Firewater! Kicks Off Hudson Pride at Hudson Brewing Company
The No Ring Circus brings its sideshow series to Pride for the first time—burlesque, drag, circus, and debauchery.
Friday, June 19, show at 9pm | Hudson, NY | VIP doors 7:30pm, GA doors 8:30pm | Tickets required
FIREWATER! has sold out six times at Hudson Brewing Company over the past four years, and this time it's opening Hudson Pride. The No Ring Circus, the Hudson-based queer theatrical circus troupe founded by Violenza and Eli Rose, brings its signature late-night show to the brewery on June 19—sideshow, burlesque, drag, and circus mixed into a single evening that the company describes as a night of sin, salvation, filth, and firewater.
Formed in 2017, The No Ring Circus is a New York-based theatrical production company dedicated to the fusion of circus sideshow, performance art, and theater, with company members spanning the globe collaborating on everything from short-form acts to full-length ensemble productions. Before landing in Hudson, they built a cult following with a monthly series called MIDNIGHT AGONY at the legendary House of Yes in Brooklyn, and have since added regular shows at The Red Pavilion in Bushwick. Their productions have original scores composed by Eli Rose, who is an accomplished MC, sword swallower, and composer—the face of the touring Great Gatsby Party, and a collaborator with a ten-piece orchestra that includes members of Th' Legendary Shack Shakers and Sons of Perdition.
The Pride Edition lineup for June 19 includes Banbury Cross, Elle Dorado—New Orleans Queen of Burlesque and Burlesque Hall of Fame title holder, and founder of Teaser Festival—God Complex, a Brooklyn performance artist with roots in drag, dance, and sideshow, responsible for some of Firewater's most infamous moments, C'était BonTemps, and Cooper Stanton, alongside hosts Eli Rose and Violenza themselves.
VIP tickets include a complimentary cocktail, an additional pre-show performance, and first access to best seating. General admission doors open at 8:30pm. This is the first time FIREWATER! has been programmed as part of Hudson Pride, which runs across the city the same weekend.
Hudson Brewing Company, 99 Allen St., Hudson, NY. Tickets at eventbrite.com.
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