Tank Triple Bill: DonkeyShowMe, The Horrors, Meow
August 5 at 9:30pm
DonkeyShowMe Description
DonkeyShowMe is a cautionary tale/riff on the Midsummer Night's Dream story. It centers on a man who is obsessed with becoming a donkey. He seeks out the place rumored to be able to grant his with the fabled House of Dreams in Ciudad Juarez. He goes there and is admitted and meets with the Mother of the House, Queen Tatiana. She warns him of the consequences of his wish but he is adamant. And so the ritual commences. The power of wish fulfillment and transformation fills this secret establishment of Queer Magick.
Artistic Team:
Sean F. Griffin
Rudy Galvan
Flower Rios aka Flower Tortilla
Alba Albanese
And
Bleu Zephra
Carlos Armesto: Director
David Anzuelo: playwright
The Horrors Description:
VSam Szabo is thrilled to be a part of The Tank's DarkFest 2023 to explore more sustainable ways to create and produce theater. In the follow up to their Dance Film Fading Back In (San Fransisco International Dance Film Festival, 2021) and their award winning evening length dance/theater work Into The Fog (Hollywood Fringe Fest, 2014), Sam's next piece, The Horrors, is a ghost story about Someone coming to terms with their past and learning to love themself as they return to the house they built for one final goodbye. There they learn about what they can let go of, and what refuses to let go. Inspired by the work of Shirley Jackson and Henry James and contemporary ghost films like The Night House, this work is also an exploration of the ghost story as live performance while seeing how that world manifests in the surrealist space of dance/theater. "It's an honor to workshop and present a first draft of The Horrors at The Tanks DarkFest 2023!
MEOW! Description:
Matthew Antoci - Creator, performer
Meaghan Robichaud - Creator, performer
MEOW! is an experimental drag collage about the materials we worship, pastiching Americana with trends in contemporary spiritualism. Two brain-fried oracles, Crisis and Kristina, take to the beaches and ruins of the Grey Gardens estate, seeking meaning in the trash-heap of modern life.
*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.