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SATORI CIRCUS in ‘FUNY AS HELL (a baptism under fire)’

Vertebrae Collective and detroit contemporary are bringing to you the now classic performance art piece ‘FUNY AS HELL (a baptism under fire)’ for one performance only on October 19, 2024

‘FUNY AS HELL was written in 2007 by Brian and Dave Dambacher and R. A. Taylor.  A performance art piece that made them famous in April of 2007 out at MeadowBrook/Oakland University.

This time SATORI CIRCUS has yet another opportunity of reinterpreting their very own creation: An interpretation that's sure to please both new audiences as well as those who saw the original in 2007.  Using Dante’s The Divine Comedy as the framework to guide you through a labyrinth of questions, spirit, destiny, hope, despair, and pure naughtiness, FUNY AS HELL follows the travels of a man lost in a dream between the here and there of Purgatory, Hell and Paradise.  Combining music, song, costumes, sound & lights, movement, film, cabaret and enlightenment, FUNY AS HELL will obscure your perception of what performance art is or what it could be…employing all the same contraptions used to tell, and embellish a story.

“New York City has the Blue Man Group, Detroit has SATORI CIRCUS.”   -  Chris Jaszczak

Blurring what is typically thought of as theatre, SATORI CIRCUS will bring the audience through the subterranean worlds of Purgatory, Hell and Paradise to witness, participate and analyze the situations that our protagonist, hero (or anti-hero), manages to become involved with…deliberately or accidentally.

Be prepared for the unknown and come with an open heart and head to witness a performance art hybrid rarely seen in this Detroit Metro Area. We guarantee that you have never seen anything like this.  You may never again.  And you’ll leave humming and wondering if hell could really be this entertaining. And as Dante said at the gates of hell, “Abandon every hope, all ye who enter here.”

One performance.  Doors are at 7:30pm with the performance promptly at 8pm.

Tickets $15 in advance and $20 at the door

35 seats – Limited seating / First come – Tickets can be purchased below.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Please follow detroit contemporary and SATORI CIRCUS on Instagram and Facebook, and for further info or questions contact - bri@detroitcontemporary.com.

detroit contemporary, 487 W. Alexandrine St., Detroit, MI 48201

A baptism under fire