Redmoon was founded in 1990 to promote a unique brand of performance committed to the highest quality artistic product and to civic well-being. Pulling with conviction from contemporary art forms and ancient theatrical forms, Redmoon has created a performance style that is equal parts pageantry, gadgetry, acrobatics, and ephemera.
Over the past decade Redmoon has garnered international attention for our theatrical productions like Hunchback and our site specific performances, which have been seen everywhere in Chicago from the Jackson Park Lagoon to the façade of Museum of Contemporary Art. Over recent years, Redmoon has expanding projects in Holland, Ireland, France, and Australia. Redmoon is committed to creating unexpected theater in unexpected locations.
Redmoon’s critically acclaimed spectacle in miniature is back at Redmoon Central!
The Cabinet sets the story of the murderous Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist slave Cesare in an off-kilter world of puppetry and intricate machinery. Inspired by the 1919 German Expressionist silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Cabinet creates a wild, abstracted “cabinet of curiosities” in which five puppeteers manipulate and maneuver the characters and objects much as Caligari controls Cesare’s plight.
“A wonderful sight to behold.” – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
“The Cabinet is a magnificent piece of theater, period.”
“A spellbinding dreamscape … by its end you wish you could rewind the whole mesmerizing experience and play it again …” – Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
“amazing”
“mesmerizing”
“overwhelming artistry” – Novid Parsi, Time Out Chicago
The Cabinet is not suggested for audiences under age 13. Parental discretion is recommended for younger audience members.
The Cabinet received this rating because it contains acts of violence and a dark story line.
February 5th to March 7th, 2010
Thursdays 8:00 PM Price: $15
Fridays 8:00 and 10:00 PM Price: $20
Saturdays 6:00 and 9:00 PM Price: $25
Sundays 3:00 PM Price: $20
In 2009 over 20,000 people celebrated Redmoon’s activation of public space for civic well-being and community engagement. ALLFORUNDER $15 A TICKET. MANYFORFREE.
In 2009, despite the economic turmoil, our artistic accomplishments in this year have already been monumental. Together we have accomplished:
A Home-Grown Tradition as National Opportunity: Inspired by our All Hallows celebrations in Logan Square, Redmoon was invited this year to perform at the White House Halloween Event. This is the ultimate endorsement of the value of our work and the quality of our art, presented in the national spotlight.
A Gift to the City: 8,000 people celebrated free guerilla ephemera events in public locations throughout Chicago, such as The Momentary Opera.
A Wild Artistic Assault:Spectacle 09: Last of My Species, the fearless songs of Laarna Cortaan invaded Belmont Harbor, mounted a work of aesthetic arrest over two weekends, building community throughout public celebration, and leaving the memory of its cultural and civic impact.
A Historic Chicago Location, Transformed:Hunchback rang through the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel in a phenomenal staging of classic Redmoon work in an unexpected location.
A Fairytale Presented to the World:Once Upon a Time shared a small town in France with puppet theater from around the globe, representing Chicago and the country at a prestigious international festival.
Spectacle Lunatique will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010 at Redmoon Central. Guests will enter a transformed environment, filled with roaming performers, ingenious mechanical objects, musical exploration, and more. Delightful decor, unique site installations, and enchanting performance pieces will lead guests through Redmoon Central’s transformed industrial space, providing an evening of spectacle and merriment unlike any other.
Last year, Lunatique brought more than 450 guests on a thrilling and whimsical adventure. We look forward to seeing you this year!
