Coney Island USA and The Morbid Anatomy Library are pleased to co-host The 6th Annual Congress of Curious Peoples in Coney Island from April 13th – 22nd, 2012 at Sideshows by the Seashore and the Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave in Coney Island, NY. The Congress is a 10-day series of lectures and performances about curiosity and curiosities, and features sideshow performances, weekday lecture/performance pairings and a two day weekend symposium.
Tickets for each event below are individually priced. 10-day Congressional Passes are available for $75 ($100 at the door) which allows the bearer access to all Congress events–including those that are sold out!–plus $1 off drinks in the Freak Bar all week long!
Click HERE to purchase a Congressional Pass in advance.
The Full Line-Up
Friday, April 13
Opening Night Party featuring The Lizard Man and the annual inductions into the Sideshow Hall of Fame. TICKETS/DETAILS
Saturday, April 14
Alumni Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore (Continuous Admission, Tickets at the door)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar.
Sunday, April 15
Alumni Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore (Continuous Admission, Tickets at the door)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar
Monday April 16th (DUAL EVENT COMBO TICKETS)
7:30 – (Lecture) Amy Herzog: Architectural Fictions: Economic Development, Immersive Renderings, and the Virtualization of Brooklyn TICKETS/DETAILS
9:00 – (Performance) Shea Love and the Circus Emporium TICKETS/DETAILS
Tuesday April 17th (DUAL EVENT COMBO TICKETS)
7:30 – (Lecture) Philip Kadish: Pinhead Races and the White Man’s Burden: Racial Science and the Politics of P.T. Barnum’s “What Is It?” TICKETS/DETAILS
9:00 – (Performance) The Squidling Bros ‘Carnivolution’TICKETS/DETAILS
Wednesday April 18th (DUAL EVENT COMBO TICKETS)
7:30 -(Lecture/Performance) ‘An Evening of Fate, Chance and Mystery’ with Lord Whimsy and Les the Mentalist TICKETS/DETAILS
9:00 – (Performance) Jo Boobs’ Wild Wild Women TICKETS/DETAILS
Thursday April 19th (DUAL EVENT COMBO TICKETS)
7:30 – (Lecture/Demonstration) The Museum of Interesting Things, WHAT THE SAM HILL IS THAT! TICKETS/DETAILS
9:00 – (Performance) The Curious Couple from Coney Island TICKETS/DETAILS
Friday April 20th (DUAL EVENT COMBO TICKETS)
7:30 – (Performance/Reading) A reading of VENUS by Suzan-Lori Parks. Directed by Donya K. Washington TICKETS/DETAILS
9:00 – (Performance/Lecture) The DisGraceLanD Hook Squad: Extreme Suspension and Body Modification Show - TICKETS/DETAILS
Saturday April 21st
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore (Continuous Admission, Tickets at the door)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar
Congress For Curious People (Day 1 of a 2-day Symposium) TICKETS here, DETAILS here
Sunday April 22nd
Super Freak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore (Continuous Admission, Tickets at the door)
Colonnade of Curiosities in the Freak Bar
Congress For Curious People (Day 2 of a 2-day Symposium) TICKETS here, DETAILS here
