A NEW YEAR’S RITE Give 2027 more than a ten-second countdown. The turn of the year deserves our attention. A moment to gather, interrupt the familiar, and put some intention behind what comes next. Times like these call for better rituals. On January 2, join your bombastic masters of ceremonial khaos for SATURNALIA at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom. A driving drum battery, taiko, electronics, and masked movement turn the beginning of the year into a Concert Ceremony of reversal, renewal, and collective release. Rhythm moves through the room. Strangers find a shared pulse. The distance between performer and participant begins to dissolve. Bring your people, bring your strange, and give the new year the entrance it deserves. Mettle Institute presents itchy-O: SATURNALIA 2027 with LEGS.. the Band.
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THEE ITCHY-OVenue
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
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Sci-fiStart date
January 2nd, 2027
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January 2nd, 2027
Audience Role
At Saturnalia, every attendee has agency. You may dive fully into the current—dancing, shouting, co-creating, or remain still, absorbing the chaos like a steady flame within the storm. Both choices feed the resonance that drives the rite. The ensemble and the audience form a living exchange of sound, light, and intent, each presence amplifying the experience in their own way. Those wishing to attune more deeply before the event can access itchy-O’s Resonant Primer, available through their Patreon channel; a preparatory workbook of meditations, cues, and ritual concepts designed to align mind and body what itchy-O's exocosmic "Āoth" field. Whether you engage in motion or contemplation, your presence completes the circuit. The line between performer and participant is yours alone to define.
Ages: 16 +
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About THEE ITCHY-O
Since 2009, this Colorado-based meta-mystical ensemble has been thrilling audiences across the U.S. and beyond. A battery of fourteen-plus power percussionists comprises the spine of the fifty-plus strong performance troupe whose orchestral arsenal of avant-instrumentation runs the gamut from guitars, gamelan, and synths to less conventional instruments including theremin and vocoders in concert with more experimental trance-inducing appurtenances. Itchy-O dismantles assumptions of traditional performance models to break down the barriers between audience and experience, administering a blast of ceremonial chaos; baptizing the audience—body, mind, and collective soul—in a spectacular, pan-sensorial sea of music, mystery, and transcendental spiritual spectacle. Itchy-O proudly served as a centerpiece at MONA’s world-renowned Dark MOFO fest in Tasmania in 2016 and is ecstatic to be invited back to perform, again in 2023. They have performed on stage with David Byrne & St. Vincent. JG Thirwell and Dan Deacon have opened for itchy-O and they have warmed up audiences for numerous legendary artists including DEVO, Beats Antique, Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, and Public Enemy. They have performed countless private engagements, including a legendary performance for Maynard Keenan’s Merkin Vineyards in 2019. Jello Biafra’s iconic underground record label, Alternative Tentacles has released three of their groundbreaking studio albums. Itchy-O is also committed to providing spontaneous free public performances in the spirit of upending the mundane and delivering mesmerizing art to the streets by providing impromptu musical encounters in non-traditional settings; delighting unsuspecting audiences with surprise ontological assaults on ordinary reality. www.itchyo.com