Sideshow Workshops, May 2024
Welcome to the secrets of Sideshow! 18+ only. All levels welcome. Learn something new! Impress or weird out your friends and family! Instructed by Madame C, House of Cirque’s Queen of Pain and Co-Founder. Single day options available. Double your fun and save when registering for both days. Different material will be covered each date. Early Bird Tickets available 3/5/24. General Tickets available 4/1/24.
May 4th, Sideshow School Part 1
May 11th, Sideshow School Part 2Â
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Le Cabaret De Marionettes, April 26th & 27th 2024
Le Cabaret de Marionettes is an exciting and elegant blend of sideshow, circus, and the art of puppetry. Tickets are on sale now. You can reserve here or call 602-262-2050. Ages 18+
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 23, 2024) This upcoming April, Great Arizona Puppet (GAPT) will be hosting their original production of Le Cabaret de Marionettes, in addition to resident puppeteers of the theater; we are excited to include two invited artists to join the cast. Joining as guest performer Crystal Cruz, or “Madame C” from Phoenix, Arizona, and Los Angeles, Matthew Scott of Rasputin’s Marionettes. Two shows will occur on Friday, April 26th, and Saturday, April 27th, starting at 8:00pm. Both shows will be 18+.
Le Cabaret de Marionettes is an “exciting and elegant” blend of sideshow, circus, and the art of puppetry. This is not the first show like this put on at GAPT; in July 2022, they hosted Le Cabaret de Poupees, a sold-out event that combined live music, dance, and the art of puppetry.
Crystal Cruz is a sideshow, burlesque, and circus artist. She has been described as “a beloved figure in the local entertainment scene” with “a magnetic stage presence and a penchant for pushing the boundaries of performance art. Her performances are a mesmerizing fusion of daring feats, sultry dance, and a touch of the surreal, leaving spectators in awe and clamoring for more.”
Matthew Scott performs regularly as a variety act, whether a sideshow, burlesque, vaudeville, or variety show. Trick puppets have become one of his specialties. His puppets “juggle, play instruments, and even do a striptease.” Because his niche is adult audiences, he has much more allowance to play ribald humor for an edgy audience. He is passionate about giving his audience the experience of something “so delightful and magical, albeit outrageous, that they hope they will remember that puppetry can break boundaries.”
Tickets for Le Cabaret de Marionettes are $30 for general admission and $45 for VIP. VIPs include early entry, one pre-show beverage, appetizers, and preferred table seating.
Fire Workshops, March 2024Â
Learn the fantastical skills of fire eating and fire breathing! For newbies to experienced performers, there’s something new for everyone. All levels welcome! Instructed by the Co-Founders of House of Cirque, Crystal Cruz & Jon Goodell. 18+ only. March 23rd & March 30th 2024. Register today for Fire Workshops
NEWLY ADDED by POPULAR REQUEST:Â Friday March 29th 6pm-8pm Level 1 Dragon Training. Students who participate in the 3/29 makeup fire class are eligible to register for Level 2 on 3/30 5pm-7pm. Register today for Fire Workshops