The Cirque Side of the Moon

Jenn Cohen | February 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

MOTH Poetic Circus is proud to present THE CIRQUE SIDE OF THE MOON, a Voodoo Mardi-Gras Masquerade. A wild Mardi Gras party infusing DJs, live music, and contemporary circus!

The theme of this year’s party will be THE CIRQUE SIDE OF THE MOON. 2013 will mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s timeless album Dark Side of the Moon. The album will be played live in its entirety by Wish We Were Floyd, and will be fully choreographed with elite level modern circus artists. including world-class aerialists, acrobats, dancers, fire, burlesque, trapeze, and contortionists.

THE CIRQUE SIDE OF THE MOON, the story:

2013 will mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s timeless album Dark Side of the Moon. Recorded in 1973, Dark Side of the Moon has stayed on top of the Billboard TOP 200 Albums Chart for over 14 years, making it one of the top five selling albums of all time.

This interpretation is our homage to the album on this historic anniversary. In our version, we follow the life of a man working to fit in, who ultimately goes crazy trying. He fights the evils of consumerism and capitalism, and meets the angel of death. He learns to breathe and hear his own heartbeat, and watches love happen and fall apart. In the end, he becomes the heartbeat, the breath, the money, the pain, the time, and of course death. We, the audience, the band, the performers, become him. The album will be played live in its entirety by Wish We Were Floyd, and will be fully choreographed with elite level modern circus artists. Circus artists will include aerialists, acrobats, dancers, fire, and burlesque.

Voodoo and Mardi Gras appear to intersect since gatherings in Congo Square in 1884 were forcibly ended, and then remerged as processions. Traditional voodoo costumes and décor reminiscent of death will warn the audience to live their lives freely, full of life and expression, or death may loom. This will be an event of irreverent self-expression, dance, music, lights, voodoo and excess. The audience is invited to participate and dress in Voodoo Mardi Gras attire, beads welcome, of course!

This event will be an “annual” Mardi Gras Party that will take place this year on February 8, 2013 at Casselman’s Bar & Venue, with world-renowned Lance Herbstrong performing live electro dub sounds, along with DJ Danni G, DJ Fubari, and DJ Walt White.

Tickets are available at mothpoeticcircus.com, casselmans.com, holdmyticket.com/checkout/event/124828

Portions of the proceeds benefit Colorado Creative (ColoradoCreative.org) and Conscious Alliance (consciousalliance.org).