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HOWL! FESTIVAL
AND THE JACKIE FACTORY PRESENT
HOWLUCINATION '08:
"LOW LIFE CITY"
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
5-7 PM, FREE ADMISSION
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK, NYC
howlfestival.com
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF BRILLIANT BOWERY PERFORMANCE
On September 7, JACKIE FACTORY producers CHI CHI VALENTI and JOHNNY DYNELL will
present their second annual HOWLUCINATION to crown this year's HOWL! FESTIVAL.
HOWLUCINATION is a new spectacle created by the JACKIE FACTORY each year as an
evening event for HOWL!. The new LOW LIFE CITY follows on the heels of their
first HOWLUCINATION at HOWL! - last
year's scandalous LOW LIFE.
LOW LIFE CITY is a two hour theatrical showcasing the East Village - and
especially, The Bowery, in a lavishly costumed production starring dozens of
downtown's finest. A time-travelling, bawdy and witty cavalcade of talent, this
show is not recommended for children!
This year's superb cast is now complete - MCs PAUL ALEXANDER (of "The Ones") and
HATTIE HATHAWAY, icon JOEY ARIAS with master puppeteer BASIL TWIST, burlesque
supernovas DIRTY MARTINI, MISS DELIRIUM TREMENS and JONNY PORKPIE and NASTY
CANASTA of PINCHBOTTOM BURLESQUE, drag divinity SWEETIE, butoh ensemble
VANGELINE THEATER, WORLD FAMOUS *BOB*, LOGO song star ADAM JOSEPH as The Irish
Tenor, slapstick drag duo DUELLING BANKHEADS, sister act ACID BETTY and
EPIPHANY, sensationalist AMBER RAY, members of THE PIXIE HARLOTS, Bay Area
artiste FAUXNIQUE, BLACKLIPS eminence POISON EVE and New Bowery treasures TRINA
ROSE, HEATHER LITTEER aka JESSICA RABBIT DOMINATION and TIGGER!
HOWLUCINATION '08: LOW LIFE CITY was inspired by the seminal LUC SANTE book "LOW
LIFE: The Lures and Snares of Old New York." It continues a body of work born at
JACKIE 60 a decade ago, with past editions in London, Minneapolis and of course,
last year's HOWL! For the show's producers, East Village residents for over two
decades, this annual show is a Valentine to the neighborhood's past, present and
future stars.
Dress Up and join us in the park! Wear NYC demimonde evening glamour
(1860-2010), Gangs of New York, Victorian/Edwardian rags, newsboy caps, B'hoy
for Butch Women, corsets and vintage lingerie, Bowery Belle ringlets, Opium Den
loungewear, Vampyre of Gotham, black parasols, Bowery Twink, velvet, 19th
century Clownwear, Top Hats or Bowery Punk.
THE HOWL! FESTIVAL
was named in honor of the groundbreaking poem by ALLEN GINSBERG and began in
2002. HOWL celebrates the East Village and Lower East Side's role as a
preeminent locus of culture, with signature events like the group reading of
HOWL and ART AROUND THE PARK. Centered in Tompkins Square Park, the festival
attracts more than 100,000 visitors bringing to the clubs, galleries, parks,
streets, and theaters of Manhattan's Lower East Side.
THE JACKIE FACTORY is
the NYC based nightclub arts collective founded by husband and wife team CHI CHI
VALENTI and JOHNNY DYNELL in 1990. Most famous for the 450 themed editions of
its decade-long party JACKIE 60, venue MOTHER, and annual Stevie Nicks
extravaganza NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES, THE FACTORY also creates large-scale
spectacles in New York and cities nationwide and worldwide.
More on last year's edition at the LOW LIFE
'07 page
Credits: HOWLUCINATION '08: LOW LIFE CITY poster design by JOHNNY DYNELL,
featuring cast members
(clockwise from top left) - VANGELINE, PAUL ALEXANDER, HEATHER LITTEER aka
JESSICA RABBIT DOMINATION (center), DUELLING BANKHEADS) *LOW LIFE @ HOWL 2007
poster by JOHNNY DYNELL, photo of HEAVEN LEIGH DOMINATION
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