SOCIETAS INSOMNIA
The King Cycle
September 16, 10:00 - 12:30
Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th, between Couch and Davis
$13 admission
21+, to say the least
Societas Insomnia is a troupe of veteran performers from the subcultures of ritual art, circus, sex, body modification, fire, butoh, and experimental music. We combine these marginalized forms to embody a world of living nightmare.
Our first year of shows; stretching from December 2004 to November 2005; developed a distinctive style of wordless and improvised movement-based theater drawing from the diverse backgrounds of our cast and the free sharing of methods and skills between us. Each of these four performances told one chapter in a mythic cycle of initiation, death, and rebirth that only the most attentive and loyal audience members had the chance to understand.
Therefore, we have chosen to open our residency at Someday Lounge with a comprehensive telling of that tale: The King Cycle, incorporating nearly the entire cast of all previous S.I. installments. Entirely new works will follow irregularly, continuing to explore the mythos of The Nightmare Company.
www.societasinsomnia.com
CAST
DIG - Noah Mickens
Leads the Company on their eternal pilgrimage, and directs the creation of nightmares for the unfortunate sleeping masses.
DRAGO - The Fire Ninja
Captain of the Fire Fetishists and treacherous lieutenant to Dig.
DAIF - Daif Hahn
Nine-foot-tall mastermind behind the sadistic physical tortures of the Nightmare Company.
THE SUN - Soriah
DEVIL - Jackie Nelom
Digs faithful and enigmatic familiar.
DED - Lana Guerra
A new initiate into the Company, whose entry into our world is the principle concern of Act One.
FIRE FETISHISTS
Drago's lascivious clown alley would burn down your dreams if they could only keep their hands off each other.
Cherry
Ivizia Dakini
Ms. Ty Fyre
Peach
Dog-Eye
Draco T
DREAMERS
A dream is a journey. And like all journeys, sometimes you don't make it back. Offstage, our dreamers are accomplished butoh dancers and ritual performance artists.
Mizu Desierto
Germany
Patricia Hall
Alenka Loesch
Lucretia
Llewyn Maire
Lisa Newman
Grant Potts
Vanessa Skantze
DIS - Malice Munz
Who presides over the sweet final destinies of fallen nightmares.
DOLL - Pandora
A misfortunate and oft-abused plaything of the Company.
DRAX - Yoshi Ironskin
DROX - Alea Angelique
Beastial familiars to Daif and the Technicians.
EDIFICE FLESH - Zac Diner and company
Who are having a terrible dream in which they are being forced to perform for the pleasure of a cruel Dutchess.
MUSIC - THE NIGHTGAUNT ENSEMBLE
Our improvisational house band, of the experimental music scene
NOLON ASHLEY: Drums
JOSHUA CAMOZZI-MILLIGAN : Theremin, Oud, Homemade Instruments
BRIAN CROWL: Sitar
LANA GUERRA : Homemade Analog Synthesizers
J: Flute, Recorders, Violin
FRANK MARROQUIN: Cello
TRAVIS MCALISTER: winds, brass, percussion
DALE MORRIS: guitar
RALE SIDEBOTTOM : percussion, toy piano, homemade instruments
SYNCHRONICITY FREQUENCY electronics
SET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Fredrick Zahl of Atelier Z
PIERCING and SUSPENSION
DIRECTOR
Daif Hahn of High Priestess Piercing
HAIR and MAKE-UP
Lana Guerra of Hair Nurse Style
STAGE MANAGER
Paul Gilbert
PIERCING and SUSPENSION TECHNICIANS
J-Mo
Philly Chris
The King Cycle
September 16, 10:00 - 12:30
Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th, between Couch and Davis
$13 admission
21+, to say the least
Societas Insomnia is a troupe of veteran performers from the subcultures of ritual art, circus, sex, body modification, fire, butoh, and experimental music. We combine these marginalized forms to embody a world of living nightmare.
Our first year of shows; stretching from December 2004 to November 2005; developed a distinctive style of wordless and improvised movement-based theater drawing from the diverse backgrounds of our cast and the free sharing of methods and skills between us. Each of these four performances told one chapter in a mythic cycle of initiation, death, and rebirth that only the most attentive and loyal audience members had the chance to understand.
Therefore, we have chosen to open our residency at Someday Lounge with a comprehensive telling of that tale: The King Cycle, incorporating nearly the entire cast of all previous S.I. installments. Entirely new works will follow irregularly, continuing to explore the mythos of The Nightmare Company.
www.societasinsomnia.com
CAST
DIG - Noah Mickens
Leads the Company on their eternal pilgrimage, and directs the creation of nightmares for the unfortunate sleeping masses.
DRAGO - The Fire Ninja
Captain of the Fire Fetishists and treacherous lieutenant to Dig.
DAIF - Daif Hahn
Nine-foot-tall mastermind behind the sadistic physical tortures of the Nightmare Company.
THE SUN - Soriah
DEVIL - Jackie Nelom
Digs faithful and enigmatic familiar.
DED - Lana Guerra
A new initiate into the Company, whose entry into our world is the principle concern of Act One.
FIRE FETISHISTS
Drago's lascivious clown alley would burn down your dreams if they could only keep their hands off each other.
Cherry
Ivizia Dakini
Ms. Ty Fyre
Peach
Dog-Eye
Draco T
DREAMERS
A dream is a journey. And like all journeys, sometimes you don't make it back. Offstage, our dreamers are accomplished butoh dancers and ritual performance artists.
Mizu Desierto
Germany
Patricia Hall
Alenka Loesch
Lucretia
Llewyn Maire
Lisa Newman
Grant Potts
Vanessa Skantze
DIS - Malice Munz
Who presides over the sweet final destinies of fallen nightmares.
DOLL - Pandora
A misfortunate and oft-abused plaything of the Company.
DRAX - Yoshi Ironskin
DROX - Alea Angelique
Beastial familiars to Daif and the Technicians.
EDIFICE FLESH - Zac Diner and company
Who are having a terrible dream in which they are being forced to perform for the pleasure of a cruel Dutchess.
MUSIC - THE NIGHTGAUNT ENSEMBLE
Our improvisational house band, of the experimental music scene
NOLON ASHLEY: Drums
JOSHUA CAMOZZI-MILLIGAN : Theremin, Oud, Homemade Instruments
BRIAN CROWL: Sitar
LANA GUERRA : Homemade Analog Synthesizers
J: Flute, Recorders, Violin
FRANK MARROQUIN: Cello
TRAVIS MCALISTER: winds, brass, percussion
DALE MORRIS: guitar
RALE SIDEBOTTOM : percussion, toy piano, homemade instruments
SYNCHRONICITY FREQUENCY electronics
SET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Fredrick Zahl of Atelier Z
PIERCING and SUSPENSION
DIRECTOR
Daif Hahn of High Priestess Piercing
HAIR and MAKE-UP
Lana Guerra of Hair Nurse Style
STAGE MANAGER
Paul Gilbert
PIERCING and SUSPENSION TECHNICIANS
J-Mo
Philly Chris
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