Tortona Big Top

Happy Birthday to the mastermind behind the magic, our Papa Mike and dear brother to many, producer/director Mike Gaines. Mad love and respect for continually s...howing us that the sky is the limit and to dream (and create) big! Photo by Chayna Girling #happybirthday #circuseverydamnday

Let's celebrate! Change is in the air and The Good Times will Roll again! Performances by The Vau de Vire Society Music by Jazz Mafia featuring Angelo Moore /...Dr Mad Vibe Video by Nick Kasimatis / Blackbird Films Mike Gaines, Shannon Gaines, Anastasia Sauvage, Angela Mae, Chissy Lux, Sandia DeLavibora, Dwoira Galilea Scheffer, Chloe Marvel Light Axelrod, Elena Sanders, Eka Leigh Malboeuf, Jacob Doyle Haslem, Jain Dowe, Jon Dutch, Anngela Burt, Juliano Wade, Kelsy Hiyakumoto, Kirsten E Gerding, Kitty Oaks, Leah Marie, Maggie Powers, Ismael Alvarez Acosta, Natalie Rhae, Becca Feller, Stefania L'Amour, Stefan Haves, TT Robson, Cowboy Girl, Jasper Peterson, Viveca Hawkins, Olivia Ruff, Jamie DeWolf, Trance Thompson, Adam Theis, Shaina K. Evoniuk, Sólás Burke-Lalgee, Katy Stephan, Ross Eustis, Thomas Occhiuto, Kyle Athayde, Darian Gray, Jonathan Seiberlich, Matt Wong, Aaron Kierbel, Tym CB #vaudevire #vaudeviresociety #thesoileddove #wewillbeback #staytunedwellberightback #AngeloMoore #angelomoorefishbone #jazzmafia #livemusic #saveourstages #circus #aerialist #contortion #tortonabigtop #oakland #barbarycoast #sanfranciscobarbarycoast #bayareatheater #dinnertheater #circuslife #circuseverydamnday

Happy Holidays from Vau de Vire! Stay tuned, we'll be right back... Photo by Daisy Pie of The Soiled Dove under the Tortona Big Top

A big time honor to perform for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' 25th Anniversary Party alongside our favorite gaggle of musicians, Jazz Mafia's Heaviest Feather. We’ll be presenting a few excerpts from The Soiled Dove.

This li’l circus is on the hunt for a warehouse to store gear and light fabrication of props/etc. Super VIP treatment to any upcoming VdV events to those who g...uide us to our new home. - Oakland / SF / S.SF - 5000 sq ft -High ceilings for pallet racks - loading dock or elephant door (easy load in/out) - water-tight, clean - 1 yr lease (or longer) Any leads Bay Area friends?

Vau de Vire is calling out to our community for support! We are searching for a new warehouse space. We are looking for a storage space in the Bay Area (prefera...bly in South SF, Oakland or beyond) with approximately 5,000+ square footage, tall ceilings for pallet racks, and easy load-in/load-out access. Please reach out with any information you may have! You may also email Ty at: [email protected]

LOOK, they're talking about us! Thank you, Oakland for allowing us to call you home for the past 3 months. Until next time!

Tortona Big Top and The Vau de Vire Society has landed in Downtown Oakland! Photo by Memento Moda

Would you like to rent Tortona Big Top? The Vau de Vire Society will be opening their doors to community events and activations in our tent in Downtown Oakland October to mid-December. Email [email protected] for more information!

Come The Vau de Vire Society and Jazz Mafia for The Soiled Dove beginning September 28th! http://bit.ly/TheSoiledDoveTickets

10 DAYS Until The Soiled Dove! Tortona Big Top has ARRIVED! Read more in VdV's monthly newsletter:

The Vau de Vire Society's 12,000 sq ft Italian Big Top will rise Sept 27th to entertain The Soiled Dove with shows running to Nov 17th and will remain erect until Dec 17th. Would you like to rent the tent? Contact [email protected] or call (415) 294-1591

What a magnificent soireethis weekend, The Vau de Vire Society co-created the esoteric, forest setting at the Tortona Big Top for Burning Man's lavish Artumnal Gathering 2017: Point of Enchantment. Peek through the looking glass for a glimpse of the magic that took place at The Point Alameda. Photography: David Hill

Here I am in all my glory at Global Eclipse Gathering!

Annnd we're back! Thanks to our magnificent build crew <3 Mike Gaines, Loren Ovieda, Cameron Kolkey, Robert Leggoe, Conandrum, Dan Theade, Jacob Doyle, and Daniel Spencer.

And so it begins...another summer of love.

Until next time!

Vau de Vire Society is looking for volunteers for The Soiled Dove under the Tortona Big Top! Sign up via the Volunteer Form below. https://goo.gl/forms/1i3TcraRzIUz3TXJ2

Build for this coming season is underway! Want to rent the tent? More info down below. http://vaudeviresociety.com/services/tortona-big-top/

One of our faves under the Tortona Big Top! Check out the 5th Annual Steampunk Masquerade | Under the Big Top...