Posts Tagged ‘theater’
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 [...]
PantheaCon 2010! »
It was that time of year again! PantheaCon 2010 was held at the Doubletree in San Jose February 12-15th! Pantheacon is one of if not the largest Pagan Convention in the United States--4 days packed full of rituals, workshops, lectures, concerts, parties, vendors, hospitality suites, and more! Here's a quick rundown of what The Circle of [...]
Journals, Books… Why are We Always Supposed to »
Whether you consider your craft to be artistic or magical, it seems as if someone is always telling you to Write Down Your Experiences. Dream Journals, Rehearsal Journals, Books of Shadows, Books of Scripts---no matter what you call them or claim as their purpose they all amount to the same thing--extra time added to your daily practice [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This show is going to be crazy good. »
Well we had another magnificent rehearsal. Sunday brought the cast together for a marathon rehearsal day. (Thank you cast!) We're really getting this story told. It was powerful and moving. At one point I was so moved that I couldn't stop crying. The God of Wine, Ecstasy and Theater. Comedy. Mad Women. Ritual. [...]
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!
Working it for Mama Calizo »
Andra Jean le Queen and DK Punchinella worked it for Mama Calizo's Voice Factory during the month of August and on Sept. 11th. Mama Calizo's Voice Factory is a non-profit that supports queer artists through encouragement, empowerment, and by offering space. They were offered a residency for August and Sept. 11th at YBCA (Yerba Buena Arts [...]
