About the Project
It’s your fisher-dad’s big day, and he’s ready to make you proud. But to make the catch, he’ll have to journey through fragmented memories that blur truth and fiction. Dragonfish is a multimedia confrontational collage using clown, movement, and real-life interviews to reckon with fragments of fatherhood left behind in this whirlwind debut show that audiences are calling “hilarious,” “disarmingly strange,” and “brutal.”
WINNER of the Hollywood Fringe Exchange Award and the Denver Fringe Audience Choice Award for Solo Performance: Clowning.
Dragonfish is underscored by an original soundtrack by YES BABY.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A unanimous five-star run from Denver Fringe 2024 audiences:
“A hilarious tour de force and a masterclass in the human condition. This is why humans make art.”
“Beautiful, vulnerable, and impactful.”
“…continued to live in my brain for days after”
“Masterful performance, gripping story, emotionally devastating.”
“phenomenal. unlike any live theatre i’ve ever experienced. . . a cathartic emotional rollercoaster.”
“Incredible performance. Powerful. Intense. Unlike anything I’ve seen before."
“A brilliantly written show with clever comedy, intense drama, and striking attention to detail.”
“An expert balance between uncertainty and complete control and confidence.”
“Uncomfortable in the best way possible.”
“Disarmingly strange and unexpected. . . like if David Lynch directed a version of The Life Aquatic"
Content warning:
Dragonfish contains sudden loud sounds and yelling, descriptions and brief depictions of violence, abuse, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts/attempts, and possible nudity. (Soleil wants you to know that the show is also funny too)
Soleil Kohl (she/they) is an experimental performance artist based in Denver, Colorado specializing in clown and interactive theatre. Her work ranges from absurdist satire and character work to embodied physical theatre and dance. Soleil has brought solo shows and immersive experiences across the US and abroad, and has been featured on BBC Scotland and No Proscenium.
Photos by Kalen Jesse Photography
Learn More at soleilkohl.com
Production Team
