Dark Carnivale- Living art and sacred dance.
December 4, 2011 in Events
Tombo Studios presents its latest line of dance and sacred dance wear.
On Thursday evening Oakland became buzzing with anticipation for the first Dark Carnivale. Pagan, pagan friendly, Goth, and alternative alike all showed up to support local artists, fashion designers, and musicians and the evening was a success!
Dark Canivale began with an amazing fashion show by Tombo Studios, owned and operated by local pagan teacher and Anderson Feri priestess Annaar. As the models took to the runway each ensemble presented a dark fantasy taken from the pages of a gothic fairytale. The designs were original, deep, thought provoking, and evoked the spirit of dance as a mystery tradition.
Pandemonaeon front woman Sharon Knight and the band.
Shortly after the fashion show bay-area pagan metal and world fusion band Pandemonaen took the stage for a set that had the house moving to siren sounds and swaying instrumentals. Vernerian Process took the stage for a world-class performance ushering the end of the evening.
More events are in the planning stages, stay tuned and we will keep you posted!
-Devin Hunter, PNC BA
Thank you Devin! Glad you enjoyed all the elements of the event! ~Caith Threefires (Pandemonaeon)
I’ve been a friend of Sharon and Winter’s for many years, and an ardent fan of their music for many as well. In additional to their Pandemonaeon ensemble, Sharon Knight (with Winter and sometimes others) has a series of celtic-flavored albums under her name that would appeal to many Pandemonaeon fans.
This show at the Uptown was a great showcase for their passion, talent, musicianship and the ineffable quality they have for infusing songs with magic, spirit and love. They defy categorization into a genre as they weave folk, metal, pagan, celtic, rock, middle eastern and other elements into their spell. And they are gorgeous and fun! The crowd was really into it. So many gorgeous, fancifully dressed people dancing and having a great time!
There are plans to record more of these gigs so that folks reading write-ups like this can get a taste. While a video on YouTube is nothing like being there, it would be a great way to get an introduction. Similarly, while their presence on YouTube, Facebook, Rhythmnation.com and pandemonaeon.net can give you an impression, there’s nothing like being there live, to be sure.
See you at the next one!
– Bear (Pandeminion #1)