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Prague’s “Kulture Magazine” says of Degenerate Art Ensemble, “They entranced the audience… the secret of their performance is perfect drama, gradation and splendid visuals, indescribable costumes and a punk-symphonic-garage-big-band style. Dynamic upheavals were turning into relaxing passages and everything was falling into place like wheels in a post-modernist clock machine.”

Friday and Halloween Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, at the Moore Theater.

Purchase tickets online (you will need the coupon code SONIC )
Degenerate Art Ensemble web site

“These are the times, my friends. And these are the days. Where the world becomes malleable, palpable. When novelty and genius are within our reach. We are cautioned against being passionate about these things by tales of progress turned to greed and of technology turning on us. And yet, the golden light is just right, the clocks are synchronizing, the stars are in alignment.

This is what we celebrate tonight. We celebrate these transient times, with these transient artists.” – c. lantz

WAYFARERS OF THE GYPSY MANSION – a musical bazaar of sorts
with HUMANWINE, THE BLACKBIRD ORCHESTRA, NATHANIEL JOHNSTONE, TOY BOX TRIO, MEISCE, FINN VON CLARET, AND DJ Q.

Sunday, May 10, 2009 3 pm to 10 pm
The Little Red Studio
750 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA
ALL-AGES, $15 donation

Wearables, craftables, and edibles provided by a plethora of local and regional artisans. We will take a dinner break (with DJ) at 6:30 pm – please bring your own sack meal, a picnic to share, or food can be acquired from two of our vendors. Vegan options available. Adult beverages can be purchased by 21+ individuals.

Spread the word. All are welcome.

The Liar Show comes to Seattle to the Rendezvous, Monday, May 4th at 8pm.

Every Liar Show performance is unique. A constantly changing cast of writers and comics tell four short, extremely personal stories that will make you laugh, possibly make you think, and almost certainly make you glad you don’t live with them. But listen closely, because only three of these people are telling the truth. The fourth is making it all up.

After the stories have been told, all four performers return to the stage and defend their stories while the audience rakes them over the coals with a fact-finding question and answer session, refereed by the host.

Each audience member casts a ballot and when the Liar is revealed, the perceptive geniuses who have guessed correctly walk away with a prize T-shirt amid a bitter chorus of “Congratulations, Einstein,” from the empty-handed losers.

Four actors and four stories: You be the judge.
In the Seattle show:

OPHIRA EISENBERG
Comedy Central; “Marvelous.” The Scotsman
TROY MINK
The Haint; “Phenomenally talented.” Seattle Weekly
FAYE LANE
“She had them eating out of her hand.” New York Magazine
MICHAELA MURPHY
““Expertly funny!” New York Times

RENDEZVOUS JEWELBOX THEATER
2322 2nd Avenue
Seattle Washington 98121 (Belltown)
206-441-5823
$12 admission
Monday, May 4th at 8pm

Last Week!

An Epic production of miniature proportions! UFO the Puppet Show will finally draw the veil from the mysteries surrounding the Roswell Incident of 1947. You may think you have the answers but you’ve never had THESE answers! Brian Kooser and Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab, the creators of Frankenocchio, Dracula: a Case Study and Drunk Puppet Night once again bring their historically challenged genius to the stage. Aliens battle Nazi Scientists! Full frontal nudity!* Bess Truman’s garfunkel! Who will change the course of Human Endeavor?! The truth is out there? The truth is in HERE! Don’t miss this show!

*All nudity is papier-mache derived…material may be disturbing for young audiences.

Oct. 9 – Nov. 8, 2008 Thurs, Fri, Sat @ 8PM Halloween Show Fri, October 31 @ 8PM

Tickets available from Brown Paper Tickets.

For more information, visit: briankooser.com or monkeywrenchpuppetlab.org.

Produced with financial support from Artist Trust. Presented by Theatre Off Jackson. A Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab Production.

Where: Theatre Off Jackson

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/44525

Price: Pay-what-you-can night for Thurs (9th), $15 for all other nights

When: 8:00pm Thu 11.06.08 with 2 other showtimes 11.06.08 through 11.08.08

All Showtimes

• 11.06.088:00pm
• 11.07.088:00pm
• 11.08.088:00pm

Who:

Chadwick Dahlquist

Brian Kooser

PDL strikes again… this time on Regina Hackett’s blog.

PDL would like to invite you to witness the conclusion of our first two act blog theater production called “George Washington.”

Last Thursday, September 18th, we posted the first act on the Strangers Slog (http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/overstimulation_roundup) under the posting ‘Overstimulation Roundup” (September 18th, 4:23 pm).

Tonight we completed act two on Regina Hackett’s blog (http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/art/archives/149593.asp#comments) under the posting “Ignoring the online arts community while joining it” (September 24th, 8:41 pm).

It clocked in at around 700 posts and took about 7 hours. As crazy as a task as this may sound, we recognized the great potential to use public comments on media blogs as a stage for presenting plays, stories, improvisation and other acts of text based art. In an age where the blog forum is filled with chaos and random chatter, we saw an opportunity to create and present stories embedded in other organizations websites.

We encourage you to read the entirety of George Washington. We encourage you to reconsider the possibilities and potential for collaborative fiction. But most of all we hope you think about it, enjoy it, and give it a shot sometime. It is one way to get your ideas and your stories out to a larger audience.

I love this call to action. Shall we have a little collaborative fiction? Maybe if the presidential debates don’t happen tonight, some creative minds could enact fantasy debates in the comments of the appropriate political or newspaper blogs….

 

  This is the coolest piece of theater to hit town since before I was born!

Take your mom!

I’m taking my mom Saturday night…we already have plans on Mother’s Day but if you don’t GO SEE THIS SHOW! They even have brunch on Sunday! Don’t miss it!

http://www.seattleinternational.org/seattle/performers/aurelia.html

		Aurélia’s Oratorio

France


Special Pre-Festival Event May 7-11

In the twisted tradition of Shockheaded Peter, Tim Burton and Edward Gorey, Seattle International Children’s Festival, in partnership with Seattle Repertory Theatre, presents Aurélia’s Oratorio.  A dazzling display of stage illusion and circus theater spectacle. 

Aurélia’s Oratorio is inspired by European circuses and medieval drawings depicting upside-down and inside-out worlds with altered states. Nothing is as it seems as the impossible happens. Furniture has a mind of its own, trains go through people and, at times, the puppets are in charge.

Creator and performer Aurélia Thierrée has performed as actress and illusionist since early childhood, initially with her parents Victoria Thierrée Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thierrée, the pioneers of new circus in the famous Cirque Invisible (Seattle Rep, 1997) and Cirque Imaginaire, and more recently with Tiger Lillies Circus of Shockheaded Peter fame.

“Grab the kids — not too young — and treat yourself to 70 minutes of the most fun you’ll have in a theater this year.” –Post and Courier, Charleston  

“A magical slice of theatrical trickery”
–Metro

“It is an absolute spellbinder”
–Daily Telegraph

“It is a bewitching 70 minutes in which the nightmarish and the dreamy meet and disintegrate in a puff of smoke and the whistle of a train.”
–The Guardian

http://aureliaoratorio.com/

After two spectacular Seattle engagements, PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS returns to wet and woody Seattle. And this time, Writer/Comedian Cathy Sorbo is on hand to whip the audience into a hysterical frenzy before this “Powerful Pair of Penises” makes their highly anticipated entrance. PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS (POP) settles into their new home at ACT Theatre from April 29^th – May 4th. Cathy comments, “I first met the boys a few years back and I can’t wait to see them again. I’ll bet they’ve ‘eh hem’ grown a lot since then. I wonder if I’ll recognize them?”

Make no mistake, there are no sock puppets in this show! This eye POP-ing show is exactly what it pretends to be; two naked penis puppeteers on stage presenting the ancient Australian art of genital origami with an astounding series of penis installations.

Requiring astonishing stamina, an unbelievable stretch factor and an amazing level of testicular fortitude, PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS leaves women and men gasping with more than 40 heroic and hilarious penis installations including The Pelican, The Windsurfer, The Eiffel Tower, Loch Ness Monster, and the signature installation, The Hamburger. POP has made countless celebrity’s eyes ‘pop’: Hugh Grant, Naomi Campbell, Posh Spice, Bono and Elton John to name a few. Join this star-studded list of POP supporters and see for yourself. PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS is a non-sexual adult show.

Show and ticket information can be found at: www.acttheatre.org

Box office phone: (12-7pm, closed mon.): 206-292-7676

Group Sales: (253) 839-4204

For more information visit: www.puppetryofthepenis.net

www.CathySorbo.com  

Tomorrow night, Monday April 21st, have dinner or a few drinks at Spitfire in Belltown, and support Arts Corps at the same time (they get a cut of the night’s proceeds).

Arts Corps is a non-profit youth development program that partners with schools and community organizations to bring free arts classes to low-income youth. It’s an amazing group of teaching artists who encourage kids to take risks, be creative, and collaborate.

Also: this is a chance to see some wonderful paintings by Curtis Taylor!

Wine and dine for Arts Corps at Spitfire
Monday April 21, 5 – 10pm
2219 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
206.441.7966

Northwest Film Forum previewed The Adventures of Prince Achmed several months ago and commissioned musical duo Miles & Karina to write an original score for the film.  Though performed only a few times at NWFF,  anyone who attended this incredible event can attest to the magic that resulted from this collaboration.

 Join Miles and Karina in a redux at the Vashon Theater on Sunday, April 20th.  A very special film, 80 years old, yet as fresh as today with a new soundtrack to match.  The film was made in  1926 by Lotte Reiniger.  It is the oldest surviving feature-length animated cartoon and features a silhouette animation technique Reiniger had invented which involved manipulated cutouts made from cardboard and thin sheets of lead under a camera.

I was at the inaugural performance and can attest to the utter fabulousness of this program.  Be there!

The Swedish Housewife Presents“Still Falling

The Bridge Motel by Sally Banfill

The Bridge Motel (3650 Bridge Way N, off Aurora, in Fremont) will host a one-night only event to kick off the MOTEL series on 15 September 2007, 5 PM – midnight. Built in 1952 by a retired policeman, the motel has anchored the north end of the infamous Aurora Bridge for decades in welcoming glory. Originally a place frequented by tourists and traveling salesmen, the Bridge Motel has over time become more a place for those living from paycheck to paycheck, and whose lives involve drug use, prostitution, and the like.

In the popular imagination, the place embodies and realizes that underbelly, shady side of life’s toiling. There has been murders here, and numerous drug busts, its decaying artifice contains the stories of a full lifetime of drama, and the day by day passing through of souls … For one night, its last night of existence, the Bridge Motel will be dressed up and called to shine and dance … Numerous installation/performance artists have been given full rein the week prior, to transform each dilapidated pocket into whatever they could imagine. The opening evening will reveal the Bridge’s final blossom before its inevitable razing. And to top it off, every inch of the motel will be crawling with performance artists, injecting the animation and energy of truly ephemeral art. The stellar roster of artists involved is sure to create a cacophony of sights and sounds to inspire the mind and heart, and give the aging motel a proper dress-up before it’s demise … This night is not to be missed.

Jed Dunkerley, Jason Puccinelli and Greg Lundgren will be holding down room #10 on the second floor, with a performance piece entitled “Deep Space.” Other performers are Vis-a-vis Society, One Pot and Dike Din.

Sat Sept 15th, 5 pm-midnight
www.MotelMotelMotel.com

UPDATE: Photo set from flickr. Unbelievable.