is on developmentally-appropriate, active learning in which children master skills, build self-esteem and have fun!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 17 & 18 • 10 am ‚ 5 pm Yerba Buena Theater- San Francisco
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