Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Redcat, Los Angeles
In this unhinged solo performance, self-proclaimed “experimental clown artist” Alex Tatarsky ushers audiences through an absurdist hellscape of the mind. Equal parts sad clown, demented cabaret, and extended crisis of meaning,* Sad Boys in Harpy Land *confronts anguish through humor in a spiraling narrative of artmaking and despair. Through a series of existential vignettes, Tatarsky fuses autobiographical bones of their own story onto those of equally tormented protagonists from sources including Goethe, Dante, Amiri Baraka, Helen Adams, and Seinfeld. A whirlwind coming-of-age story, Tatarsky presents a highly calibrated mess in a tour-de-force performance that challenges the idea of individual malady, and instead embraces the turbulent maze of shared struggle. On March 20, there will be a post-show Q&A with Alex Tatarsky, moderated by REDCAT Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Performing Arts, Katy Dammers. *Please note: This program contains flashing lights, nudity, loud sounds, and mature content.*