Dark Arts Festival 2010 Lineup

Performance Art

A Special Performance by Clint Catalyst, Paris Sadonis (Christian Death, Shadow Project, Rozz Williams' band) and Zoetica Ebb After appearing as a spoken word performer, Master of Ceremonies, and even a projected image (as Bell Wartock in Hilary Goldberg's film "In The Spotlight"),hyper-hyphenate Clint Catalyst returns to the Dark Arts Festival as part of a triad. With cohorts musical— the multi-talented Paris Sadonis (of Shadow Project, EXP, Rozz Williams' Whorse's Mouth and Every King A Bastard Son & magical— the legendary Zoetica Ebb a "painter, pencil-pusher, model, photographer, cosmonomad..." and co-founder of Coilhouse magazine— an audacious trinity exists. For a fleeting moment, they offer :: an introduction —Tear Down The Sky & Polish The Stars— ("ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" — robert browning) Scheduled Time*: Friday, June 11th, 9:30pm

Anaar Anaar is a long time practicing witch in the Feri Tradition and brings to her performances a large body of dark lore and ritual. Her body of work focuses on sensual ecstasy and expressionistic storytelling. She walks between the worlds, dancing between technique and passion. Every performance is an homage to her Triple Muse; Mystery, Power and Ritual. Fear not to step into the circle, Fear not to dance with the Fey. Anaar presents another vignette into the mysteries of The Nekromanteion. Her first endeavor dwelled upon Persephone, moments before Her abduction. Tonight, she presents the story of a priestess at the ancient temple who conjures forth Hades. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 7:40pm (Upstairs)

Beauté Dérangée - Wayward Bellydance Beauté Dérangée invites you to experience Wayward Bellydance – the embodiment of the beauty created from sheer madness. Witness the amoral passion created from within asylum walls. Savor the conjoining of history’s flamboyant attempts to restrain through Victorian etiquette and the exploration of the sinuous and untamed world of Bellydance. Partake of the experimental aesthetics of Pretty Macabre Designs straight from our personal Ballroom. And remember… neither tightly laced corsets nor Bedlam’s chains can anesthetize these virile whys. So bring your teacups and tinctures, unlace your expectations and succumb to Beauté Dérangée! Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 7:20pm (Upstairs)

Betty Stoneman - Nightmares Through the Looking Glass Betty Stoneman returns to the Dark Arts Festival after self imposed isolation to bring the Nightmares Through the Looking Glass to the outside world. After reading poetry for several Dark Arts Festivals and publishing A Journal of Visions and Voices, she has been insanely scouring the depths of creativity to bring to the Dark Arts Festival 2010 a performance like none other. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 6:40pm (Upstairs)

Darling Duo Atrocious Darling and Dastardly Beautiful Darling, known as the Darling Duo, toured the Vaudeville circuit in the '20s and '30s, and was the main act in Cabarets and Speakeasies. Reincarnated in the 20th century they are able to perform there act once again bringing androgyny, sex, comedy, and decadence back into the performing arts. Scheduled Time*: Sunday, June 13th, 7:00pm (Upstairs)

Dragomi "The difficult we do at once; the impossible takes more time." Dragomi was formed by Fvorboda in 2003, implementing non-traditional tribal and fusion movement with energy-fused music to create this unique style often referred to as "Gothic Belly Dance" or Urban Tribal. We are constantly pushing ourselves to new levels, thinking up new moves and challenging our bodies to do things we have only imagined in our heads. With a "dragon" twist, we pull it all together to create the power and strength of Dragomi. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 7:30pm (Upstairs)

Lilith Gaia Sharing perceptions of the world through her eyes, Lilith Gaia a SLC Native has been writing poetry since she was young. This will be her 4th Dark Arts Festival. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 6:30pm (Upstairs)

Miss Tree Musick Miss Tree Musick has been performing since the age of three where she started in musical theater. She has performed across the state, won several talent competitions, appeared in 20 musicals, she made her burlesque debut at 2009 Dark Arts Festival, and has performed at Cabaret Decay with Rue Morgue Burlesque as a guest performer. Scheduled Time*: Sunday, June 13th, 7:15pm (Upstairs)

Nepenthe Nepenthe will hold you on the edge with their Urban Tribal Fusion style. These dark beauties bring in the air of drama as they perform the beautiful dark side of belly dance. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 7:00pm (Upstairs)

Rue Morgue Burlesque Rue Morgue Burlesque is Utah's Premiere Gothic Burlesque Troupe. The troupe is directed by a haunting spirit, Morella. Members include; Domino- a ninja trained weapon specialist, Eris- Goddess of Chaos, Lilith- the first seductress, Meavie- the mischievous, drunken pixie, and Ophelia- the acrobatic vampire. Scheduled Time*: Sunday, June 13th, 7:05pm and 7:40pm (Upstairs)

SORP FILMS The Agents of SORP, the creative, mega, super well endowed geniuses and masterminds behind such films as Emo Assault Squadron and The Zit have been making films since 2005 and will kick your ass so hard, if you could pull our foot out of it, you'd become the king of England. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 9:30pm & 10:40pm

The Skirts The Skirts began as four friends who love middle eastern dance and Gothic culture. Since our first year dancing at DA we have grown to include vaudeville, cancan, and theatrics in our performances. Scheduled Time*: Saturday, June 12th, 7:10pm (Upstairs)

* All scheduled times are approximate only, not guaranteed. Performance times are subject to change for any reason.