LucEnt dosSieR Vaudeville Cirque!

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Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: http://www.lucentdossier.com" lucentdossier.com
Band Members:~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~*~*~* MAY 31st at the GLASS GARAGE GALLERY (in Los ANgeles) *~*~*~* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*LucEnT dosSieR:
We are the artists, the visionaries, the magic makers...
we are soaring into the stratosphere on the wings of imagination....
Fire performers, ariel artists, contortionist, burlesque dancers, stilt-walkers, clowns, tappers, monkeys, belly dancers, trapeze, djs, roaming performers and more.
Adam, Adele, Agent Red, Alicia, AT, Autumn, BeepBeep, Beth, Courtney, Dana, Dayna, Dream, Erin, Fernando, Jeremy, Jesselyn, Julian, Laura, Linda, Lisa, Matty, Max, Nicholas, Onisha, Orley, Rajiv, Roger, Selke, Shena, Shrine, Starburst, and many more...
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"... a vibrant, visually arresting performance. To thier credit, they succeed in walking the tricky line between theatrics and absurdity." -Blender Magazine"the stilt walking, fire breathing, unicycling Lucent DOssier Vaudeville Cirque... A burst of energy and sexual tension... Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque... risque!" - SPIN"Performers from the Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque set the twisted carnival atmosphere... From here, the world melts into delicious madness, as Broadway showmanship meets visceral energy of a rock show before joining forces and offering burlesque cabaret out for a knife fight, the danceers weaving scenerios out of songs so perfectly suited for this, it suddenly seems so obvious that it should be happening." -KERRANG! Magazine
Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque
by Sheilah McEwen
The music begins to play, and in a swirl of colour and lights, the performers of Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque bound, glide, and even cartwheel out onto the stage. Who are these people exactly? Erin Maxick (also known as Dusty) describes herself and her fellow performers as: “An extraordinary collection of freaky sick twisted inspirational sensual bizarre and highly wacky souls!"
But...let’s start at the beginning, shall we?Lucent Dossier was formed two years ago in Los Angeles, California, with the aim to ”Bring light onto its viewers.” Says performer Roger Fojas, “and perhaps allow those viewers to spread the same kind of light to others in their world.” This is probably why the name ‘Lucent Dossier’ loosely translates to ‘A Gathering of Light’. Lucent follows ‘The Four Agreements’, based on the writings of Don Miguel Ruiz, within their close-knit community to maintain peace and keep everyone happy. ‘The Four Agreements’ are as follows:
1. Be impeccable with your word.
2. Don’t take anything personally.
3. Don’t make assumptions. 4. Always do your best.
Lucent Dossier is not officially a non-profit organization, but functions pretty much the same way. They will take donations of materials for props and costumes, money (of course), and “a whole lot of love!” as they state on their website.
Lucent Dossier strives to inspire and interact with their audience. ”In a performance there is this fourth wall that separates us from the audience, and we are trying to break down this wall.” says Dream Rockwell, who I had the pleasure of interviewing over the phone. Dream also tells of an especially magical performance: ”I actually walked out into the audience and curled up in this man’s lap and fell asleep (we were all pretending to sleep all over the stage) and he just put his arms around me and cried...and then I started crying, and we just stayed like that for the rest of the show...it was beautiful.” Lucent has performed with artists, such as Panic! At the Disco, 30 Seconds to Mars, Healer, and the Flaming Lips, and appears in Italian Vogue magazine’s April 2007 issue alongside other circus performers. Their rehearsal area is held as sacred by those in Lucent Dossier, and is called, simply, ‘Temple’. Once there, they "Sit in a circle and hold hands,” says Dream, ”and then just be wacky.” For those who want to run away and join the circus (the vaudeville cirque, to be exact), now is a great time to prepare for this! ”The best is to have multiple talents and a willingness and energy to learn.” says Roger Fojas, "It’s great to have a dance or gymnastics kind of training.” Having a background in theatre or any circus-based talents, such as trapeze, contortion, and aerial tissue, is great too. Lucent has only held auditions once, and other than that they have “met and found people that fit in with our style.” says Roger of recruiting new members. I hope to attend circus school to prepare for my future trip to Los Angeles to join this fantastic group of people.The performers of Lucent Dossier hope to travel around the world and share their wacky style of theatre with everyone and ”to bring new light into entertainment and theatre and to allow people to see the world beyond the box.” says Roger.
Remember this:"We must shed the spells society has accidentally cast upon us, and find out, for ourselves, who we are and what we want from this incredible world of possibilities.”~~~
Influences: _________________________---*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~* LuCenT dosSieR Vaudeville Cirque Newsletter *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*------LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! Boys and Girls! Dreamers and magic makers! And everyone that's anyone in-between (yes, that's right... we're talking to you!!!!) We are so very proud to update you with our multitude of adventures and keep you up to date with upcoming performances with the unique world that can only be Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque! ~~~~~ There's so much to tell... so where do we start? Perhaps with a little recap from the highlights of Lucent past... .....It's hard to believe it's been only a year since our lovely little Cirque has graced the stages of rock sensation Panic! at the Disco in their 1st headlining tour. With their music video featuring Lucent Dossier ("I Write Sins Not Tragedies") winning MTV's Best Video of the Year for 2006, it was perfect that they took us along to further the magic. But our travels didn't stop there.. We've placed ourselves in our own spotlight and have since been traveling to Ireland, Italy, Texas, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Guatemala, and Japan! We've even graced the cover of Italian Vogue (March 2007 fashion spread entitled THE GREATEST CIRCUS ON EARTH), and worked amongst an eclectic variety of music makers ( P!ATD, Motley Crue, The Dresden Dolls, the String Cheese Incident, Particle, My Chemical Romance, Wes Borland, Healer, Helios Jive, the MarchFourth Marching Band, Devendra Banhart, Visa, Martin St Pierre and many many more!) Add in collaboration with The Do Lab we've performed hanging off of the 80 ft tall Do LaB flowers (Burningman), in Geodesic domes (Lightning in a Bottle/ Electric Picnic), and with water activated stages and costumes (Coachella/ Summer Sonic)... ++++Closest to our heart is our very own project, Cuddle the World, where we inspire and interact with underprivileged youth from around the world, starting off by bringing in a bit of love and light to the children of Casa de Sion (an orphanage in Santiago, Guatemala). It was an incredible experience the expanded our heart, we left Guatemala feeling richer in spirit and more magical in thought. So much can be done in this world with a little effort and TLC. ~~~~~ Whew! ... a years worth of adventures! With all that we do, LucEnt dosSieR continues to craft and develop new styles of performance with intuitive, inter-active, and other worldly magic based craft. And.... we may just be coming your way........ check our schedule below :) ............................................................ .......... past recent shows- Burningman- Black Rock City Nevada/ Electric Picnic Ireland/ Labyrinth of Jareth- Hollywood/ Hornings Festival- Oregon / Summer Sonic-Japan/ Theatro Circo de Braga-Portugal/ BCBG party-Los Angeles******** latest of Lucent in Film and video - Visa/ Vincent & Lucian/ Elevate Film Festival/ Caroline, Bearded Woman*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~* ~**~**~**~*~*That's the scoop for this issue of the DOSSIER newsletter (vol 2.0) . Thanks you SO MUCH for your LOVE ... and making this a year to be proud to be an active part of.... we adore you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ "The time has come to turn your heart into a temple of fire. Your essence is gold hidden in dust. To reveal it's splendor you must burn in the fire of love." -Rumi~~~~~~~~~~~~
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