Past Events
Lagunitas Beer Circus 2013!!!
Beer and Circus! Circus and Beer! AND Rock n' Roll!
It's gonna be SPECTACULAR!!!
Please join us as we join the Lagunitas Beer Circus, a benefit for Keeping Music in Schools and the Petaluma Music Festival!
THE 5th ANNUAL LAGUNITAS BEER CIRCUS
May 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Petaluma, CA
Mind-bending Acts! Live Circus Music! Burlesque Dancers! Midway Games! Craft Brews! Local Food! Freaks & More!
Tickets include tastings of the best craft brews in the County. Extra tastings may be purchased at the event to keep your thirst quenched.
Some of the freaktacular entertainment...
Vau de Vire Society w/ special musical guest
Molotov and Dixie Delish of Americana Mayhem:
Knife throwing, Bed of Nails, Sword Swallowing and The Wheel of DEATH!
El Radio Fantastique
Sambadrop Marching Band
The Kehoe Nation
Shovelman
The Klown Korp Kops
even more CYCLECIDE carnival rides!
For updated info and to buy tickets online please go to: http://lagunitas.com/beercircus/
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Vau de Vire Society with KNIFE PARTY!
Vau de Vire will be in Las Vegas on April 10, 2013 at the Wynn Casino's Surrender Nightclub! Please come see us perform with KNIFE PARTY ...
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Well hello oh fine and dandies!
UPDATE: Here ya go, some valued info to make your journey to North Beach a little smoother. Parking on the street is extremely challenging in North Beach and one must be very wary of street sweeping. A few paying options are the Vallejo Street Garage, http://www.yelp.com/biz/vallejo-street-garage-san-francisco, the North Beach Garage, http://www.yelp.com/biz/north-beach-parking-garage-san-francisco There is also a parking lot directly adjacent to the venue.
ON TO THE SHOW!!!
Bohemian Carnival presents!
9:00 Mad Dog
9:45 TrashKan Marchink Band
10:00Â JAMIE DEWOLF and THE VAU DE VIRE SOCIETY
10:05 Mutual Admiration Society! (MAS!)
10:11 Tina Roxx/Ida Focht
10:17 Daphne Mosko
10:29 Mz K
10:34 Fou Fou Ha!
10:40 TT (Vau de Vire)
10:45 DJ Fact 50
- The Vau de Vire Go-Go's
- Raphaele Daubois
- Dwoira Galilea (Vau de Vire)
11:00 J BOOGIE'S DUBTRONIC SCIENCE
11:45 DJ Fact 50
- The Vau de Vire Go-Go's
- TT (Vau de Vire)
11:56 Tina Roxx
12:01 Dwoira (Vau de Vire)
12:07 Sasha (Vau de Vire)
12:13 Shredder/Chrissy/Eka Boo (Vau de Vire)
12:18 The Vau de Vire Society
12:22 SAMBADROP
- Raphaele Daubois
- Eka Boo (Vau de Vire)
- Natalie Rhae
1:00 Jamie DeWolf
1:05 THE KLOWN
Also featuring Angela Mae, Maggie, Kelsy, Tiff, Lee, Brandon and Cara from The Vau de Vire Society!!!
This bombastic, iconoclastic indie circus and music showcase rises again Easter weekend following a two-year cryogenically suspended faux-burial.
Featuring the best of local, regional and national talent, Bohemian Carnival carries on its tradition of interactive entertainment, saturating the senses with 5 hours of non-stop kaleidoscopic action, over 50 stunningly skilled beauties and barbarians, and as much decidedly adult flavorings as you can stuff into your soul.
Indeed, for this resurrection, feast your eyes, ears, and whatnot on the fine, featured creatures to the immediate right of this mumbojumbo.
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The 2013 Edwardian Ball in Los Angeles!!! 
Firstly, Thank You All for making The 2013 Edwardian World's Faire and The 2013 Edwardian Ball in San Francisco so gorgeous and electrifying! The elegant and inventive costuming created by our guests was as outstanding as always. Please regale us with your experiences and stories at http://www.facebook.com/TheEdwardianBall!
Coming right up, our fine assortment of musicians, performers and artists will hop in our motorcars and travel down the public highway to Los Angeles, CA to amaze, entertain and host The 2013 Los Angeles Edwardian Ball! We would like to extend an invitation to you and yours. Please join us, as it would be quite a treat and definitely an honor! For the event particulars go to http://edwardianball.com/ and for information on purchasing tickets please go to http://edwardianball.com/tickets/.
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The Edwardian Ball 2013
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Friday's rides and games are cleared away, making way for the Ballroom Dancing that begins promptly at 8pm, followed by performances by Dark Garden Corsetry, "Belle of the Ball" Jill Tracy, DJs Miz Margo and Delachaux, and more. Visit our famous Vendor Bazaar & Piano Saloon with the John Brothers Piano Company, capture a moment of history in our Portrait Booth, sip an absinthe cocktail, and dance the night away. And don't forget to visit the Museum of Wonders located in the opulent Regency Lodge, our "Edwardian Odditorium" full of curiosities, natural wonders, sideshow performances, fortune telling, tarot reading, and who knows what surprises...
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... EXTRA-EXTRA ...
It is with an excited and honored voice that we announce the addition of Shotgun Wedding Quintet to the already fancy-packed line-up of Friday night's Edwardian World's Faire!
Forming in 2003, The Shotgun Wedding Quintet has worked to create an illicit blend of hip hop and jazz that’s rooted in tradition, but is ever looking forward. Each member of the band is a multi-instrumentalist, making use of samplers and looping-techniques to create a wall of sound as band members shift from instrument to instrument building continuous layers of music and rhythm.
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SEA OF DREAMS NYE 2013!!!
Vau de Vire Society will be on stage at midnight ringing in the New Year at
San Francisco's Biggest New Year's Celebration
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What: Sea of Dreams New Year's Eve "LunaSea"
When: Monday, December 31, 2012 from 8pm-4am
Where: SF Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th Street, San Francisco 94103
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December 2012 with Vau de Vire!!!
2050 Bryant Street
Beatboxer Soulati
Boots Riley (The Coop)
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DJ Toph One
HUBBA HUBBA REVUE!
Join San Francisco's BIGGEST,wildest BURLESQUE party for our
*6th Annual*
CHRISTMAS-HANUKKAH SPECTACULAR!
SATURDAY NIGHT stocking-stuffer,
& get'cher DANCE on with DJ STARR!
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ALL HALLOW'S EVE 2012 at DNA Lounge 
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Ghost Ship 2012 
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Electric Forest 2012 
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VdV’s Shannon performing Ribbon high above the crowd. Photo by Michael Rosati- The Owl Mag.
JULY 16, 2011 ~ CELLspace, San Francisco
March 5th, 2011, Edwardian Ball, Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES @ THE MUSIC BOX, HOLLYWOOD
Saturday March 5th – The Edwardian Ball Los Angeles returns! Featuring the finest blend of north and south, old and new, as co-hosts Rosin Coven & Vau de Vire Society mix and mingle with friends and family from the LA underground to bring you the finest in Edwardian music, dance, theatre, and of course, Edward Gorey.
January 23rd, 2011, Edwardian Ball, San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO @ THE REGENCY BALLROOM
Friday January 21st – The Edwardian World’s Faire Featuring expositions of fine art, theatre, dance, and technology.
Saturday January 22nd :: The 11th Annual Edwardian Ball Featuring Edward Gorey’s “The Eleventh Episode” brought to life on stage with original score by Rosin Coven and original choreography and circus arts by Vau de Vire Society.
- February 19th, 2011, Bohemian Carnival, Lake Tahoe
NOVEMBER 12th, Bohemian Carnival, DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA
Vau de Vire Society joined forces with Gooferman for Bohemian Carnival.
In this episode of Bohemian Carnival, west and east coasts united to form a furious compendium of sumptuous delights, bountiful bodily pleasures, and a big room full of big boom. This is what happens when you feed your friends simian hormones for 6 weeks without adult supervision!
Oct. 30th, Fetish and Fantasy Ball, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV,
Named as “one of the top 10 events in the world” by the Travel Channel, and “one of 5 events to attend before you die” by Maxim Magazine, the 2010 Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball will easily jump to #1 on everyone’s must attend list and will surely be a hotbed of celebrity who’s who. If you’ve always wondered what a Vegas party is supposed to be like, you will be blown away by the 2010 Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball, guaranteed to be the most exciting adult Halloween event in Vegas history!
October 1st, Rock & Roll Sideshow w/ Eric McFadden, DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA
ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!COMING OFF A JAW-DROPPING, OPENING SET FOR PRIMUS LAST WEEK, THE ROCK N ROLL CIRCUS RETURNS TO THE CITY THAT BIRTHED IT. Expect an evening of circus and dance infused rock and roll, with Eric McFadden and renowned friends offering up the musical score to accompany a slew of Vau de Vire vignettes and special guests, Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go’s), RonKat Spearman (P-Funk Allstars), Robin Croomer & Sam Bass (Loopstation), Paula O’Rourke (Animals), Gabby LaLa (Les Claypool), Rob Reich (Gaucho) and more…
September 14th, Primus-The Oddity Faire, Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
Opening for Primus on their State Capitol Stop of the Oddity Fair Tour! VdV’s Saucey Rock and Roll Themed Vignettes backed by Eric McFadden will fire up the crowd with Sharp Shooting, Sexy Sword Dancers, High Flying Acrobats and Precision Bullwhip marvels!!!
Aug. 30th – Sept. 6th, Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV
VdV will take over Center Camp Friday Night for $tephen Raspa’s Variety show. Will ZOMBIES soon rule the earth? Come to Center Camp to find out!
August 14th, 2010, Bohemian Carnival, San Francisco, CA
Last Stop Before Burning Man! Your Hosts VdV and Gooferman take their jobs very seriously as the assemble the finest booty shakin’ musicians, klowns, dancers, burlesque acts, aerialist and acrobats so you can run away with the circus too!
USA tour : August – October 2009, Moskova Affair
Vau de Vire was commissioned by Stoli to celebrate and promote the release of their newest flavored vodka, Gala Appelik, at some of the hottest clubs across the country. VdV performed their signature original vignettes accented by solo aerial and acro acts for appreciative crowds in 13 cities, including House of Blues (Dallas) Liv at the Fontainebleau (Miami), M-2 (New York), Blush (Las Vegas), amongst others.
Outside Lands Festival
San Francisco, CA : September 2009
Vau de Vire produced and hosted the Barbary tent and the Garden Stage featuring our own free standing aerial rig (‘Archie’) with performances and collaborations featuring Vau de Vire dancers, acrobats, and aerialists in their own original vignettes, as well as collaborations with the many talented artists who filled the stages with music and mayhem. Eric McFadden Trio, Yard Dogs Road Show, Gooferman, Rosin Coven, Fou Fou Ha!, Kitten on the Keys, Madd Vibe Orchestra, and Loop!Station wowed audiences with more than 24 hours of back-to-back shows over 3 days at this 100,000-person-a-day festival in Golden Gate Park.
StoryTime Festival
San Francisco, CA : December 2008
An unforgettable circus and performing arts extravaganza, Vau de Vire headlined the Storytime Festival with a grandiose circus-story show showcasing fabulous Vau De Vire Society acrobats, aerial artists, klowns, and fiery performances all backed by the Gooferman orchestra.
Basura Sagrada: The 2008 Burning Man Temple
San Francisco : June 2008
Vau de Vire hosted the Sagrada Soiree celebrating the Basura Temple through groundbreaking work by LA artist Shrine and a performance with LA-based Lucent Dossier.
Harmony Festival 30-Year Anniversary
Santa Rosa, CA : June 2008
Vau de Vire was a featured artist, sharing main-stage billing with with Damian “JR Gong” Marley, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Mickey Hart Band featuring Steve Kimock and George Ported, Arrested Development, Lila Downs, and others.
944 Super Village @ SuperBowl
Phoenix, AZ : February 2008
Vau de Vire performed on the event’s main stage three consecutive nights, opening for international superstars 50 Cent, Wyclef Jean, and Velvet Revolver, and accompanied by Gooferman and Paul Oakenfold.
Download Festival
Mountain View, CA : October 2007
Vau de Vire Society shared billing at Shoreline Amphitheatre with the likes of The Cure, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Metric, while producing the Circus Village featuring performances by Gooferman, Loop!Station, and others.
Bumbershoot Festival
Seattle, WA – September 2007
Vau de Vire produced the Circus Stage and installed our Hypha large-scale aerial sculpture/stage while programming three days of variety acts in front of 150,000 spectators.
Alcatraz Exprescion
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA : June 2007
Vau de Vire was handed the cell-block keys to the Hospital Ward of this infamous historical island prison and commissioned to create a venue-touring performance involving eight rooms and culminating in an ensemble choreographed stage show accompanied by Barry Syska’s 10-piece orchestra.
Alkaline Trio’s “Burn” music video
December 2006
Vau de Vire colored the band Alkaline Trio’s video for their hit song ‘Burn’ with circus performance and dance. The video enjoyed heavy rotation throughout the MTV and FUSE networks.
Le Rossignol with the San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA : November 2006
Widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Stravinsky pieces, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas presented Le Rossignol at Davies Symphony Hall with Vau de Vire performers and contortionists portraying the mechanical nightingale.
Bohemian Carnival
San Francisco, CA : September 2006
Vau de Vire Society joins forces with co-hosts Gooferman to introduce the wildest sub-culture circus/variety show/dance party in the States (still running).
FOGG Festival
San Francisco, CA : August 2006
Vau de Vire’s presence at the Grand Meadows event included featured performances alongside James Brown, Brian Setzer, The Donnas, and more.
Cirque du Soleil
San Francisco, CA : November 2005
Vau de Vire performers were featured at the opening night gala of Cirque’s ‘Corteo’ production.
Xingolati Groove Cruise
Los Angeles, CA to Ensenada, Mexico : October 2005
Vau de Vire built their 30’ aerial sculpture ‘Gussie’ on the top deck of a full 2000-passenger Carnival Cruise liner to support their original-interpretation performance of a nautical “crossing the line ceremony.”
Vegoose Festival
Las Vegas, NV : October 2005
Vau de Vire assembled a cast of 75 performers and crew from San Francisco and Los Angeles, and hosted 1 of the festival’s 5 performance stages 10 hours each of 3 days in a splendorous Italian circus tent, providing critically acclaimed entertainment for the 90,000 in attendance.
RECURRING EVENTS
Edwardian Ball
San Francisco/Los Angeles, CA : January 2004-2010
Vau de Vire co-hosts this wildly popular annual event celebrating the illustrated written works of the infamous Edward Gorey. Every year a Gorey story is chosen to guide an evening highlighted by a Vau de Vire stage show accompanied by the macabre orchestral stylings of Rosin Coven.
Dresden Dolls
2005-2008
On several occasions, Vau de Vire joined forces with Boston musical duo Dresden Dolls, staging live accompanying vignettes to several of their hit singles.
Burning Man Festival
Black Rock City, NV : August 2003-2009
Vau de Vire provided featured Center Camp performers every year since the company’s inception as well as playing co-host to the flagship Red Nose District circus-centric theme camp in 2007.
Fire Arts Festival
Oakland, CA : July 2005, 2007
Burning Man Decompression Street Fair
San Francisco, CA : October 2004, 2005
Lightning In A Bottle Festival
Santa Barbara, CA : July 2006, May 2007
Sea of Dreams
San Francisco, CA : December 2004-2006, 2008
CORPORATE EVENT PRODUCTIONS
Microsoft Developers party
San Jose Tech Museum, San Jose, CA : February 2008
Google/Double Click party
W Hotel, San Francisco, CA : April 2007
ArtsFest Spectra Ball
Regency Center, San Francisco, CA : April 2007
Massive Black, Insomania Workshops (Produced by Vau de Vire)
San Francisco, CA : December 2006
Sony E-3 PlayStation event
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA : May 2006
Toyota/Scion ExpreScion
San Francisco (Alcatraz Island), CA & Las Vegas, NV : April & October 2006
Redbull Air Race World Series
San Francisco, CA : October 2005
Moto GP National Races (Produced by Red Bull North America)
Monterey, CA : July 2005, 2006