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Circus Contraption (founded in 1998) was the name of a one-ring circus, vaudeville and dark cabaret troupe based in Seattle, Washington. The troupe, which employs about a dozen performers, uses live, original music paired with old-style circus performances, heavily influenced by cabaret and vaudeville acts. The shows are conceived for adults and usually feature some mature content.
The troupe first performed at the Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival, but soon branched out to other venues around the U.S., including a U.S. tour in 2005. Their local and touring shows, with names like "Bracing Curative," "Eat Circus," "The Beer, Bread & Cheese Cabaret," "A Raree Show," and "Gallimaufry: An Evening of Jiggery-Pokery," played to sold-out audiences.
The troupe disbanded in 2009. Joe Albanese (aka Dexter Mantooth) and Drew Keriakedes (aka Shmootzi the Clod) and three other victims were killed in the Cafe Racer shooting on May 30, 2012.




Members


Principal members

Joseph Vito "Dexter Mantooth" Albanese – bassist, leather craftsman
Evelyn "Acrophelia" Bittner – acrobat, costumer, stilt walker
Sari "Pinky d'Ambrosia" Breznau – costumer, vocalist, trumpeter, dancer
Erin Brindley – managing director
David "Armitage Shanks" Crellin – co-founder, ringmaster, vocalist, percussionist, songwriter, mask maker, fire-eater
Max "Fresco Rose" Davis – acrobat, aerialist, dancer
Colin "Ernesto Cellini" Ernst – juggler, trombonist, welder, contraption engineer, composer
Kevin "Chameleo" Hinshaw – clarinetist, music director, pianist, composer, webmaster, director of small packages
Jenny "Nova Jo Yaco" Iacobucci – dancer, stilt walker, puppeteer, costumer
Drew "Shmootzie the Clod" Keriakedes – sousaphonist, ukulelist, accordionist, banjo player, vocalist, songwriter
Whitney "Delphinia Spit" Lawless – clown, acrobat, costumer
Matt "Bunny LaMonte" Manges – drummer, aerialist, acrobat, songwriter, stuntman
Kari "Sally Pepper" Podgorski – aerialist, dancer, acrobat, costumer, stilt walker
Terry "The Carnie" Podgorski – production manager, set designer
Orycteropus "Ory" Afer – mascot
Lara "Darty Kangoo" Paxton – co-founder, artistic director, aerialist, dancer, costumer, acrobat, stilt walker, fortune teller
Hugh "Salamity Clam" Sutton – accordionist, pianist
Jeff "Buster Speck" Walker – trombonist
Annastasia "Esmeralda Diamond" Workman – accordion player, piano player
Jason "Dr. Loligo Calamari" Williams – acrobat, rigger, contraption engineer, stilt walker
Occasional guest stars

Greg "Harold Smaude" Adair – accordionist, painter and illustrator
Pavel Merzo – clown
James Jay – juggler
Melissa Kerber – aerialist
Spencer and Gary "The Twins" Luke – unknown




Discography


Our Latest Catalogue CD (2001)
Gallimaufry CD (2004)
Grand American Traveling Dime Museum CD (2005)
The Half Wit's Descent CD (2008)
The Show to End All Shows CD (2010)




References






External links


So Long

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• Daftar acara Disney Channel
• Festival Glastonbury 2010
• Disney Channel
• Circus Contraption
• Contraption
• Circus music
• Our Latest Catalogue
• List of circuses and circus owners
• Pink Elephants on Parade
• List of musicians from Seattle
• List of dark cabaret artists
• Disney's Villains' Revenge
• Allusions to Poe's "The Raven"