Preparing for the PataCircus!
This Friday, August 10 and Saturday, August 11, the Gene Frankel Theatre on 24 Bond Street will be presenting an absurdist circus review titled PataCircus, which is short for ‘pataphysical circus’…and I am honored to be a part of it.
French writer Alfred Jarry described pataphysics as “the science of imaginary solutions, which symbolically attributes the properties of objects, described by their virtuality, to their lineaments".
Gail Thacker, organizer and mastermind behind the PataCircus, further comments: “We are tied down by language. Pataphysics is an imaginary science that examines accidental occurrences” in generating meaning.
The PataCircus, hence, will be an absurdist circle of performances which become objects for the audience to invoke their virtuality—their ideal—communicating beyond language.
I’ll be part of the Karload of Klowns troupe alongside Hapi Phace and Gail Thacker, and will also recite a pictographic poem and serve as clown janitor.
The PataCircus lineup features Paul E. Alexander and Kevin Aviance, Helixx C. Armageddon, Andre'A Bouzewah, Sarah Greenwood, Autumn Harms, Hattie Hathaway (who will be singing a special song), K.o.K. (Karload of Klowns), James Kaston, Abby Lloyd, Stanley Love Performance Group, Ze Motion, V.L.F. (Vegetable Liberation Front), and Dr. Julia Wonder!
There will be charades, homages, song, dance, poetry, storytelling, and oodles of pataphysical stimulation!
In preparation for the show, I am running errands wearing a K.o.K. Palimpsesto bra hat by Hapi Phace with painting by Scooter LaForge, a shirt from L Train Vintage, Wrangler jeans from Goodwill, vintage Adidas Kegler Super sneakers, Palace Bag for Life, and Be Happy glasses by Sabine Be outfitted by Artsee, 200 West Street.
Photos by Goor Studio