Posts Tagged ‘Dionysos’
Yes They Are! Meeting and Greeting the Queerest of »
The Circle of Dionysos presents Yes They Are! Meeting and Greeting the Queerest of the Gods Playshop and Performance San Francisco, Ca. The Circle of Dionysos is proud to present the fourth production of their signature ritual performance piece Yes They Are! Meeting and Greeting the Queerest of the Gods, conceived of and coordinated by Derik [...]
Hilaria – March 28th, 2010 5pm »
What: Hilaria, an Introductory Gathering and Ritual for the Temple of Dionysos When: Sunday, March 28, 2010 5PM Where: Private Residence in Walnut Creek. Email for directions: info@circleofdionysos.org According to various sources, the Latin term Hilaria refers to any general period of rejoicing and celebration. However, this time [...]
Guerrilla Maypole »
What: Guerrilla Maypole - A Ritual of Play to Honor Dolores Park When: Sunday, May 9, 2010. 1pm Where: Dolores Park, San Francisco For More Information: info@circleofdionysos.org The Circle of Dionysos is proud to present our first large public "flash mob" ritual for 2010 for our Beltane offering. We intend to honor Dolores Park with [...]
The Beginning »
This is a writing that I have wanted to take on for awhile now. At first I was very concerned with the structure and format. I imagined a video blog devoted to a particular goddess. I would garb myself in drag reminiscent of that goddess and deliver the wisdom that I had gleaned from working with that particular goddess. I believe that I would [...]
Yes They Are! Meeting and Greeting the Queerest of the »
The Circle of Dionysos is proud to announce that we will be performing an all new version of our signature ritual theater performance Yes They Are! Meeting and Greeting the Queerest of the Gods in San Francisco in July 2010. Our 2009 productions of Yes They Are! received rave reviews and we are currently prepping for the first of our 2010 [...]
Amethyst Jewels: For You »
Those of us in the Circle of Dionysos are producing a ritual theatre rendition of The Bacchae, the Greek tragedy by Euripides. We are adapting this play as a coming out ritual for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people. If you are not familiar with the play, Dionysos, the God of Wine and Joy, causes havoc with the rulers of [...]
Amethyst Jewels: Home »
Home I was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1951 and named Patrick Kevin Feely. While I was born with the biological sex of a male, I knew at the age of 4 that I felt more like a girl. I grew up hiding this and trying to show how tough I was. I played sports and stood up to bullies. As an adult, I was open to my lovers that I was [...]
Press Release for The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming Out »
Press Release For Immediate Release November 3, 2009 Media Contact: Patricia Kevena Fili, 510-872-0568, pkf@circleofdionysos.org The Circle of Dionysos proudly presents ritual theatre performances of The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming [...]
Run hounds, Run to the mountain, Join us wild women »
Bassareus Dionysos. What a wonderful day for the Circle of Dionysos and the cast of The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming Out. We had another amazing rehearsal with our luscious group of Maenads and our priest. He's so dreamy. After or sort of during our rehearsal we made it over to Castro Street Faire. All decked out in our character fineries we gave [...]
Come, O ye Bacchae, come! »
Some pictures of our maenads rehearsal for The Bacchae: A Ritual of Coming Out which is happening on November 13-14th, 8:00PM at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, 1519 Mission St, SF. Starting to get it. Starting to get crazy. Come, O ye Bacchae, come!










