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NEXT EVENT:
Dec. 7th:
Check out MONDO favorite - Enviromental Sound Collapse - this Thursday Night at the UNDERGROUND LOUNGE!!!
At TReVIA - 1575 N. Milwuakee Ave. 10pm. $5 please
update...8.12.06...Hell-o, He-llo ... I'm going to say this once ... and then probably many more times ... this August mOndO is packed with juicy treats! First off, sources are saying that FEEL KOLLINS is flying in on a green monkey to personally attend the first ever FEEL TEES FASHION SHEW! Then, taveling from NYC, is jazzy people JON LUNDBOM and BIG!FIVE CHORD ... mmmmm I'm excited and deticxe! hurray! Recent Chicago acquisition, GUILLERMO MUNRO, will be opening a show of his paintings - very nice stuff ... I promise ... plus local performance artist JUSTIN COOPER will be performing something called "Why are you Yelling at Me?" ... and let's not forget about our host / em-cee ... ROSS MORENO ... and of course deejay guru ONEFIFTYONE will keep the vinyl spinning along with cohort JON ELHARDT ... really, okay?
update...7.5.06...Well...thanks to everyone who stopped by the 'BOXING' booth at INTONATION last week-end...we all had a grand 'ol time! And - yes, yes, yes we're still on for July... THE DRASTICS, TOTALLY REALISTIC THEATRE COMPANY and OCCIDENTAL BROTHERS ... plus deejay ONEFIFTYONE will be rejoining his MONDO affliates along with DJ JOSEPH! Jon Lundbom, Feel Tees, Alessandro de Cristofaro

update...6.1.06...Okay ... let's turn those frowns upside down ... here's what's stewing for the summer ... in July Chicago's dub reggae group THE DRASTICS will take the stage ... and rumor has it that Brooklyn's TOTALLY REALISTIC THEATRE COMPANY will be stopping by for a rant and a rave, a skit and a say ... and August is on track with the amazing musical group NICE PETER ... wow, can't wait, i think ... and August wouldn't be close to complete without some animated shadow puppetry including a live orchestra ... okay, okay ... I'll bring you more info as soon as I have it... but just let your mouths moisten with that for now.

upadate...5.24.06...Hello Children...so, how goes the good fight? MONDO is taking s little time and gearing up for a really exciting summer...thanks to all the children that came out to see some puppets, drink some and drink a little more and listen to music at the last event...stay tuned for more info on our upcoming shows!

upadate...4.24.06...Don't worry, all the pretty little details are coming soon ... but I'll give you a few hints ... mmmm ... Shadow Puppets ... Colonics ... Rattlesnakes ... and so much much more ... but if you just can't wait ... jump over here to check out some pictures from our last M O N D O (by the way thanks to everyone who made it out...wow, that's some stage, huh!)

upadate...3.27.06...Chicago Mondo, a multidisciplinary arts collective is currently looking for summer festivals to host this exciting game (see above). This game is NOT violent, is for all audiences, young and old, and is loads of fun. Please contact us.

upadate...2.13.06...Wow, thanks to all the ladies that made the 11th so femmetastic!! You know we always appreciate everyone's support...now, let's get right to the juicy guts and gooey insides...as you can see above, there's another mondo right around the corner...and it makes me feel all warm and cheeky!

upadate...2.13.06...Thanks to everyone who mondo'd along with us last Saturday night...and a special thanks to all youse performers...

update.2.2.06... future mOndO's... all at TReVIA?
update.1.25.06... I know how you like pictures so much ... so after waiting so patiently ... here are some picture's from MONDO's simulating simulation reality video boxing booth at House of Payne's "Master Nowhere's Lost Carnival" ... enjoy!
update.1.24.06... just a heads up to everyone already thinking about the future, you know who you are... SHELLY MILLER will be playing the March event (MARCH 11th) and ORGAN FAILURE will be coming in all the way from far off lands for the APRIL 8th show! plus ... as some of you already know, the March MONDO will be our celebration of the female species ... with the entire MONDO line-up being filled with creatives with no Y chromosomes ... that said, new visual art will be on display from - SARA ALLRED (Ceramic installation), and SARAH NELSON (Scultpture)... stay tuned ... plenty more updates to come!
update.1.16.06... thanks to all you kids who came last Saturday night and an extra special thanks to those of you that left your undergarments on the washroom floor. RADIOMANGO was a blast and DANIEL JOHNSON's multi-media piece was mondo-tastic. Artwork by SARAH NELSON and ASHLEY HUDSON will be on display all month, so stop by and say hello when you get a chance.
update.12.21.05... a special holiday cheer to all MONDO-BOTS out there...thanks to everyone who came out on the tenth - if you couldn't make it then, try and stop by and see the art of JON BOLLO, DANNY POWELL and TIM HARTMAN...it will be on display until our next festival on the 14th of January...good stuff is planned, trust me.
update.11.17.05... hello, and big big 'thank yous' to everyone who came out to MONDO last Saturday Night....
update.11.10.05... okay, here's the heads up on MONDO in the future ...December 10th, again at TreVia, we'll host music from PEOPLE WILL BLINK and a jazz trio with HUDSON HARRINGTON BERRY- vibraphone, NATE LePINE- tenor sax, and FRANK ROSALY- drums plus some improv comedy - then it's on to January 14th with music from RADIO MANGO - stay tuned for morre updates!
update.11.03.05... Once again, thanks to everyone who came to the halloween MONDO last Friday Night... . . ..... The bands were great and so were your #*($@'ed up costumes. ... . . . . . .. .
update.10.05.05..... Things are coming together great........get ready for an amazing ... ...... ...halloween show on the 28th... ... ...some really great talent has signed on for the haunting....... .... ....
update.10.02.05..... MONDO's simulating simulation reality video boxing booth at House of Payne's "Master Nowhere's Lost Carnival" was a punch of a good time - I'm sure we'll drag the controllers back out for another couple rounds sometime in the near future ... stay yuned.
update.9.30.05..... Okay, okay...the website is back up temporarily...sorry for any inconviences....................... ......... .................................. ................ .................... ............ .................... ............. ...................... ................ .....
- we are a lOOsely assOciated grOup of Organisms ........... we are a vast netwOrk Of visual artists, musicans, djs, actOrs, actresses, dancers, cOmedians and devOted vOlunteers with the resOurces, talent and ability tO transfOrm a space Of any size into a mOndO untO itself.
- what is a mOndO?
- an independent creative cultural event prOduced spefically fOr yOur venue featuring:
> visual art
>>> phOtO, film/videO, sculpture, painting,
drawing, sand-painting and mixed-media
> perfOrming art
>>> theatre, spOken wOrd, dance, imprOv,
stand-up cOmedy, event mcs
> audiO
>>> live bands, human beat bOx, disc jOckeys
electrOnic and experimental music
MORE MONDO:
Welcome to Mondo! Mondo is an interdisciplinary, multimedia showcase for some of Chicago?s most interesting talent. We create a space where an audience can come out and experience a plethoric variety of performance and visual art, theatre, music, dance, and whatever else we can fathom. The Viaduct theatre has been hosting Mondo for the last year and we've discovered that each event has a unique schedule that unfolds like rolls of fat being greased for a photo op to keep a captive and returning audience. Mondo also has a dedicated community that helps to pull together each event from setting up and running the show to cleaning up the last bit of blood off of the bar. Most of all, Mondo is a good time for all involved. We attract great artists as well as an inquisitive and respectful audience. And Mondo can only get better! Now artists of all mediums and statures are contacting us. Over the last year, we have built up a good reputation on being organized, sincere, and open-minded. A separate individual books each artistic medium, henceforth, allowing each evening to have a complete spectrum of variety. So come on out and remember to ? Make Your Mind Mondo.?
Questions? >>>chicagomondo@gmail.com