Kismet Arts Tangent
Art Collective
Category: Performance Making
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It was pretty interesting thinking about how I ran concessions through the kitchen and greeted every audience member and asked them about how they wanted their tea. It was something that I hadn’t seen done at a show before. The team also wanted to experiment with a show that doesn’t have formal announcements saying when…
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A few weeks ago, a theatre company banded together for what might be the last time. Potato Topos won “Best of Fringe.” We had a cast party. It all started earlier in the year when I thought it would be really cool to get a team together to make something for the SF Fringe. We…
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Last Saturday was the culmination of the SF Fringe Festival 2022 presented by the Exit Theatre. A team of artists including myself presented an hour long show for the festival with four show times. I will post a blog post later about the project itself, but here are the reviews for posterity. Jo Tomalin September 18,…
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Last night, I hosted another backyard event, Sounds and Sips. The three acts, Light Pollution, Squeakie, and The Green Wheel played music that was so sweet. I appreciated the set up being smoother and easier given that there weren’t as many acts as previous backyard shows. I also felt a little more confident with my…
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5:15 PM Punelope Crude5:30 PM Sadie Greyduck5:45 PM Squeakie6:00 PM Light Pollution6:15 PM Ethan Zachary Lee6:30 PM The Green Wheel6:45 PM Kevin Corcoran with Dominique Nigro and Andrew Rose Here I am, talking about Saturday’s show. Some days have passed to allow for perspective and the post-show drop to fade. This is the third and last backyard show…
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above– screenshots from the livestreamed videos I hosted my first little market with performances. We had four vendors, Miles Pekala, Wesley Haack, Dominique Nigro, and myself. We had five performing acts Simone Bloch, Squeakie, Light Pollution, The Green Wheel, Dominique and Kevin (duo), and myself. A note about hosting this show/market. It was a doozy…
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(above: stills from the Documentation video Mark McBeth produced at the show) ‘Last Sunday was the one-night-only performance of Pluot Season. The devised theatre piece performed in the backyard of where I currently reside and the first in-person show I’ve produced since before the global pandemic of Covid-19. Some safety notes, all audience and performers…
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Greetings from the Producers! We are about to embark on an artistic voyage through the obstacles of the pandemic: a multi-sensory live outdoor event we affectionately refer to as “Pluot Season” (like the fruit). We need your financial support in making this dream a reality. Our Team and Process We have handpicked six artists to…