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Origin
  
Seattle, Washington

Active until
  
2009

Record label
  
Circus Contraption

Years active
  
1998-2009

Genre
  
Dark cabaret


Genres
  
Vaudeville, Dark Cabaret

Associated acts
  
God's Favorite Beefcake

Website
  
http://circuscontraption.com/

Past members
  
Joseph Vito "Dexter Mantooth" AlbaneseEvelyn "Acrophelia" BittnerSari "Pinky d'Ambrosia" BreznauErin BrindleyDavid "Armitage Shanks" CrellinMax "Fresco Rose" DavisColin "Ernesto Cellini" ErnstKevin "Chameleo" HinshawJenny "Nova Jo Yaco" IacobucciDrew "Shmootzi the Clod" KeriakedesWhitney "Delphinia Spit" LawlessMatt "Bunny LaMonte" MangesKari "Sally Pepper" PodgorskiTerry "The Carnie" PodgorskiOrycteropus "Ory" AferLara "Darty Kangoo" PaxtonHugh "Salamity Clam" SuttonJeff "Buster Speck" WalkerAnnastasia "Esmeralda Diamond" WorkmanJason "Dr. Loligo Calamari" Williams

Albums
  
Grand American Traveling Dime Museum

Members
  
Joe Albanese, Kevin Hinshaw, Lara Paxton

Similar
  
Vermillion Lies, Beat Circus, HUMANWINE, Pretty Balanced, Jill Tracy

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.

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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.

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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.

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Members

Principal Members

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  • 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, maskmaker, 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 "Shmoozie 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)

    Songs

    If I Told You OnceThe Half-Wit's Descent · 2008
    Wicked FascinationsGrand American Traveling Dime Museum · 2005
    Hoochie Coochie GirlsGrand American Traveling Dime Museum · 2005

    References

    Circus Contraption Wikipedia
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