Porno Death Cult

An exploration of faith and faithlessness, life and death from dance-theatre guru Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Porno Death Cult is infused with her signature humour and pathos. In a pilgrimage through a strange landscape of longing, a woman, a preacher, and a god, come face to face with each other, and the unanswerable questions that contort our collective perceptions. Director Marcus Youssef (Neworld Theatre) lends his unique style and impeccable eye to this quirky, idiosyncratic fusion of text, dance, character, and prayer for something better. Forever thanks to Nigel Charnock.

Created and performed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
Director: Marcus Youssef
Movement Direction: Justine A. Chambers
Original Music: Marc Stewart
Lighting Design: James Proudfoot
Costume Design: Alice Mansell
Set Design: Mickey Meads

“ It’s the kind of fearless, amorphous mix of interactive comedy, dance, art, and spiritual searching that could only have come out of the head of Friedenberg, a performer who defies categorization on any level”
— Janet Smith, Georgia Straight

PERFORMANCES/TOURING:

  • New Works Season Opener, Vancouver BC, September 29-30, 2016

  • High Performance Rodeo, Calgary AB - January 14-17, 2016

  • Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, November 25-28, 2015

  • Dance in Vancouver, Vancouver BC, November 20, 2015

  • Excerpt New Works Season Launch, September 2014

  • Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver BC, March 5-8, 2014 - premiere