Jersey City, NJ
The Van Gogh Shogh (2024)
One part deranged Sip 'N Paint, one part karaoke night, and one part Sotheby's.
"A visionary with a knack for creating experiences that transcend the norm." - Geekadelphia “Lovable, engaging, and extremely funny...brimming with inspired lunacy.” - Talkin’ Broadway Critically-acclaimed Philadelphia performer Donna Oblongata in:The Van Gogh Shogh September 27-29 at Art House Productions One part deranged "Sip 'n Paint", one part karaoke night and one part Sotheby's. In The Van Gogh Shogh, solo performer and clown Donna Oblongata uses the lens of Vincent Van Gogh's life and legacy to ask urgent questions about the nature of art, success, reproduction, and the potential meaning(lessness) of a creative life. Run time: 75 minutes The Van Gogh Shogh Written and Performed by Donna Oblongata Directed by Francesca Montanile-Lyons
Audience Role
Interaction is optional but can result in a range of ways of participating, including learning to paint and joining the karaoke (and more).
Ages: 13 +
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About Donna Oblongata
Privy Privy, by artists Donna Oblongata and Patrick Costello, is an immersive installation that simulates a public restroom in a queer nightclub. Each stall of the installation features a glory hole, through which comes an actual human hand holding an ice cream cone. Visitors may get on their knees and indulge in this anonymously proffered treat, or simply watch others enjoy themselves. For those who choose to indulge, it's an unexpected encounter with a stranger, resulting in a moment of sweetness. Amongst a maelstrom of anti-queer legislation nationally, Privy Privy turns the dominant culture's predatory and homophobic definition of obscenity on its head. Through this public invitation to indulgence without shame (what's more innocent and universal than enjoying an ice cream cone?) we create a space for a future where we might realize the liberatory potential of communal pleasure.