MA
"Catch him as his star climbs"- Time Out New York
3RIAN KING is a singer, songwriter, and performer acclaimed for his gender-defying voice Whoopi Goldberg once said was the last sound she wanted to hear before bed to ensure she had beautiful dreams. Through original songs and monologues, 3rian invites audiences to meditate on love, religion, sexuality, and identity. Their song "Cold Rain" was covered by New Orleans Soul Queen, Irma Thomas, on her Grammy-nominated “Simply Grand” earning the track high praise in Rolling Stone, USA Today, The Village Voice. With the band What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?, King delivers smoky cabaret and soul-noir as if Tom Waits and Annie Lennox were performing in a secret French cafe. The band consistently packs venues in Boston, NYC, and beyond, from intimate jazz clubs to musical circus extravaganzas with songs accompanied by aerialists, dancers, and animation. What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? also features Nathan Cohen on violin & trumpet, Joe Cardoza on upright bass, Dennis Monagle on drums, and Renee Dupuis on piano, melodica, & voice. For the latest news and music visit http://www.whattimeisitmrfox.com
MEDUSA RECLAIMED (70min) 3rian wrote and coproduced this multimedia play reenvisioning the Greek myth of Medusa incorporating live music, dialogue, animation, shadow puppetry, and aerial theater in various iterations. The story addresses issues of gender, heteropatriarchy, sexual assault, colonialism, and transformational justice. http://www.medusareclaimed.com
PERFORMANCES:
CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER, CAMBRIDGE MA (JUNE 2022)
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON MA (SUMMER 2019, WINTER 2020)
GRAVITATIONAL FOOL (80 min) How often do we play The Fool? Throughout history society has often relegated the queer to the role of the clown, from sad Pierrot to the sissy, the funny fop to the lonely dandy. Through make-up, costume, monologues and original music, 3rian and his band of musicians and circus performers examine the ways these archetypes both empower and limit our identities and relationships. From soul-searing ballads to hilarious songs about sex with the ex, Gravitational Fool will cure you of your clown phobia. www.gravfool.com
PERFORMANCES:
PREMIERED AT THE 2014 AFTERGLOW FESTIVAL, PROVINCETOWN MA (founded by Quinn Cox & John Cameron Mitchell)
OBERON (ART) Cambridge MA, (2017) and ENDICOTT COLLEGE, Beverly MA (2018
Additional Content:
Performance of Leonard Cohen song
Live performance of original song at Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport MA
live performance from Oberon (A.R.T.) Cambridge MA
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2004
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2004
Primary Discipline:
Theater - PlaywritingAdditional Disciplines:
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Performance Facility
Date: 04/2022-06/2022
Co-produced a workshop of "Medusa Reclaimed" in June 2022, supported by The Nora's "That's What She Said" program.
Rocky Neck Cultural Center
Date: 01/2016-01/2016
Hired to perform at night of music at this arts non-profit in the oldest arts colony in the US.
Rockport New Year's Eve
Cultural Series Organization
Date: 11/2015-12/2022
Hired to perform 2 sets of music at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport MA by this community non-profit annually.
Afterglow Festival
Date: 09/2015-09/2015
Hired to perform "Lullabies for Heretics" an original 80 min multimedia show at the 2015 Afterglow Festival in Provincetown, MA. Also hired to perform in "Birth of the American Baroness" in July 2015 at Joe's Pub in NYC, and April 2016 at Oberon (A.R.T.) Cambridge MA, produced by Afterglow. Afterglow is a performing arts non-profit founded by Quinn Cox and John Cameron Mitchell. www.afterglow.org
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NEST Eligible Artist
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$400 - $4,000State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
1Maximum Number of Performers:
8NEST Eligible Artist
Technical Requirements:
Fee Range:
$400 - $4,000State of Residence:
MassachusettsMinimum Number of Performers:
1Maximum Number of Performers:
8