Dance

To witness Brazil's Balé Folclórico da Bahia is to experience sights and sounds so explosive that makes "Dante's Peak" look tame.

Acts that defy gravity, bodies that bend and twirl like plastic, bright mysterious costumes and lights under a big top sum up the crème de la crème of circus acts. The United States premiere engagement of the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil's "Quidam" is gracing the skies of Santa Monica.