RUFUS TURPENTINE
performance/dance/clown; sound design
"Rufus Turpentine" personifies the relationship between symbolism and definition.
A highly theatrical character, Rufus Turpentine is split into two forms, each battling for identity while shocked at the other's existence. Each figure participates as an audience to the other, while both are crucial for the success of the magical space between them.
Which Rufus will get their flowers in the end? And how?
Both a performance and an interactive installation, "Rufus Turpentine" presents two dancing, musical clowns with a trunk full of glitz and glam, learning in real time what it takes to sell themselves.
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Created and Performed by Danielle Georgiou and Justin Locklear
Lyrics: Danielle Georgiou and Justin Locklear
Musical Composition and Arrangement: Justin Locklear
First performed at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art
Fort Worth, Texas
July 2025