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 2008 Feast of Fools
Reviving the Feast of Fools TraditionIt’s a day for breaking rules! Come and join the Feast of Fools! April Fool’s Day celebrates a centuries old tradition of mischievous antics and revelry. This year on April 1st, Wise Fool New Mexico’s award-winning visuals and celebrated performers will create dinner theater - complete with a full dining experience and one-of-a-kind circus entertainment. Wise Fool will debut its wildly popular Feast of Fools in Santa Fe at the Railyard Restaurant Tuesday, April 1st for an evening of food, fun and foolishness.
The Feast of Fools’ goal to is to raise money and build community so that Wise Fool may continue its mission - to use performance as a tool to spread social justice and empowerment to all people throughout New Mexico and the world. Last year alone the nonprofit theater company performed for over 3,000 youth in New Mexico and inspired almost 500 more in workshops. In addition, more than 800 people of all ages participated in Wise Fool events and more than 16,000 people attended performances. The Feast of Fools tradition draws from ancient pagan customs. It dates at least back to pre-Christian Rome and a harvest festival honoring the god Saturn (Saturnalia). It has always been a brief and raucous social revolution, a time when all normal codes of behavior were suspended. All class distinctions and social rules were turned upside down during the feast. Slaves and masters switched roles, cross-dressing, drinking to excess, bawdy songs and gambling were all allowed.
WFNM began its work in New Mexico in 2000 and since then has created 16 original performances, worked in 32 schools and performed at 28 libraries across New Mexico. Wise Fool has also received The Reporter’s Best of Santa Fe Award for the last two years and accepted the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Please join Wise Fool in breaking the rules, celebrating a social revolution and creating a new tradition for April Fool’s Day! Get a sponsorship VIP table for $1500 (seats 6), general tickets for $100 or seats in the bar area for $65. Dinner and entertainment included.
To reserve tickets or for additional information please contact:
Kate Noble, Feast Coordinator for Wise Fool New Mexico,
kateisabelnoble@hotmail.com or 989-3396.
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Guests will be entertained by a series of special Wise Fool performances while a fabulous meal from the inspiration of the Railyard’s restaurateur Louis Moscow is served.
The Feast was at its pinnacle in France during the fifteenth century when the buffoonery and extravagance reached notorious heights. At that point the authorities in the Catholic Church clamped down on the celebration. Wise Fool New Mexico hopes to now revive the Feast in an annual fundraiser that will showcase our special brand of creative, socially relevant and often irreverent brand of performance.
