PLEASURE DOME: CONTINUUM

SoMad presents PLEASURE DOME: CONTINUUM, a performance art variety show concocted by current resident artist Amygdala.

Across two performance batches (October 7 & 8 + November 18 & 19), Amygdala’s PLEASURE DOME: CONTINUUM invited its featured artists to engage their personal histories and senses of pleasure through longer form shows that each create a unique experience of space-time. PLEASURE DOME recognizes the radicalism of pursuing ecstasy in the face of adversity.

Tickets for all nights available now. Limited Seats Available.

• $15 Early Bird Standing Tickets*
• $20 Early Bird Seated Tickets*
• $20 General Admission Standing Tickets
• $25 General Admission Seated Tickets
• $100 Patron Tickets help support queer artists & our production. They include a drink ticket and limited edition artist print.

*Day of Tickets: $25 Standing Room and $30 Seated Tickets
*All Early Bird Pricing ends one week before show date.

Doors at 7PM. Shows at 8PM.

Featuring:

Amygdala (All Dates) AKA Amy, is a multidisciplinary artist and curator that merges fashion, writing, installation, and time based media into immersive audiovisual performances. She is also a 2026 SoMad artist-in-residence.

Julie J (October 7+8) is a drag queen, writer, and interdisciplinary artist based in New York City. Julie J’s created work focuses on cultural insertion, relationships between history and identity, and the tactics of escape utilized by marginalized bodies.

final girl ‘98 (October 7+8), AKA Maxi Hawkeye Canion, is a performance artist based in Brooklyn, originally from El Paso, TX. Her series of works, piloted by personas known as “doom mascots,” present as radical fantasies, surreal disruptions, decomposing realities, and ruptures of so-called normalcy.

RuAfza (October 7+8) (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and drag performer born in India and based in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn. Her work explores the figure of the showgirl as a site of spectacle, labor, and survival under capitalism, drawing on her trans, desi, and immigrant identity and her collaborative worldmaking in nightlife spaces.

Selena Surreal* (October 7) is a Brooklyn-born, raised, and based performance artist, drag apparition, showrunner, femcee, & the only Black transfemme sideshow artist in NYC. Known as the Serpent Siren of the Sideshow, she is the co-founder & mother of the Black Cherry Sideshow, the first all BIPOC, all Trans Circus Sideshow troupe in the history of the world.

Didi Opulence* (October 8) is the most opulent doll—period. Her burlesque style combines old school glamour with ‘90s sex appeal, all while teasing you with her sultry eyes.

Angel (November 18+19) is an experimental multidisciplinary artist who bridges fashion, electronic music and performance art to explore the complexities of her trans identity. Self-titled as ‘the transsexual that fell to earth,’ her identity is the sole shaper of her work, in which she strives to be provocative and politically charged, representing the trans community with the utmost pride.

Tyler Ashley (November 18+19), AKA The Dauphine, is a dance, drag, and performance artist. High-energy numbers and sustained vamps on the mike are two of her signature skills out of a varied showgirl tool set.

The Illustrious Pearl (November 18+19) AKA Wo Chan, is a poet and drag artist. She has performed widely as a member of the Brooklyn-based drag/burlesque collective Switch N’ Play.

C’était Bontemps* (November 18) is based in Brooklyn, NY, with a career spanning over thirteen years. C’était has been featured in iconic lineups across the world, and the continued aim of their art and broader work is to platform trans art on as many stages as they’re able.

Mocha* (November 19) is a NYC-based drag queen known for vibrant performances and dynamic presence in the city’s queer arts and nightlife scene. With roots in Brooklyn, Mocha combines theatricality, and musicality, captivating audiences with her unique blend of glamour and wit.

*Indicates featured, returning cast member from a previous PLEASURE DOME

Accessibility and Admission

We believe everyone should be able to participate—nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. If you’re unable to RSVP through Eventbrite or need discounted entry, please email us at hello@somad.nyc.

While we deeply wish SoMad were fully accessible, we want to be transparent about our current limitations:

• The elevator entrance is 29 inches wide
• The bathroom is not ADA-compliant

If you have specific accessibility questions, needs, or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out: hello@somad.nyc — we’ll do our best to accommodate with care.