performance art
I offer over a decade of experience making people put their phones down, stand at attention, and ask themselves, "What the f*** am I looking at?" I have cultivated a unique style that often calls upon elements of burlesque, sideshow, and lo-fi
theatrical production. I am punctual, work hard to provide a quality product, promote, and communicate effectively - I expect the same from any booker... or else, as Dr. Dooom once said:
"Of course I'm hard to work with, cuz you hard to
work with."
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ARTS
This is your best source of information on upcoming TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE ARTS events. We are working on the next iteration, in the meantime, feel free to peruse these old fliers.
Total Eclipse of the Arts is a one of a kind experimental cabaret theater production. We are a half written, half improv-ed play that seamlessly, yet chaotically, connects different performer features: circus sideshow, burlesque, performance art, and live music. The Downward Spiral Syndrome explores themes of addiction, the concept of exceptionality, narccicism, the shadow self, impulse control.. This fever dream oscillates wildly from very dark to campy as hell at a moments notice, this event is not for the faint of mind or stomach. We are dealing with heavy material, absurd scenes from the waterlogged memories of bygone days, and stories from lost friends. Sometimes you have to find some humor in the darkest moments to get by. All live, all raw, one night only. CONTENT WARNING: pretty much everything.
You will find no separation between my work as an "entertainer" and my work as a "conceptual artist". The line is vague at best, and the central notion of my work is to further obscure it.
"I Was a Teenage Were-Whore" is the piece I have repeated the most times. Originally done in Chicago circa 2010, this marked the dawn of my style of aggrivated, delusory storytelling through burlesque, sideshow, and lo-fi theatrical production. It focuses around externalizing an instance of internal clash between the raw desire of curiosity and strict "moral" societal boundaries set down around young women. Visually, it relies on hamfisted religious imagery to clearly communicate a feeling in a way that is accessible and legible to the maximum amount of its target audience.
a private comissioned experience endurance performance documented solely by this photo
"Paradise? Lost?" Is another piece that has existed in several incarnations. It is an eight minute long, three act play. It explores romance, loss, attachment, and the way in which memories can become embellished around painful events. In 2017 this was used as the framework for the first installation of my production "Total Eclipse of the Arts" and the acts were used as the beginning, post intermission, and end of the hour long production that was written around five more pieces brought to the table by other artists.
"Invocation for the New Creative Aeon" was a collabrative curse with Courtney Crimson, and Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba.
"Falling from..." is another 7 minute 3 act play that explores the potential of one failing or misstep, without a functioning safety net, to derail an entire life. This was also utilized as the framework for my second production of Total Eclipse of the Arts: The Downward Spiral Syndrome.
"Resume" including, but not limited to:
/// Edging Productions, Resident Performer 2023-Present (sideshow, burlesque) /// Total Eclipse of the Arts January 2023, June 2018, July 2017, February 2017 (producer, booker, director, writer, co-lead actor, sideshow, burlesque) /// The Ruckus Revival, Returning Guest Performer 2022-Present (burlesque, sideshow) /// Hoodslam Returning Guest Performer 2010-Present (sideshow, burlesque; long custom pieces, 10-20 minutes; prop and set work, character work) /// {the heart cave} Dec. 2020 (video piece;
performer, director, editor) /// "The Tower" Sept. 2020 (video piece; performer, director, editor) /// Deconstructing Deck With Severe Menstrual Cramps Aug. 2020 (private comissioned experience endurance performance documented by photograph
afterwards) /// this is not art***this is an exorcism vol. 3 June 2020 (video documentation of satanic ritual intended to upend several failings of western society) /// Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba - Invocation for the New Creative Aeon February
2020 (collaborative curse with Courtney Crimson and Rev. Leyba) /// Red Culebra Four Cycles + 1 April 2019 (generated content and collaborated with 3 other performance "A"rtists to create an hour long performance for Red Culebra's sound piece) ///
Beerman Fest February and March 2019 (sideshow and burlesque) /// 2BabyJamie6 May 2018 (installation
piece "The Confession Booth" and sideshow) /// Ringside Ruckus Round 3 @ EBRMC (burlesque and grinder) /// Spring Meltdown @The Hard Rock Casino South Lake Tahoe April 2017 (M.C., sideshow) /// Tourettes Without Regrets May 2017,
September 2016 (sideshow and burlesque) /// Pow!Pow!Pow!Pow! @ Fort Mason (experimental endurance performance designed to progressively raise blood pressure and cortisol levels to shed as much blood as possible in ten minutes... it was
very effective "lol") /// I dunno, a lot of stuff, big shows, small shows, I went on tour through Europe with ten people when I was 19, it was weird, and not an experience I would repeat without a contract. I've done big shows at venues
that hold thousands, worked with live bands, legendary basement parties. I've done a lot, I guess. Thanks for reading.