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Paracosm Dance

MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

Ages 13 and up
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
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Friday, October 02, 2026
Show 8 pm
$35.46
Paracosm brings its dance theater madness back to the Orpheum Theatre this fall with a phenomenally surreal, wild west movement adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death.
 
Created by Founder + Artistic Director Alyssa Johnson, MASQUE emerges from the dust- and drought-ridden ghost town of a forgotten dimension where POE meets PARACOSM meets PHX.
 
A true collision of literary horror, dance, and the mirages of Arizona’s landscape, you’ve only got ONE CHANCE to witness the unraveling.
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Paracosm Dance is a multimedia dance theatre company creating temporary realities through fierce movement.
  
“A motley crew of highly-articulate, gorgeous dancers.” – Kyra Laubacher, Editor at Dance Magazine, Words on Dance
 
“A dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker, Johnson doesn’t just choreograph bodies – she orchestrates experiences…She’s built a kaleidoscope world where movement is the first and final word, and where story, sound, and spectacle collide in gloriously messy, emotionally raw, and defiantly queer expressions of the human condition.” – Josafath Reynoso, Chief Editor at Skene
 
Not suitable for individuals under the age of 13
 
PRESALE prices are available for a limited time or until supplies last.
 
All individuals entering the theater, regardless of age (including infants), must have a ticket.
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
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