Strange Fruit, aerial performance troupe, makes Texas Premiere at Discovery Green September 24, 2009

Strange Fruit’s fusion of theatre, dance and circus will amaze Houston audiences

Get ready to be amazed by Strange Fruit, an Australian performing arts group that fuses theatre, dance and circus together in a remarkable elevated medium. Performing at Discovery Green September 25 – 27 for their first Texas appearance, Strange Fruit will perform their work “Swoon!” and “The Spheres” on the Jones Lawn suspended above the audience. “Swoon!” is a spirited performance about love, loss, joy and freedom told by four elevated daredevil artists. “The Spheres” is a cosmic and awe-inspiring performance that takes a whimsical look at physics as four celestial beings emerge from and rise above giant illuminated globes.

Strange Fruit has performed in over 40 different countries to well over a million people at international festivals and events. Troupe performers are perched atop tall flexible poles that bend and sway in the air to seemingly impossible angles, creating a hypnotizing dance that audiences watch from below.

What:Strange Fruit presents “Swoon!” and “The Spheres”

When: Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27; specific performance times TBD, please see discoverygreen.com for updates

Where: Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney in Downtown Houston

Admission: Free and Open to the public

Contact: Please visit discoverygreen.com for a listing of specific performance times or call 713-400-7336.

Discovery Green Conservancy
The Discovery Green Conservancy operates the park. It is a private, non-profit organization formed in 2004 at the behest of the City of Houston’s Mayor Bill White. The Conservancy was charged with designing and building an urban park on property across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. The $122 million park project is a unique public-private partnership between the non-profit Discovery Green Conservancy and the City of Houston.
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Official Website: http://www.discoverygreen.com