REDMOON’S 5TH ANNUAL BONESHAKER TOPS HALLOWEEN SOCIAL CALENDAR (21+) #discount

BONESHAKER'S BACK!!

(earlybird discount pricing through Oct 24th)

Here at ChiIL Live Shows, we've caught a number of the Boneshaker bashes over the years. The 2014 rendition has the added bonus of actually falling on HALLOWEEN NIGHT (FRIDAY THE 31ST) this year! If you're legal age, check out this must see extravaganza. They promise there'll be plenty of fire. Boneshaker is one night only, so get your tickets before they sell out! Want to bring the little punk kin out to play in addition or instead? Check out Skelebration below--Redmoon style Fam Friendly Fun for 2 weekends this year!  

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CLICK HERE FOR ChiIL Mama's coverage of the inaugural Skelebration last year

CLICK HERE FOR more than 25 Redmoon featuresChiIL Mama's done over the years 

BONESHAKER 2014 (21+):

 

Outdoor Fire Garden, Mezcal Salon, Demonic Comedy Club, Devilish Cooking Class, Aerial Performers, Creative Food & Cocktails plus Redmoon’s Haunted Attic Maze “The Nest,” all part of an interactive seasonal extravaganza

At Redmoon’s Pilsen home, October 31

 This Halloween, Redmoon’s wildly popular costume party Boneshaker returns for its fifth annual spectacular installment.  For one night only, Redmoon transforms its massive Pilsen headquarters (2120 S. Jefferson Street) into an otherworldly playground for 1,000 revelers with interactive experiences, inventive machines, creative food and cocktails, and dancing to beats from DJs on three different dance floors.  Boneshaker takes place Friday, October 31 (Halloween night) beginning at 9 pm.

Boneshaker is coordinated and produced by the 18-member Young Engineers of Spectacle (Y.E.S.) Committee, Redmoon’s young professionals’ board.  This year, the event is directed by Kasey Foster, with Will Bishop and Alex Balestrieri under the conceptual direction of Redmoon Producing Artistic Director Frank Maugeri.

Redmoon’s Boneshaker 2014 promises an all-new array of multisensory delights, including:

·        An outdoor Fire Garden featuring Fire Buoys, a sculptural arrangement of flaming devices that debut in the Great Chicago Fire Festival (October 4) on the Chicago River; The Fire Candelabras, two massive, 18-foot-tall candelabras with 10 wood-burning fire pots; and, The Sonic Boom DJ device with skyward-shooting flames.

·        Redmoon’s Celestial Swing, an eerie mausoleum on the outside with a peaceful, ethereal swing inside.

·        The UFO Carousel where guests climb inside one of three gigantic flying saucers and spin off into space alongside a DJ and snacks provided by Spin Spun.

·        A team of three wild DJs alongside Redmoon’s Signature DJ Devices keep the event moving all night long.

·        Two specially featured, interactive experiences include “The Devil’s Confessional,” an intimate, surreal writing room where guests can pour out their deepest secrets to a fiendish confessor, who then gives them a diabolic penance task to perform with the room at large, and Redmoon’s “Cartoon Adventure,” a mini movie theater where guests don headphones and enjoy five original short animated films by Laura Heit, Joseph Hodgson and Franck Aubrey, Hannes Vartianien and Pekka Veikkolainen, Selina Wagner and PES.

·        Graceful acrobats of Aerial Dance Chicago perform overhead and descend on silks to deliver sweet treats to the earth-bound revelers. 

·        Redmoon premieres its newest food service device The Pastry Wheel, which whimsically pairs the iconic image of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Ferris Wheel with urban pedal power, serving cupcakes, brownies and other enticing sweets. 

·        Performers roam the space serving delightful treats and beverafes, including signature Redmoon mechanical marvels such as The Floating Trays, The Libation Machine, The Monkey Butlers and The Fish Bubble Man.

Guests can enter Redmoon’s haunted sideshow-like series of rooms known as “The Devil’s in the Details,” which hold eerie, humorous and sensual experiences including:

·        “The Chocolate Bar,” a delectable room of dip-able treats.

·        “The Bedroom Swat-a-Fly,” a larger-than-life human fly swatting game.

·        “The Cinematic Cemetery” film studio, where guests can be the star of their own scary movie.

·        “Satan’s Cackle Shack,” where Matt Demon, voted “Hell’s Most Humorous Devil” 1998, entertains the audience with his killer stand-up routine. 

By spinning a wheel to determine a nominal additional fee, which could range from $5 to $10 to a silly physical act, guests gain access to four other experiences:

·        A chance to play “Fired Up,” Redmoon’s newest carnival game where guests shoot a target and are rewarded with a spectacular surprise.

·        “Heck’s Kitchen,” a cooking class with the Devil where guests participate in making Deviled Eggs.

·        A specialty Cigar and Mezcal-Tasting Salon, where an expert cigar-roller creates unique take-aways to sample along with Métl Reserva Especial Mezcal in the outdoor Fire Garden.  

·        Visitors brave enough to enter “The Nest” will ascend into a frightening attic maze.  An adventure into a vampire nest inspired by Bram Stoker’s gothic tale of Dracula, “The Nest” creates an eerie, mystical and enigmatic world that’s chilling without resorting to horror or gore, instead playing on the sounds, shadows and corporeal experience of encountering the supernatural in everyday life.

Additional food and beverages throughout the evening provided by Lagunitas Brewing Company, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Spin-Spun All Natural Cotton Candy, Home Run Inn Pizza, Skinny Pop and Eli’s Cheesecake.

Multiple full bars serve an array of cocktails, craft beer and wine all night long.

Free shuttle service during Boneshaker is provided by Chicago Classic Coach.  For pick-up location and schedule visit www.redmoon.org.

Tickets

Early Bird tickets for Boneshaker are $75 and are available until October 24, which include snacks, desserts and open bar (excluding spin-the-wheel add-on experiences).  Tickets purchased October 25 or later are $100, including snacks, desserts and open bar (excluding spin-the-wheel add-on experiences).  Group tickets for 10 or more are available at a 10% discount. 

Tickets are available in advance online at redmoon.org/box-office or by calling 312-850-8440 ext. 123.  Tickets will also be available at the door, subject to availability.  Boneshaker is for patrons age 21 and up. 

One of three annual fundraisers in Redmoon’s “Indoors” season, Boneshaker is a key component to Redmoon’s core mission of bringing unique experiences to public spaces across the city. The money raised at Boneshaker directly funds Redmoon’s free outdoor performances that engage neighborhoods throughout Chicago. 

SKELEBRATION 2014:

For the whole family: Skelebration

The two weekends leading up to Boneshaker, many of the same components will be available in a family-friendly format at Redmoon’s second annual Skelebration at 2120 S. Jefferson Street, Saturdays and Sundays, October 18-19 and 25-26.  The UFO Carousel, Celestial Swing, “Fired Up” game, devilish cooking class, “Bedroom Swat-a-Fly” game, demonic “Comedy Club,” interactive movie set and “The Nest” attic maze all remain. 

Audiences can enter Skelebration at staggered entrance times as follows:  Saturdays at 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm, Sundays at 1 pm and 4 pm.  Adult tickets are $20 (age 18+), youth tickets are $12 (age 4-17) and children are free (age 3 and under).  Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.  Tickets are available in advance online at redmoon.org/box-office or by calling 312-850-8440 ext. 123.  Tickets will also be available at the door, subject to availability. 

About Redmoon

Redmoon's mission is to transform the experience of Chicago through free large-scale theatrical events that promote community, creativity and an empowered democracy.  Redmoon burst into Chicago’s cultural consciousness with its award-winning production of Moby Dick in 1995.  While the indoor productions continued to receive critical acclaim and popular support, Jim Lasko chose to focus the theater’s energy outdoors, where Redmoon sought to deploy spectacle to bridge difference and transform the ways that people see and understand public spaces.  Over the past 24 years, Redmoon has become a highly valued Chicago institution with its high-profile collaborations, vibrant outdoor performances and authentic community partnerships.  In 2009, Lasko joined forces with long-time collaborator Frank Maugeri to co-lead Redmoon as it garnered international attention for its unique productions, site-specific performances and participatory events.  Since 1991, Redmoon has performed for more than 250,000 people in 30 different neighborhoods in 116 public spaces. 

Redmoon partners with the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Chicago Park District (CPD) to present the inaugural Great Chicago Fire Festival.  A new and totally free urban ritual celebrating Chicago’s grit, greatness and renewal following the devastating Great Chicago Fire of 1871, as well as showcasing the rich diversity of neighborhoods that have arisen since, the Great Chicago Fire Festival culminates in a unique public River Bazaar and pyrotechnic Grand Spectacle on the main branch of the Chicago River, Saturday, October 4.

Generous funding for Redmoon’s 2014-15 programming has been provided by The 1111 Foundation; Alphawood Foundation; The Amgis Foundation: The Cookie Jar Fund; The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund; The John R. Halligan Charitable Fund; The Marshall Frankel Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; The Irving Harris Foundation; Lagunitas Brewing Company; Mardi Gras Fund; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince; Sahara Enterprises, Inc. and The Thanksgiving Fund.

For more information on Redmoon and its programs, visit www.redmoon.org.

Behind The Scenes Exclusive At Redmoon Theatre's Boneshaker & Skelebration 2013 #ChiILPicksList #theatre #OriginalPhotos

"Boneshaker is just like Skelebration only it's 21+ and there's booze and fire!" Frank Maugeri


ChiIL Mama was super stoked to be invited to a small press walk through during the build for this show, earlier in October.  







Check out our full set of shots in the slide show below & a recap of our favorites at the end of this feature.  Then get your tickets NOW before they sell out!   Boneshaker is this Friday, Nov 1 only.   Skelebration is 4 shows this Saturday and Sunday.   We'll have a full photo recap after, but there's nothing like being there!




Boneshaker and Skelebration make our ChiIL Picks List for must see events!

We've been huge fans of Redmoon's work since their humble Humboldt beginnings.   As much as we adore seeing their spectacles come to fruition, we also love to see the back story--the engineering that goes into their tag line "engineering wonder".   

We geek out on the process as much as the productions and want to bring you... our readers, along for the ride.   

Come take a sneak peek behind the curtain and see what the wizards at Redmoon have concocted.   When Producing Artistic Director, Frank Maugeri, led our tour, his enthusiasm was infectious.   


"Why Skelebration?  I wanted something for my kids to do that wasn't another pumpkin patch or hay ride... Here's an alternative Halloween experience." Frank Maugeri

Are you jazzed yet for Redmoon's annual Boneshaker extravaganza and their new fam friendly Skelebration the following day?!   These guys have moved to new digs in Pilsen and do they ever know how to throw a party.   





Come break in their new space right!   Boneshaker is truly the place to see and be seen.   Get one more go out of your Halloween costumes and come out to play in this stellar space.   Boneshaker 2013 is ONE night only, this Friday Nov 1st.

Chicago's taste makers will mingle with inner city musicians & artists with raw talent to spare.   A cast of 100+ costumed actors will facilitate your hands on experience.  





The past few years, Boneshaker was crazy crowded, a victim of it's own success.  Thankfully, Redmoon's space has expanded exponentially.  Their new home is 7 times the size of their old 7,000 sq foot space.   This year there's room to spread your wings!   Party goers can mingle freely, take time to explore, and enjoy both the large scale spectacle and the tiny suitcase style minutia that Redmoon is infamous for.

We asked Frank in particular, how Boneshaker compares with Redmoon's All Hallows Eve Ritual celebrations that used to be a free, highlight of Halloween, outdoors in Logan Square.   Frank said, "They were both interactive and both involve spectacle experience.   More importantly though, next year, October 4th we'll begin the Great Chicago Fire Festival, which is the amplification of what All Hallows was.   Really in depth, committed work, with community members in 15 neighborhoods, to create massive effigies that are placed on the river & then burned."   

This is an exciting shift in Redmoon's overarching plan.   They'll now have an annual series of reoccurring seasonal events, people can count on, more akin to a "season", like traditional theatre spaces.   And the new space ensures that Redmoon can do indoor works on a giant scale, like the 70' wide by 20' tall shadow puppet screen!



What's in store:
Wooden monkey masks with jaws that move when the actors speak! (modeled by Frank himself)

Recycle/Re-appropriate:
The infamous cabinet from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari will be serving brews from inverted acrobats!

Worlds Collide: 
Mucca Pazza and Redmoon!!   Love it when our friends & favorites collaborate.

Favs:
"spinning motorcycle thrill ride"   I got to try this one out and it's Great America FUN without the long lines!   There's also an element of danger since there's no seat belt or locking bar on this ride. 




All Ages Fun at Skelebration:

Costumed frivolity and merriment doesn’t end with Halloween.  Right after All Hallow’s Eve, November 1-3, Redmoon opens the doors of its cavernous new Pilsen home for a weekend of festivity and interactive art & Spectacle where Chicagoans can let their imaginations run wild.

Friday, November 1, Redmoon presents Boneshaker, a 21-and-up evening of revelry, music, dancing, food and drink, all on an epic scale.  So everyone can cut loose responsibly, Redmoon has arranged free shuttle service from downtown to Boneshaker via Chicago Classic Coach.

The next days, Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, Redmoon presents the family-friendly Skelebration, a new event for parents and children to explore, discover and connect with their community.

COOL FALL REVELRY HEATS UP AT REDMOON:

Chicago’s Spectacle Experts Open New “INDOORS” Season with

BONESHAKER, November 1 (21+)

and SKELEBRATION, November 2 & 3 (Family-friendly)

Indoor Roller Skating Rink, Signature “Fire Organ” and Mobile DJs all part of the fun!

At Redmoon’s new Pilsen home, 2120 S. Jefferson St.

Chicago’s acclaimed Spectacle company Redmoon kicks off its new “Redmoon INDOORS” Spectacle Series this November with two multimedia events celebrating the ritual of Halloween in fresh, alternative ways, both under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Frank Maugeri and the event direction of Artistic Associate Will Bishop.  

On Friday, November 1 (All Saints Day), the 3^rdannual Boneshaker returns for a 21-and-over night of costumed fun that combines interactive site-specific design and unique contraptions with hours of unexpected entertainment. Immediately following Boneshaker,Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, Redmoon opens its mammoth 57,000-square-foot Pilsen headquarters for Skelebration, a new event for parents and children to celebrate the fall season and adventure together in Redmoon’s exploratory Spectacle playground.  Both Boneshaker and Skelebration take place in Redmoon’s home at 2120 S. Jefferson Street.

“At Redmoon, we’re opening our ‘INDOORS’ season with something for everyone.  First, a 21-and-over happening that Chicagoans have begun to look forward to each year, and then something for families,” said Maugeri.  “Boneshaker is a contemporary, wild, outrageous experience for the 21^st-century adventurer.  We will wholly transform our new home into an immersive, interactive Spectacle universe.  Skelebration is a similar event but altered for kids of all ages.  As the father of seven-year-old twins, I wanted a sophisticated, unusual, exploratory event that would absolutely amaze kids and be a ton of fun for parents, too.  That’s what we’re creating here: an event full of eclectic hands-on activities and Spectacle wonder that will be unforgettable for both its sheer scale and imagination.” 

Boneshaker

Friday, November 1, 2013

9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Boneshaker is coordinated and produced by the Youth Engineering Spectacle (Y.E.S.) Committee, Redmoon’s young professionals board.  It’s an interactive night of revelry, music, dancing, food and drink, all on an epic scale.  Among the many offerings of this festive world of Spectacle are:

·        **Performances by the 30-person punk rock marching band Mucca Pazza

·        A chance to be in a two-minute, live-feed movie, complete with director, actors and green screen elements, projected upon a giant screen for all guests to view

·        An interactive, underwater-themed shadow world

·        An indoor roller skate rink – roller skates provided – complete with a roller skating bear

·        The “Breakin’ the Law” motorcycle carousel

·        An indoor swing park

·        Beat-box artist Jam One

·        Several mobile DJ contraptions, including Redmoon’s massive “Sonic Boom” mobile device capable of 12,000 watts of sound

·        Outdoor performances by a Redmoon signature, the “Fire Organ,” a dual forklift with 12 organ pipes which shoot bursts of fire synchronized with music

·        Various food and drink contraptions, including the “Kegway,” a new Redmoon invention which combines a Segway with tap service, plus classic Redmoon service devices: “Wine Bikes,” “The Teapot Libation Machine” and more 

·        An opportunity to roast hot dogs outdoors on Redmoon’s massive “Fire Candelabras”

·        Additional food and beverages provided by Bacci Pizza, Skinny Pop, NYC Bagel Deli, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Lagunitas Brewing Company and Pabst Blue Ribbon

Free shuttle service during Boneshaker is provided by Chicago Classic Coach, running from 10 p.m. onward between Redmoon and 77 W. Wacker Drive downtown.

Tickets to Boneshaker are on sale now and are priced at $75, which include food and drinks throughout the evening.  Boneshaker is a 21+ event.  Tickets are available by calling the Redmoon Box Office at 312-850-8440 x123 or online at www.redmoon.org.  Special group rates are available.

Skelebration

Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, 2013

Times:  11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

The Saturday and Sunday following Boneshaker, Redmoon presents Skelebration, a brand new family-friendly event for parents and children to explore, discover and connect with their community.  For two-hour blocks, families have a chance to:

·        Build shadow puppets and perform in Redmoon’s giant shadow world shows

·        Build masks to wear in a parade alongside Redmoon performers and massive mobile DJ devices

·        Play in Redmoon’s indoor park of swings and roller skates – roller skates provided

·        Bicycle around the space – bicycles provided or families may bring their own

·        Watch Laika’s Coffin, a four-person puppet opera created by Maugeri and directed by Alex Balestrieri, Redmoon Director of Events

·        Enjoy folk and rock music by various family acts and musical schools from across the city

·        Enjoy snacks provided by Whole Foods Market and Cabot Creamery Cooperative

Tickets for Skelebration are on sale now and are priced at $20 for adults, $12 for kids age 3+ and free for kids under 3.  Skelebration is for all ages.  Tickets include two-hour entrance, food and activities.  Tickets are available by calling the Redmoon Box Office at 312-850-8440 x123 or online at www.redmoon.org.

About Redmoon

Redmoon's mission is to transform the experience of our city through free large-scale theatrical events that promote community, creativity and an empowered democracy.  Redmoon burst into Chicago’s cultural consciousness with its award-winning production of Moby Dick in 1995. Commended for its unique aesthetic, the production boasted a unique blend of puppetry, pageantry, gadgetry and robust physical performance that became Redmoon’s signature.  While the indoor productions continued to receive critical acclaim and popular support, Executive Artistic Director Jim Lasko chose to focus the theater’s energy outdoors, where Redmoon sought to deploy spectacle to bridge difference and transform the ways that people see and understand public spaces.  Over the past 23 years, Redmoon has become a valued Chicago institution with its high-profile collaborations, vibrant outdoor performances and genuine community partnerships.  Site-specific performances opened in Millennium Park, animated the façade of the Museum of Contemporary Art and commemorated the groundbreaking for the Modern Wing for the Art Institute.  At the same time, Redmoon brought its work to the parks and streets of Chicago’s neighborhoods.  Redmoon has performed for more than 250,000 people in 30 different neighborhoods.  In 2009, Lasko joined forces with longtime collaborator Frank Maugeri to co-lead Redmoon as it garnered international attention for its unique productions, site-specific performances and participatory events.  Most recently, this included Redmoon’s Summer Park Series – a Mayor’s Night Out in the Parks event.  Under the design and directorial leadership of Maugeri and Artistic Associate Will Bishop, the series brought community celebrations to a lineup of 10 public parks on the South and West Sides of the city.  From July through September, Redmoon and its team of collaborators – Young Chicago Authors and The Bucket Boys – presented free drum and poetry workshops, community meals and open performances to more than 10,000 community members.

Upcoming

Winter Pageant

Directed by John Musial with Frank Maugeri

Dec 13 – 15, Dec 20 – 22, 2013

Times: Fridays – 7 p.m.

Saturdays – 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Sundays – 1:30 p.m. & 4 p.m.

In December, the 15^th Annual Winter Pageant features collaborators Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts and punk rock surf band San Andreas Fault.  The approximately 50-minute-long production is directed by John Musial with Frank Maugeri.  The 2013 Winter Pageant presents a new original myth inspired by the poem “The Conference of the Birds” by Farid ud-Din Atta and tells the story of a flock of birds who journey to find their lost king.  The production evokes themes of hope and community.  Audiences at this nontraditional family production can expect Redmoon’s intricate mechanics, inventive puppetry, expressive dance and unique style of visual wonder.

On the Saturdays leading up to Winter Pageant, November 9 – December 7, Redmoon will open its doors for Open Access Builds, where community members of all ages can help Redmoon artists create art and objects for the Winter Pageant production.

Winter Pageant tickets: Adults $25, Kids $15, Kids under 3 FREE

For more information on Redmoon and its programs, visit www.redmoon.org.

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