Happyland!

Welcome freaks and geeks! After a successful debut at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Happyland! descended on the streets of Strathcona to shock and delight the citizens of Vancouver before Leaky Heaven’s Bonobo took to the indoor stage.  Encounter the oddities, curiosities and hucksters who inhabit the side show… and didn’t even make it into the circus! Meet Rosie the ferocious Dog-faced Girl, see Liza in a death-defying act of courage, beat the odds at our games of chance. For Happyland!, Proximity’s fearsome foursome recruited sideshow stars with diverse talents to entice and amaze. Remember, entrance to the carnival is free, but every carnie has his price...

Presented July, 2005 at the Vancouver International Folk Music Festival
and August 2005 on the streets of Campbell Avenue, Vancouver

Happyland!
created by Proximity Lab, Leaky Heaven Circus (Steven Hill, Manon Beaudoin, Peter Anderson, Ben Rogalsky), Anouska Anderson-Kirby, Elena Anderson-Kirby, Kristian Ayre, Lili Beaudoin, Camille Beaudoin, Sarah Brown, Rachael DesLauriers, Gretchen Epstein, Lisa Gough, Liam Hill, Yasser Ismail, Sara Kendall, Slavica Kuzmanoska, Sheila Langston, Jay Makar, Gabrielle Martin, Colin McLaine, Mosey, Corinne Mundell, Duane Murin, Keir Nicoll, Archie Pateman, Laura Quigley, Alexandra Rea, Audra Ricketts, Russel Scholberg, Jon Schubert, Amelia Slobogean, Sally Stubbs, Ruthy Tabata, Bessie Wapp, and Pendra Wilson.

Happyland! was the product of Proximity’s artist-in–residence program with the Britannia Community Centre, funded by the Vancouver Parks Board and presented by Leaky Heaven Circus.

Special thanks to Brenda Racanelli and the Britannia Community Centre, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Dolly Hopkins, and Elliott Neck.