Dark Follies “Entertaining you from the Shadows of Vaudeville.” What do you get when vaudeville and music-hall theater meet?  Dark Follies.  Dark Follies is a collection of performers that do vaudeville style acts.  This show has been a part of the Steampunk and festival culture since 2008 and they are one of the most entertaining sideshows that you will ever see. Vaudeville, and the music-halls that it inhabited, was the rage during the Victorian Era of our history.  It is no coincidence that this type of entertainment is now all the rage with those that love the Steampunk genre.  That being said:  this is not your...

Twig the Fairy “Spreading Whimsy, Wonder and the occasional Glitterbomb” Twig the Fairy (or Twig Oaklyn Flewinia Thistlebottom, her full name) has been performing at Ren Faires and delighting audiences across the country since 2003.  I can recall the first time that I saw Twig… I had just stepped through the doors of the Carolina Renaissance Festival and there, right in the middle of the street was a gorgeous… FAIRY.  Now at this point I was new to the whole Rennie scene so I was, quite frankly, rooted to the spot for a moment.  As I watched, little kids of every shape and size were drawn directly to her.  Twig...

Musical Blades Get your PIRATE on! Musical Blades is a musical comedy experience the likes of which you will never see anywhere else. Step aboard the “Prickly Bitch” (their ship) and join the crew for the best time you will have with a bunch of smelly, wild pirates. Currently there are 6 members of the Musical Blades:  Captain Patch, Chuey, Salty Peter Johnson, Cheeks, Saxton & Sven.  These 6 pirates are talented singers but even more talented at keeping a show going and keeping their audiences entertained.  Traditional sea-shantys with some of their own inventions thrown in for good measure  make sure that you can tap...

Dante’s Gypsy Circus When asked:  Do you prefer belly dancing or fire eating, I say put those hands together and bring on Dante’s Gypsy Circus (DGC).  Part bellydancing, part fire eating, all showmanship and lots of fun, DGC is one of those acts that you never forget after you see them the first time. DGC brings a set of professional entertainers together that share a love of the dramatic with an amazing sense of style and a little pyromania thrown in for good measure.  Combining their talents in the world of dance, choreography, bellydancing and firedancing, the people of DGC put together performances that weave a story of a...

Cast in Bronze There is something about listening to the sounds of bells being played in harmony that makes your soul swell.  Bells in a structure that allows them to be played with a keyboard-like device are called a carillon and they are usually housed in a belfry or some type of tower at a fixed location.  Cast in Bronze brings a historically accurate carillon to the faire.  Yes, it is a portable carillon, and this carillon has been thrilling audiences all over the nation for years.  Cast in Bronze is a tough act to beat if you are looking for the unusual and awe-inspiring, the thrilling and the moving. The carillon is an enormous...

London Broil As any of you who have read a few of my posts will know, I love juggling.  It is one of the things that I wish I was better at.  If you want to see great juggling and laugh your tail off at the same time, then you are looking for the London Broil Show.  Unlike the beef based dish, your kids are guaranteed to love this show and you will be glad to know that they are family friendly as well. PausePlayPlayPrev|Next Louie, Duncan and Matt are tremendous jugglers.  They really make it look easy.  One of the great things about a...