CANNONBALL 2023 MAINSTAGE SHOWS
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Shows by Vibe
My Grandmother's Eyepatch
What happens when an idiot leads a memorial service for a long-deceased family member?
Pete Pannn: BOYZ WILL BE BOYZ 4 LYFE
A trickster's-manifesto-set-of-stand-up-sets from our fave little boy and mythic hero: Pete Pannn.
Sex Werque: Notes From the Field
Ella unpacks the world of sex work: the emotional and economic forces, the movement vocabulary, the masks, and the moments of authentic connection.
She Who Must Not Be Named
A ritual summoning by the Bouffon of the world's most beloved auth-, I mean the most powerful dark wiz-, I mean queen of the TERF-, I mean the de facto leader of the "Gender Critical" Movement.
Side C Presents “Led Zeppelin IV”
The open mic variety show that intertwines the power of music with the creativity of performers. From rock epics to avant-garde masterpieces, the albums serve as inspiration and backdrop for the performers' acts, creating a seamless fusion of music and artistry.
Something about The Dark and Pinching
A poem-like-dance approaching love and heartbreak from the perspective of two bride and groom-like clowns or dancers.
spiegel spiegel
A performative approach to doubles, doppelgängers, and doubting, giving movement to the alienation of the self through a refractive lens.
Split Bill: A Musical Anatomy & Messy Perfectionism (Copy)
A Musical Anatomy by Mohit Patel is a one man musical, or as close as I can get by myself.
Messy Perfectionism by Sarah Owens: Ingredients - movement, visuals, poetry, truth, lies, emotions, and facades.
Split Bill: To Dance with A Purple Goblin & My Life With Shmike
In My Life With Shmike by Patrick Burke, two clowns attempt to retrace their steps from the pits of stupidity and figure out how they got to be so foolish.
To Dance With A Purple Goblin by Nick Ware explores mindful meditation, physical embodiment, and the practice of loving acceptance.
Split Bill: Tom Achilles: Guillotine & Johann Johann
johann johann by Zaina Dana is an immersive staging of a raunchy 14th century (older than Shakespeare!) sex comedy
Tom Achilles Guillotine is a cavalcade of original characters, poems, and mind fucks that leaves the audience wondering, ''Is this comedy?''
The McManus Family Variety Hour and Interest Meeting (NOT A CULT)
Join the McManus Family for a night of performances, games, an info session, and non-stop fun. Could this be the group for YOU?? Give it your all, and by the end of it, you'll achieve cultural transcendence!
The Torch Runners
Who are we to cary a torch? Why? For whom? Together dancers take the space to embody their personal legacies, their torches, and show them to the world.
Tiny Witch
Part cabaret, part fantasy fiction stand-up, Tiny Witch is a queer trans allegory, a ritual exorcism and just a damn silly time.
today the sun is red
In the year 2029, relentless wildfires destroy landscapes, degrade air quality, and endanger everyday survival. Taking place in both a lonely apartment and eventually a prison cell, Kab must find the hope in a better tomorrow and find the courage to embark on a new dawn.
Unplanned Obsolescence
Unable to cope with the prospect of their own death, Jax trains a household robot to replace them in hopes that their wife won't notice when they're gone.
When Birds with Broken Wings Fly
A solo performance piece that explores the spiritual, mental and physical journey of black women when the world negates and exploits their "Black Girl Magic."