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Russell Frantom: visual artist

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Bizarre Coterie Dark Arts Party

Event Organizer:

Bizarre CotErie was a large scale theatre arts event that Russell Frantom created, hosted and organized as an arts opportunity for his hometown community in South Bend Indiana- taking place in a historic haunted theatre (The State Theatre). Frantom used the annual events to donate 100% of the profits back to the city.

Experience Michiana episode 666: Bizarre Coterie

Click the link below to watch the actual WNIT episode:  Somehow the day I showed up to do this We landed getting taped on the 666th episode. Pure coincidence or is it? 


https://www.wnit.org/expmichiana/s/bizarre-coterie.html

About

For these events, Frantom gathered dozens of different musicians, visual artist booths, stage performances, Burlesque shows, Rocky Horror, Drag Shows, fire breathing, hypnotism, cinema shows, door prizes, tarot readers, and a lot more for one day events that would sell out the house. 

Stats

-each Event sold out, with almost one thousand in attendance for each show.

-Booth & Ticket fees were maintained at low prices for all.

-Each event garnered media attention 


- All ticket sales were donated to local businesses 


Why?

Russell wanted to benefit his community and the artists within it- in an odd way. His goal was to create an event unlike any other he had seen in the area-  and wanted to create an unforgettable and interesting night for everyone.  

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Burlesque porformances

A lot has been lost over the years as far as documentation of these events, sadly.. Many videos and photos have been lost. Nothing that we have gives what we did any justice.. There was so much more.. Thry were so fun we didn’t focus on documenting then. Big mistake.  

Various participant videos for the event(s):

jed walls, performance art 

Allison Eve, visual artist 

Kevin Scott Joiner; musician 

Karen Nemes, La Grotesquerie 

The Hot Patooties, Rocky Horror performance 

the Disdress Dolls, Burlesque 

jack hardy, visual artist 

lee Bradford, tarot reading 

Sarah dolezal, visual artist 

hail shot, band 

Joshua kouga, DJ 

Lynette Pompey, visual artist 

In this style, band 

tori Rodriguez 

amber olsen, visual artist 

aly kaluzny, visual artist 

Rocky horror picture show with the south bend hot patooties 


2023 Russell Frantom 

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