Contrary Life

Contrary Life is a website covering quirky events across the UK.

  • Home
  • About
  • Events by region
    • North East
    • North West
    • Yorkshire
    • East Midlands
    • West Midlands
    • East
    • London
    • South East
    • South West
    • Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Wales
Home > Festival > Tarot and circus meet in unusual show at VAULT

Tarot and circus meet in unusual show at VAULT

By Caroline King - January 26, 2020Posted in : Cabaret, FEATURED-STORIES, Festival

Live Tarot reading meets contemporary circus as The Feathers of Daedalus come to VAULT Festival with a reworking of their Edinburgh Fringe hit, Tarot.

Tarot (Credit Sofi Lee-Henson)
Tarot (Photo: Sofi Lee-Henson)

Taking audiences on an unpredictable adventure guided by fate, the visual imagery and characters of the cards are brought to life through skilled acrobatic and musical improvisation.

Audience members are invited onstage for Tarot readings which guide the evening’s events in this unusual experiential piece. From the turn of the first card, no two shows are ever the same.

Jaw-dropping physicality and a live soul-funk soundtrack intertwine with the spectacle of divination, conjuring a fantastical Gothic night at the circus.

The Feathers will bring compere drag artist Ruby Wednesday, hand balancer Imogen Huzel, gender-bending acrobatic double act Josh Frazer and Tessa Blackman, and daring aerialist Lauren Jamieson to the show.

The performers use their eclectic skills to create a unique show every night, embodying the Tarot.

When: 28th January – 1st February 2020
Where: VAULT Festival, The Vaults, Leake St, London, SE1 7NN
£: Tickets cost £15.50

More info: vaultfestival.com

Related Posts

  • An international gathering of clowns in London
  • Innovative and eclectic performances at VAULT Festival
  • Join a Gothic scavenger hunt in London

Tagged With: London, VAULT Festival

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

Top Story

A five-metre tall puppet travels through Crawley
Aura’s Odyssey with five-metre tall puppet visits Crawley

This week, see a five-metre tall puppet travel through Crawley in West Sussex. Puppet Aura will visit the town centre and parks, and ride on an open-top bus…

What are you looking for today?

  • Alternative Sport
  • Art
  • Cabaret and Circus
  • Cinema
  • Classes, Workshops & Talks
  • Club Night
  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Exhibitions and Installations
  • Fairs and Markets
  • Festival
  • Food & Drink
  • Heritage and History
  • Interview
  • Literature
  • Museum
  • Music
  • Nature and Outdoors
  • Review
  • Science and Technology
  • Theatre
  • Walks and Tours

Sign up to our Newsletter

Copyright © 2022 · Contrary Life