Sheer Spectacle presents Ripped Tights, Stoned Heart

Ripped Tights, Stoned Heart is Sheer Spectacle’s first evening-length work. Peeling back the curtain on our imagined dreams, the work is a catalog of vignettes strung together with the core theme of “Drama as action.” The work is unapologetically splayed, a heart open for observers to witness. With the sounds of 70’s and 80’s ballads, we are entering a melodramatic force that cannot be contained. It is intimate. It is gut-wrenching. It is alive. Come dream with us.

Sheer Spectacle is a movement performance group that is devoted to overflowing expressionism. Co-founded in 2022 by Lily Mello and Kali Petrizzo, their work is made up of grandiose dance gestures, theatrics, and influenced by their own queer experiences. Sheer Spectacle believes in the power of community and the importance of amplifying diverse voices in the Philadelphia area. The provocative work encourages viewers to carve out their insides and explore what makes them spectacles of their realities.