King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut Wed, July 22, 2015, 9–11:59 pm

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut

Wed, July 22, 2015
9–11:59 pm

Wah Wah Hut, installation created by Tom Berry. Photograph courtesy Tom Berry

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Part of the exhibition DANCENOISE: Don’t Look Back, DANCENOISE will host a curated evening of performance featuring ten artists in the style of a variety cabaret show. They will reimagine the famed King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, an East Village bar where they organized and hosted a weekly performance series in the 1980s. 

Performers will include The IIllustrious Blacks (Manchildblack and Monstah Black), Yackez, Julie Atlas Muz, Stanley Love Performance Group, Cold Steel Renegade, Mimi Goese and Ben Neill, Laurie Berg, Adrienne Truscott, Carmelita Tropicana, and Sarah Michelson. Additional credits: King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut entrance installation and stage décor by Tom Berry, slideshow design by Jo Andres, stage management by Lori E. Seid.

Tickets are required ($15 adults, students, seniors; $12 members). Please note: This event has reached ticketing capacity.



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