Coney Island hosted its eighth annual Ritual Cabaret, a three-night event celebrating provocative performances focused on resistance. Co-Artistic Directors Nick Fracaro and Gabriele Shaefer emphasized the importance of this alternative event to the quirky community. This year’s cabaret aimed to provide a platform for queer artists while responding to the results of the 2024 presidential election. With performances ranging from actors to musicians, each showcased personal interpretations of resistance, especially during the first two nights, focusing on themes like fear and otherness, while the final night engaged more openly with partisan issues.
This year's Ritual Cabaret focused on the results of the 2024 presidential election, calling on artists to explore themes of resistance in their craft.
Coney Island might be the only place that Ritual Cabaret would be at home, a perfect blend of quirky community-building and provocative performances.
The first two nights of the cabaret featured performances focused on the personal side of resisting oppression, such as resisting being othered and resisting fear.
Ritual Cabaret elevated queer voices, providing a platform for artists to express their art through a wide variety of performances and unique storytelling.
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