through the cracks with tricky shtick
eluxoroma is a recurring collage show that dives into the illogic of illusion in a post-truth united states to imagine ideal leadership through playful storytelling.
Taking a hint from the French term for the brain-breaking and attention-grabbing artistic technique, Trompe l'œil, this tricky, madcap, surrealist format interweaves a variety of performing arts to birth a harmonious political discourse.
By leveraging the effects of Trompe l'œil, the show resists a singular perspective, being on the nose, acting as propaganda, or preaching to the choir. It inheretly calls point of view into question.
eluxoroma (/ee-lux-oh-rohm-uh/) noun: the commitment to spiritual growth in the midst of chaos or darkness, also described as the art of not thinking
trompe l'oeil (/trômp ˈloi/) noun: visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object
trump (/trəmp/) noun: a playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led
format
Each performance features a combination of live/pre-recorded performance and experiential audience engagement.
An audio recording will be made available to subscribers.