March Fourth

In honor of DCI championships this week, a slight diversion of the marching world. I know I have featured them once before. They are uniquely their own thing. MarchFourth. How to even describe them?

They are based out of Portland and began as something for the Fat Tuesday festival. Part Mardis Gras, Cirque de Soleil, La Cage aux Folles all done in marching uniforms - of sorts. They use a roster of about 30 performers and make up song sets from performance date to date. Sometimes it might be an impromptu parade down Main St or usually a live concert set under a large outdoor tent. If Bob Fosse had lived to see them - they would be the current house band for Cabaret.

I missed them on their last trip through town at the Cabooze. It looks like the closest they are coming back is to a Shangri-La Music Fest @ Hamrnoy Park MN down south after Labor Day. But if you have not experienced them - they have to be seen to be believed.