::Shows::

The Wherehouse :: Winston-Salem, NC :: May 20, 1998
The premiere show for the Centre for Transgressive Behaviors was composed of razorblades, fire, football players, filmloops and a singing transvestite. A pre-chosen audience member was stripped of his clothes, tied up in front of the stage, and was, after having his body hair removed, transformed into a female soprano.

Go! Rehearsal Studios :: Carrboro, NC :: June 21, 1998
The second show, like the first, had a cheerful transvestite who emerged from the audience. This performance also consisted of a feast-dined table, a birth-giving alcohol-poisoned hag, and two long-distance runners. The show was performed to a monotonous, industrial score.

The Brewery :: Raleigh, NC :: August 12, 1998
The third performance by the CTB had more audience participation than earlier shows, which has since become a trademark of CTB performances. This show also starred a 6-foot baby, a life-sized edible body cast, and a well-equipped candy lady, who, together with Juanita Jones (the show's hostess), turned The Brewery into a gastronomical orgy for both the ears and eyes.

Gillies :: Raleigh, NC :: October 1998
Probably the most unstructured and improvised show in the history of the CTB... The audience got to watch a play of the seduction of a fair young maiden, as well as three musketeers on big-wheels, a homemade scat-film, and a screaming, candy-covered christ. The spectators were finally invited to participate in a red-rover game, which ended the show.

The Caboose :: Raleigh, NC :: December 16, 1998
The performance at the Caboose, played together with the Japanese group Melt Banana, used more developed props than any of the previous shows. In addition to a battle between two foam-giants, the show consisted of fire-wielding girls and the unfortunate death of one of the drummers by way of a poisonous pizza slice. The show was brutally ended by the destruction of the giants by an 8-foot-tall hammer.

Somewhere Else Tavern :: Greensboro, NC :: February 1999
Due to traffic jams, this show consisted of an improvised musical piece. The piece ended with a collective suicide and was regarded as one of the scariest shows in the history of the CTB up to this point.

Trace Art Gallery :: Raleigh, NC :: July 17, 1999
For this show, the CTB gave its version of a fashion show. Participants, in addition to the actual fashion models in the show, consisted of an orange-colored alien, a milk-throwing breast, the Spanish exploding boy, a burning baby doll, a birthing phallus, and a gigantic shoe-shiner boy. The show ended with the suicide of the fashion models in front of a burning altar to a maniacal drum-orgy. See the pictures.

Kings :: Raleigh, NC :: December 18, 1999
The theme at Kings show was loosely woven around various trials. The main character, in the shape of a depraved pope, was gradually facing increasingly confusing convicts. Among the other figures in the show were a paper-mache pig that was hanged and beaten by the audience, a tiny servant (who was subsequently destroyed by a vicious gladiator), a female jesus, a female table-leg, and a puking giant made of gold. The trials were interspersed with a chess-board scene showcasing two chess players and a lamp girl. The trials were disrupted by an army of weird creatures destroying the set-up, together with violent spectators.

Trace Art Gallery :: Raleigh, NC :: May 19, 2000
The second show at Trace was a multi-room performance. The show was simultaneously held in seven rooms, each hosting various absurd acts. Tainted emulsions were hurled at various performers throughout the show. The performers were then systematically dragged from their rooms after being drenched in paint and various food substances. The show also made use of paint-pukers, a phallic altarpiece, dinosaur screenings, virgin sacrifices, people on swings beating each other with fly swatters, and a black and red giraffe. The performance came to an end with a pagan wedding. Read the preview :: review for this show. See the pictures: Group 1 :: Group 2.

Kings :: Raleigh, NC :: October 21, 2000
The CTB's "last" show was performed October 21st at Kings, in Raleigh, NC. As was indicated by the name of the show, "Terresmoto," the show had an earthquake theme. The show consisted of a naked, obnoxious king on platforms, a burning body cast, and two fighters armed with gigantic utensils. These events were framed by earthquakes during which the ceiling fell in and parts of the set were destroyed. See the flier :: read the previews. See the pictures.

G.R.O.W. Café :: Columbia, SC :: December 16, 2000
The CTB’s first show outside of North Carolina was held in an old warehouse space called GROW café. The event, which turned out to be one of the more explicit and violent CTB shows, had its focus on cake-baking and wedding ceremonies. This show contained gigantic birthing machines, a demented chef using two girls as a cake-base, a wedding between a Panda bear and a two-headed bird on platforms, umbilical chord competitions, and a ring of fire. A rather chaotic ending took place where the bird exploded and various parts of the set were destroyed. We’d like to give special thanks to Elisabeth in Columbia, who made the show in South Carolina possible. See the flier :: see the pictures.

Innovations' fetish-party :: Holiday Inn :: Raleigh, NC :: December 30, 2000
Due to rather limiting restrictions of the Holiday Inn, this show held a lower audience-interactive profile and focused more on visual absurdities with erotic undertones. The show was divided into three sections; the first and last acts contained butoh-dancing by two extraordinarily fat people together with a more traditionally trained butoh woman. During the middle act, a Siamese-twin pair read erotic limericks and two girls gave a repetitive striptease which ended in ass-squirting Kool-Aid. The performance lasted 30 minutes, the shortest show in CTB’s history. See the pictures.

Smålands nation :: Sweden :: March 19, 2001
First show on Swedish soil. CTB and The Feraliminal Lycanthropizers played on a cultural evening with prominent Swedish artists such as Guds Söner and Johannes Bergmark. The show consisted of a crazed chef brutally feeding cake to an innocent girl, and a present girl who poured various liquids over an innocent boy. The show ended in the bar section of the building where all the messy participants had a refreshing drink. See the pictures.

Smålands nation :: Sweden :: May 16, 2001
The CTB's second performance at Smålands nation was part of the annual culture week. Other performances included Ingrid Engarås and Pär Thörn. The performance was created around an absurd traffic accident. A ramp was constructed leading from a table down to the floor. A kamikaze-like performer then drove a vehicle down the ramp under ritualistic behaviours, and died. He was subsequently dragged to the main stage where he was buried under a bunch of chairs. See the pictures.

Arvika festivalen 2001 :: Sweden :: July 16, 2001
The CTB's performance was performed on the Apollo stage at the annual music festival in Arvika. At this year's festival over 10,000 people gathered to see international celebrities (e.g., PJ Harvey, the Orb, and, of course, the CTB). The performance was initiated by two construction workers who, throughout the show, were creating a maze-like structure with poles and ropes used at the end of the show for wheeling out a dead two-headed bird. The show also contained a Panda bear trying to build a shelter, and a self-mutilation scene with the two-headed, fat bird mentioned above. Fire and a slow foxtrot were other elements included, creating the right mood for a true CTB performance.

Hässleholms festivalen :: Sweden :: August 18, 2001
At the Hässleholm festival, the CTB was asked to entertain the audience before the teenage band Sahara Hotnight performed. Two parallel acts were created on two platforms out in the middle of the audience. One contained a eat-puker, who randomly ate and puked, whereas the other platform contained a literate drowning in information. The show was ended with flowerpots being smashed with sledgehammers.

Hässleholms festivalen :: Sweden :: September 22, 2001
See the pictures.

Hässleholm Kulturhus (opening cermony) :: Sweden :: September 23 , 2001
The opening cermony for the new cultural house in Hässleholm was an ongoing event for an entire month. The CTB show was performed parallel to a video festival. The show was initiated with the sound of a heartbeat that lasted for about an hour. Two performers then created a giant figure of industrial garbage, vegetables, and meat products. Another performer poured colored liquid down to the front of the "stage" from a platform 5 meters above the stage. When the creature was finished, one of the performers got suffocated by the other and was admiringly seated next to his new "friend."

Panora :: Malmö, Sweden :: October 20, 2001
The show at Panora was part of a 2-day alternative cultural festival (see the "Lund Arthall" show, below). CTB was performing together with bands/performers like Endless Smile and Hans T Sternudd. The show was more theatrical than most of the other Swedish shows so far. The show included a continous stabbing of a dead body, a frenectic draughtman, a crucified body in hockey helmet and a fat guy eating Big Mac. The show was ended by an enigmatic butoh-dancer with a spear.

Lund Arthall :: Lund, Sweden :: October 21 , 2001
The second evening of the alternative cultural event was held at Lund Arthall. CTB performed together with local celebrities such as Missljud and Kürten. During the show, performers fought each other with gigantic phalluses, birthing penises, and a Swedish chef who cooked the fetuses for their proud parents to devour. The show was ended by surgical removal of the gigantic phalluses. See the flier.

Smålands nation :: Sweden :: February 22 , 2002
A late but typical CTB Christmas Eve was celebrated in honour of the ice-storms passing over Sweden during late February. CTB performed together with Hans T Sternudd, Missljud, Ich bin Laden, and Mooms. The show consisted of two parallel actions: the cutting of Christmas tree branches, and the dismemberment and reconstruction of dolls using a drill, saw, and shaving devices. The new doll-parts were attached to the Christmas tree, and both the actors and the spectators danced around it to traditional Christmas songs. The merriest and most ascetic CTB show ever made! See the flier. See the pictures.

Smålands nation :: Lund, Sweden :: May 13 , 2002
The CTB performed together with Johannes Bergmark and Kürten at Smålands Nation for the annual cultural week. The show was part of an ongoing three-show event with ropes and threads as the main theme. A person was led into the room, was positioned in between two poles, and then was tied to the poles by ropes. After some time passed, the person was put into a horizontal position, laying on top of the ropes. More ropes, plastic wrap, anchovies, and bread were wrapped around the person and finally wine was poured over him. This neat little package was then cut down and wrapped into a present which was addressed "To Jesus from CTB." A show filled with pain and agony!

Fylkingen :: Stockholm, Sweden :: May 17 , 2002
The show at Fylkingen was part of an Aktionist evening referred as "Causing Trauma." Besides the CTB, Hans T Sternudd, Ich bin Laden and TGF performed. The second show on the theme ropes and threads involved the construction of five meter long wings, tooth-brushing, oil-refilling, and a disastrous attempt at flight. The music score was produced together with David Liljemark and Fredrik Jonsson from the band Sugar Daddy. The CTB would like to thank Ingrid Engarås and Hans T Sternudd for the arrangement.