Performers from places including New York City, Pakistan, Russia, Chicago, Israel, Canada, Los Angeles, Poland and New Mexico come together for this three-week festival. Revolutions, produced by Albuquerque’s own Tricklock Company, highlights the region’s heritage as a cultural crossroad of global exchange and artistic innovation. The 2008 festival will feature something for everyone including*:
•Eastern European Street Theatre Artists
•Russian Dance-Theatre Performance
•Outdoor Shows Geared towards Children
•Israeli Puppet Masters
•Rock n’ Roll Acrobat
•Stories of Cultural Collision and Hope from Pakistan
•Burlesque and Clown Shows from New York
•A Former “Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Correspondent
•The 3rd Annual Free Speech Comedy Art Series
oHBO’s Rick Shapiro
oHip-Hop Comedians Reggie Watts and Jamie Kilstein
oIan Harvie
oLiam Sullivan (Creator of YouTube Sensations “Shoes” and “Muffins”)
•New Work by New Mexico’s Own Tricklock Company
•Late night cabarets featuring local artists, workshops, community gatherings, talkbacks and of course, karaoke.
*All listed artists are subject to change.
Added by dkappus on October 18, 2007