► DATE:  Saturday, February 14th, 2026  TIME:  7:00 p.m.
► Copernicus Center Doors Open:  5:30 p.m.  • Theater Doors open: 6:15 p.m.
► Recommended ages 13+
► M&G Post show +30 minutes

Sideshow Villains’ Deviant Cabaret 7 Deadly Sins Masquerade is a live music, circus and theater event that questions the nature of sin. This is the 3rd annual performance from the band Sideshow Villains whose music tells tales of criminality, revenge, and murder set to an eclectic mix of Americana musical styles that evoke 70’s film soundtracks, Hollywood westerns, smokey jazz clubs, and vaudevillian burlesque acts. The Deviant Cabaret performers will astound you with their fearlessness and skill as they embody the 7 deadly sins and a few lesser known sins as well.

Arrive in your most exquisite finery or disguise. Masquerade masks are encouraged and will be available to first 100 people who come unprepared.
Featuring:
Dante Ingram – vocals, puppetry, and silks – Sideshow Villains is her latest project – https://sideshowvillains.com
Mark Faje – dangerous comedy – AKA Mark the Knife/The World’s Most Dangerous Comic – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy_EPsKSazJHWk9ngXr9NEQ
Benjy Radinsky – stage manger, pulls, and crew – http://Benjyradinskycircus.com
Camille Swift – trapeze and whips – AKA Femme Fénix – https://cryptidproductions.com/- https://cryptidproductions.com/
Chris Siebold – guitar – Chris is a guitarist, composer/songwriter, arranger, singer, free-lance journeyman – https://www.facebook.com/ChrisSieboldMusic/
Dalia Shafie – rope – Dalia is an aerial rope artist based in Chicago, IL, USA – https://www.instagram.com/dalpal25/
Devoror (Michael House) – cube – Devoror is an aerialist on multiple apparatus – https://www.instagram.com/mdevorar/
Greg Nergaard – bass –  www.surabhiensemble.org
Hayley Larsen – cyr wheel – Hayley is a multidisciplinary circus performer specializing in Cyr wheel and duo aerial – https://www.hayleydynamo.com/
Jaime Ruiz – horn – https://www.facebook.com/penguinfh
Joe Dorenbos – percussion – Joe is Chicago native, versatile free-lance drummer, and composer of profoundly unserious songs about Bears, Meat, Spiders, Piranhas, Flags, Shopping Carts, Neighbors, and Men who play the Flute.
Lydia Tewksbury – lyra/hoop – Lydia is a multimedia performance artist specializing in aerial hoop – https://www.facebook.com/lydia.tewksbury
Missile Kid – Missile Kid is a multidisciplinary menace to society whose work explores the nuances of Queer & neurodivergent identity, somatic analysis, and physical extremity through movement experiment – https://www.facebook.com/luke.virgilio.13
Nathan Hunter – accordion – avid pianist, accordionist, and vocalist with performance styles range from classical to eclectic Americana. He also teaches piano and accordion at the Old Town School of Folk Music and runs a justice-oriented environmental law practice.