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BLOOM: Children of The Sun
Summer Dance Party 2010
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
6PM To 2AM

Get Tickets From The Official Website:
thebloomparty.com

Tickets From $10.00

BLOOM
Children of the Sun
Summer Dance Party 2010



THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN are the progeny of the Universe. The Milky Way, planets and stars are their toys. They are the healers, the ones who open gates to other worlds, inspire great music, literature and art. These beings colored the rainbow. They cannot be burned by fire, drowned by water, or buried by earth. on the last Sunday of June, at the Sun’s zenith, they emerge In full splendor to dance in plain view among mortals. And when they dance, sexiness, style, Afro-beat and artistry collide in a celebration of the Season of the Sun. Their ritual fuses art, burlesque, and paint-bedazzled bodies with house, afro-beat, reggae, dancehall & soca to create a pan-sexual celebration of all that gives life!






AILEMAJ had walked eastward, 10,000 light years across T’sonas to see the beauty of COSI. When she saw it she marveled at its light and symmetry. Though she was accustomed to unusual sights, to think that only one existed in all worlds made her tremble. Aexla, her brother, had told her that only five lifetimes ago he had embraced one at Eageydipd. Could this be the one she wondered? In the mythology of her tribe, only this star, appearing as it did once each year, had the power to make the Children dance. There before her now, it seemed to examine her as much as she it. In the distance she could hear the faint beating of drums, or was she imagining this... that soon, from the far reaches of the galaxy they would appear -- the seen and unseen -- at the crossroads of worlds entranced in dance.



Before leaving Melrah for the rendezous point, the notorious gender-bender Lubal checked his visage, clocked the travel time and looked firmly into the mirror; One last pose was in order. He had missed out on last year's bacchanalia having been banished to Rocdia for his vagabond ways and the misapplication of a spell or two. Transport had not been easy. The Susury winds of Primus 8 had blown the fluff puff delicately balanced on his head, un-nerving him. Now, having arrived, everything had to be double checked. The vamp of the universe could not be seen unkempt in the presence of COSI.



"Le'Rac the Light Shaper was busy molding stars and throwing them into the Sky across T’sonas. The great "dazzler"� knew that all eyes would be on him and his creation at COSI; Once again he would delight and entice. There he would dance shamelessly with his brothers and sisters wearing nothing but celestial star shine; but on this day, in preparation for the great festival, millions of new stars had to be formed and hung. His breath fired his imagination and the mantra he mumbled gave him the insight to create. He longed to see Alemaj and Xela again but the thought of encountering the outlaw Lubal unsettled him."



While Le'Rac was at T’sonas busy pelting stars into orbit around COSI, Amacaji - the silent one - was perched quietly on a mountain cliff on Primus 1. There he was directing with his mind the elements that would converge at COSI. It was he that would keep vigil over things there while never uttering a word. Revered for his oversight and high-mindedness he was also feared as a clever manipulator of people and events. It was he that had whispered into the ear of LeRac the mantra he spoke to create the stars of COSI; and it was he that had summoned I’raeda home. There from his perch he continued to call to COSI the wild tribe of Gatekeepers who would once again restore the balance of the worlds. But for now, each had an agenda of their own.








Universe's great Source. For him and his sibblings, the Milky Way, its planets and stars are their toys. To them the Universe gave great powers. They are the healers, the ones who open gates to other worlds, inspire great music, literature and art. These beings colored the rainbow. They cannot be burned by fire, drowned by water, or buried by earth. When you sense great beauty the children are near. They are "The Beautiful Ones." Not normally seen by human eyes, on the last Sunday of June each year, at the Sun’s zenith, they emerge in full splendor to dance in plain view among mortals. And when they dance, sexiness, style, Afro-beat and artistry collide in a celebration of the Season of the Sun. Their yearly ritual fuses art, burlesque, and paint-bedazzled bodies with house, afro-beat, reggae, dancehall & soca to create a pan-sexual celebration of all that gives life.



BLOOM
CHILDREN OF THE SUN (COSI)
SUMMER DANCE PARTY



SUNDAY, JUNE 27th, 2010
6PM - 12 MIDNIGHT
Tickets From $10.00
TICKETS HERE


SANTOS PARTY HOUSE
96 Lafayette Street
(between Walker and White Streets)
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A, C, E, N, Q and #1 Trains To Canal Street

Music By:
FDJ Afrika, DavidLaBoy & DJ Spindrew
Main Floor Spinning:
Soul, Tribal, and Deep
House

Lower Level Spinning:
Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall & Soca



Featuring
THe BEAUTIFUL ONES
Male & Female Go-Go Dancers
Body Paint Artists, Fine Artists, Video Stimulation And More!


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THE PARTY HAPPENS on Sunday, June 27th, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at SANTOS PARTY HOUSE, located at 96 Lafayette Street, between White and Walker (one block east of B'way, two blocks south of Canal St). BLOOM features live DJs - DJ Afrika & DJ Spindrew, The Beautiful Ones - male & female go-go dancers - body paint artists, visual fine art, video installation and performance art. Tickets $10 online until June 7; $15 online until June 27; $20 at the door before 10PM; $25 after.