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In anticipation of the upcoming performance of The Abattoir Pages, Joseph Matheny in conversation with John Harrigan about anything and everything that comes to their mind.

Listen here and check out Apocryphon.org for Foolish People’s upcoming performance.

FoolishPeople present

Cirxus

Written and Directed by John Harrigan

25 May – 13 June 2009 Arcola Theatre

Press Night Thursday 28 May 8.30pm

LONDON 14/04/09 – FoolishPeople present Cirxus an immersive, promenade performance in Arcola’s new industrial space, Unit K for three weeks only.

1957- Seascale, the North of England. Cirxus is an old English circus lost in the shadows of the smoke stacks of Calder Hall, the world’s first commercial nuclear power station.

Athalia the ballerina waits in the ring for Loudon the Clown to return with directions to the Black Pool, the mythic site of the Home Sweet Home, the final show of the season.

Join Athalia in 1957 as she begins a bizarre and wondrous search for Loudon through the irradiated secrets of Cirxus, where she must face the macabre atomic menagerie, haunted by circus animals and navigate her way through the maze of strange, hallucinogenic sideshows on the other side of time.

Immerse yourself in the world of Cirxus, where theatric arcana and Atomic fallout irradiate the sawdust arenas of our inner worlds.

FoolishPeople will use mythology, shamanism, music and dance to bring the darkness of an atomic circus to life. The performance will allow audience members to step into the world of an old English circus lost in the 1950s, explore its sideshows and meet extraordinary characters from the past and future.

Cirxus will be FoolishPeople’s first London performance run since their critically acclaimed ‘Dead Language’ which was performed at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 2007. ‘Dead Language’ was part of the London Lates season of cultural events and selected for the Times top five events.

FoolishPeople’s core creative team for Cirxus consists of John Harrigan, Lucy Allin, Victoria Karlsson, P. Emerson Williams, Claire Tregellas & Tereza Kamenicka.

Listings Information:

‘Cirxus’

24 May- 13 June 2009

8.30pm & 9.15pm entrance times

£14/£10 concessions

Pay what you can Tuesday (tickets from 7pm, subject to availability)

Free tickets are available for under 26s on Monday-Thursday evenings for the first 2 weeks

Book online: arcolatheatre.com

Box office: 020 7503 1646

Arcola Theatre Unit K, 27 Arcola Street, E8 2DJ

Notes to editors:

  • The German Bremen University confirmed that radioactive contamination by Americium-241 found in some soil samples taken by Greenpeace 11.5 km south of Sellafield, were 400 times higher than those taken 11 km from Chernobyl. 51 years on, the villagers of Seascale still live with the ramifications of the accident at Pile 1 of the Windscale Works Atomic Energy Factory.
  • FoolishPeople are currently in pre-production with Mythos Media and DPRGRM for a feature film entitled ‘Y’, which is being shot in Los Angeles CA in July 2009. ‘Y’ was written by John Harrigan and James Curcio and to be directed by Joseph Matheny.
  • FoolishPeople create art, theatre, film, books & collaborative events to raise a numinous experience within the witness for positive change.
  • Arcola’s Unit K will officially launch in July 2009 with Create Festival 2009.
  • ‘Cirxus’ is sponsored by The Movieum of London, Chisenhale Dance Space and The Courtyard.
  • For further information, please contact:

    Lucy Allin, FoolishPeople art@foolishpeople.org

    or visit: foolishpeople.org

DPRGRM, PILOTLITE, MYTHOS MEDIA & FOOLISHPEOPLE PRESENT
‘Y’
In a post-apocalyptic world, ‘Y’ is a documentary-style reality show where the grand prize is the future of our species on planet Earth.
Mythos Media and FoolishPeople will join with DPRGRM/Pilotlite to create ‘Y’, a feature film that starts shooting in Los Angeles July 2009.
LOS ANGELES, CA 02/27/09 – DPRGRM/Pilotlite announced a project today that forges a new path in independent cinema by bringing together real world experience and film in a unique way. ‘Y’ brings an audience inside the creation of a modern myth. The audience will become actual cast members, and be immersed in the story in real time. The film crew will also be part of the story as well as part of the cast, therefore creating a total immersive experience that bridges the traditional proscenium of audience/performer.
The ambitious staging and shooting technique is enhanced by the premise that in the future, government facilities, such the as one depicted in this film, will have to turn to unorthodox means of funding, such as contracting the facility out as the subject of a reality based TV show. The actual crew will be made up of news, reality and documentary style cinematographers and the production will be filmed entirely in the Cinéma vérité style.
Written by John Harrigan and James Curcio, and directed by Joseph Matheny, ‘Y’ is a unique production fusing characters from Curcio’s second published novel, ‘Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning’ and Harrigan’s screenplay ‘GraveLand’, currently in pre production.
DPRGRM will finance and distribute the film, working alongside online media corporation Pilotlite, a joint venture between Joseph Matheny and Michael Mailer Films.
Joseph Matheny, founder of DPRGRM and Pilotlite co-founder says: “We will be employing cutting edge production, post production and distribution techniques that have been gestating for several years while the technology caught up to the vision. We chose this project and this team specifically because the project lends itself to the medium and the people can keep up.”
James Curcio, Creative Director of Mythos Media, says: “Mythos Media was founded specifically to work on projects like this, and modern myths have been my life passion. I am eager to dive in and create this world, both as production designer and producer of the soundtrack. However, even more, I am eager to collaborate with all of the creatives that are already lining up to become a part of this truly one-of-a-kind project.”
John Harrigan, Artistic Director of FoolishPeople comments: “Members of FP and I are extremely excited to be working on a project with such a talented and unique team. ‘Y’ will redefine what is possible in film production and I’m looking forward to taking on the role of Performance Director.”
About ‘Y’:
Civilization has fallen. In the rubble, we at the Y Corporation have developed the ultimate solution to save society: the Y Show.

We encourage all good citizens to sign up for the Show. You will be housed within a wonderful Haze Treatment Facility and undergo unique psychological treatment, which will clear away the illness of individuality. This reprogramming will be broadcast to the eyes and ears of Citizens in our New World, populated with previous contestants and patients. This is a reality show unlike any other!
There is a secret that haunts Haze01, the original treatment facility. Two patients, locked deep within its walls, contain archetypes that reject all reprogramming. They channel portents and omens of another future, a world where myth and divinity remake reality, manifesting a planet fit for Gods.
In this season of the Y show, the doctors of the facility make their final attempt to process these two patients, before they break free and unleash total anarchy. Tune in.
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Notes to editors:
About DPRGRM/Pilotlite:
DPRGRM was founded by auteur Joseph Matheny to meet the new age of media convergence head-on with cutting edge media projects like ‘Y’ and Pilotlite, which Matheny co-founded with Michael Mailer of Michael Mailer Films. For more information visit: http://jmatheny.wordpress.com
About Mythos Media:
Mythos Media was founded by James Curcio, Peter Emerson Williams, Michael Szul and Tovarich Pizor in 2006 to produce modern myths. In the past, these have taken the form of comics, novels, and albums. For more information, please visit: http://www.mythosmedia.net/
About FoolishPeople:
FoolishPeople was founded by John Harrigan in 1989, taking its name from one of the major arcana of the tarot, card 0: The Fool. FoolishPeople create weaponized art, ritual theatre, collaborative events, books & film to raise a numinous experience within the witness. FP engineer immersive, open source experiences that become a catalyst for positive change. For more information, please visit: http://www.foolishpeople.org
Press Contact:
Joseph Matheny
DPRGRM
jmatheny@dprgrm.com
310.928.6959

http://citizen-y.com

This is a special, supplemental edition of The Gspot, following up on the conversation I had with John Harrigan on episode 36 a few days ago. Today we’re talking about Terra Extremitas, the massive event spearheaded by Foolish People and incorporating artists from all over the globe. With a preview of some music from the upcoming live event, this half-hour podcast exposes you to the first echoes of the fiction as it seeps backward from the event horizon of August 6th – 10th.

The Gspot #36: Press Access

So the shipment came in, and Wes Unruh has a grip of press access credentials free for the asking; you can get into events for free by becoming an Alterati field agent and Wes explains how in this episode of the Gspot. The show includes a previously unreleased segment from RIPPLE of the Reverend T. Gabriel Williams and Ray Carney interviewing Roman Only, as well as portions of Wes Unruh’s conversation about surveillance and esozone with John Harrigan.

The Harrigan Segment is really worth a listen. Good Stuff.

This is over due.

Firstly, thank you to Mysterymag.com for their generous donation. Above all else this provided moral support during a time it was needed and let us know our work was appreciated. This will continue to fuel us. Also I believe they may be tied up with fright nights so if you’re over in the UK know these cats offer up some good scares.

Our Podcast guest:
Paul Laffoley – You are in fact the Grand Architect of the future. The interview was great fun and we cannot thank him enough for doing it and sharing such information.

Wes Unruh – Deserving of ‘thanks’ beyond just this website. He has been key in providing both inspiration and resources to this site’s admin multiple times.

Hyphield – My favorite demon construct from the future retroactively sent back to the past. This Man drops mad left handed path knowledge on all the kiddies and it is appreciated. Be sure to stop by his Donut shop on the astral plane – hands down the best service in any dimension!

Raymond Salvatore Harmon – We can’t express how much we appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to give us further insight into your work, tips on video bending, and more. It will provide great inspiration in the future.

The Organizers of Esozone:
Klint – For not only putting up with our chaos but for also running technoccult, which is also largely influential in the course this site has taken. We appreciate the links too!

Nick – For once again not only putting up with our chaos but also for being uber cool about it. For running our practically illiterate article @ key64 and for getting Trevor Blake to give us a mini-tour of PDX.

Danny – For seeming to always believe in mah art, or atleast having enough faith in me not fucking up terribly, as well as being one of the coolest cats at Esozone.

Chris Titan for giving us Liber.us, telling me to get off my ass and make a RAW torrent for the kids, and providing a much needed reality check about where we should be within our science exploits. Be sure to check Borderlands for dope alternative science research preserved no where else.

All of FP, but in particular John Harrigan and Yiri Kohl. John, it was really awesome the day 888 and 999 met one another. Yiri, thank you for the lulz, beautiful art, and support. Both of these souls are true magicians.

ThirtySeven – Not only does he keep it real on a steady basis but he’s also always shown his support of our efforts, damn that’s cool.

Miqel for always sharing cool stuffs with us and helping to spread Laffoley’s work.

Joseph Mathney of GreyLodge is just fucking cool, ’nuff said.

James Conohan for the article submission and discussion. Wes Unruh, again, for the same and the general support + links.

OoP Podcast for the links and insightful entertainment they provide.

Brenico‘s CEO, for being a persistent hassle until I am out of refusal mode. Also for the lulz, secret agent warfare scenarios, construct battles and the entertainment via Earth 1 & hopefully soon 2.

Alterati – awesome place, thanks for putting up with us.

Hecktor Dangus and Matt P. for the constant influx of conspiracy arg info.

The following people help us figure shit out whether they know it or not:
I_Can_Has_Vitriol
Hyphield
James Conohan
SammHain

The Following Commenters have been so kind as to share their insights:
Martin Jeffrey
Stephen
Alarum
Grintuk

Mostly, any and all those who help me out in meatspace. Anyone I forgot, my apologies. A network of mutual support makes things possible.

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Preview.

Interview with John Harrigan, Director of FP.

Props to Grey Lodge for sponsorship of these artist endeavours in magick.