Day 131: Meet You At The Freak Show

M'kay, people are asking for show details beyond the friendly link I posted the other day. Here we go. But I'm warning you, this journey will take some courage and some mental toughness. Are you ready? Let's do it.

First off, the meeting place is in the Epcor Centre for the Arts. The address is: 205 - 8 Avenue SE, Calgary AB. Here is a Google Map:


View Larger Map

THIS MAP WILL NOT HELP YOU.

The Epcor Centre is half a block wide and an entire block long. It contains four million theatres. This is where the mental toughness comes in. The theatre you are looking for is One Yellow Rabbit. You will find it on the North-East portion of the building. I recommend walking east along the 8th Avenue side, where you will pass entrances to the Jack Singer Hall and Alberta Theatre Projects. Keep going. There is a door near the Baraka coffeeshop. Go in that one. If you pass the falafel place, you've gone too far. (However, if you are heading west, that falafel place is your beacon of hope.)

Once inside, you will see a staircase. Go up. Once on the second floor, you will be confronted by a wild carnival atmosphere and weird people galore. Welcome to Midway – the hub of the High Performance Rodeo festival. Do not be distracted by the painted ladies, fortune tellers and fetishists. Stay focused.

Near the staircase you just climbed, on the right, there is a large cut-out of a cartoon guy called Ten-Foot Henry. He's pinkish and has a bulbous head. Next to Henry is the Freak Show box office. There will be a sign that reads 'Freak Show' and a man happy to take your money.

Pull a ten-dollar bill out of your wallet. I'm taking paper money, here. CASH. Give it to the nice man and tell him you want to see TABOO & TITILLATION. That's the name of my tour on the Freak Show. He will give you further instructions from there.

For those who are completely baffled by the concept in general:
Freak Show is a traveling theatre experience. There are two tours, each consisting of 5 pieces in various locations around the Arts Centre. Tour guides will lead you, so the mental toughness ends once you find the box office. One tour departs on the half hour at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30. It is called Mouth of Madness. The second tour, my tour, departs on the hour at 8, 9 and 10. It is called Taboo & Titillation. (Or Taboo & Tits. Or just Tits, if you prefer.) Each tour takes about 50 minutes. We open tonight and also run Friday and Saturday.

Good luck and I'll see you at the Freak Show.