Wanderlust Circus "The WIld Woman"

4.23.2010

Bossanova Ballroom

722 e burnside
Portland OR, 97214

Doors at 8, Event at 9pm

WANDERLUST CIRCUS Presents:
"The Wild Woman"

in which a child of nature falls prey to a circus scheme
and Batty narrowly evades his own best nature

21+   $15 advance

at THE BOSSANOVA BALLROOM
tickets and information at www.bossanovaballroom.com


starring KAZUM aristocrats of adagio

AWOL DANCE COLLECTIVE
sylphs of the stratosphere

NAGASITA
enchantress of the east

BRITTANY WALSH
handstand headliner

RUSSELL BRUNER
The Balboa King

JAY LIEBER
transcontinental scoundrel

JESSICA HOAGE
aerial ingenue

and jack-of-all-ceremonies
WILLIAM BATTY HIMSELF

with a new original score
performed live by the brand-new Wanderlust house band
JUAN PROPHET ORGANIZATION

tickets and information at
www.bossanovaballroom.com


In Spring of 2010, Wanderlust Circus will begin production on a show like none that has ever been.  The show depicts a magical bazaar that follows an immortal traveling circus all around the world.  Our world-class acrobats and variety artists are a play-within-a-play, the performance of the circus troupe that makes up the bulk of stage time, laced through with the intrigue and secret history of the characters' lives.

With this show, we incorporate existing aspects of our make-believe history into a cohesive story.  The idea is that The Wanderlust Circus has been wandering the Earth for 150 years, a sort of Flying Dutchman of circuses, ever since ringmaster William Batty lost his legendary Hippodrome theater in London.  As long as one continues to travel with the circus, one never grows old.  But as soon as you leave, time catches up with you.  This is the reason why such a colorful and varied cast of characters is following the circus through all its ups and downs - because they want to live forever, and nobody can figure out Batty's secret of eternal life.  Not for want of trying.

Our musical score is composed and performed by the band Juan Prophet Organization on violin, clarinet, accordion, glockenspiel, trumpet, saxophone, guitar, drums, bass, and a panoply of other instruments.  An assortment of standards and original songs provide a third major aspect of the show - a fairytale circus operetta for the 21st century.