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The culmination of the theatrical ritual that lay beneath the surface of the story-telling and lecture sections- reconciling a clown’s fears with their love of the stage. Accepting dust, embracing darkness in The Shadow and the Fool. Screenshot taken from archival video shot by Katie Cutting.

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The Shadow and the Fool. Screenshot taken from archival video shot by Katie Cutting.
An appearance of Commedia Dell’arte character, Il Dottore. Reading through some of Jung’s notes on individuation, the personal shadow, and the myth of the trickster in The Shadow and the Fool. Screenshot taken from archival video shot by Katie Cutting.

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The Shadow and the Fool. Screenshot taken from archival video shot by Katie Cutting.
Items and artifacts collected for quick access during the pseudo-academic lecture and story-telling portions of The Shadow and the Fool.

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The Shadow and the Fool. Presented at Next Fest 2022.
Patrons on their way to join the crowd around the campfire for the first iteration of Madness and other Ghost Stories. Presented by Found Fest 2024 and performed in Mill Creek Ravine. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories. Presented at Found Fest 2024. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.
Marshmallows were roasted and handed to audience members before the show began at the first iteration of Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.
Philip Hackborn introduces the show and the pillars of mad-art creation the team was working with for this first iteration of Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.
An action shot of Philip Hackborn telling the last ghost story in the night’s cycle at Madness and other Ghost Stories at Found Fest 2024. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.
Another action shot from Philip Hackborn’s performance at the Found Fest 2024 presentation of Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories. Photo credit to Mat Simpson.
Part of the tent setup at Silverskate’s Heritage Village 2025 where more ghost stories were spun in Madness and other Ghost Stories: Cold Comforts.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories: Cold Comforts. Presented at Silverskate’s Heritage Village 2025.
A close-up shot of the write-up detailing the new angle the stories were engaging in for this presentation of Madness and other Ghost Stories: Cold Comforts.

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Madness and other Ghost Stories: Cold Comforts.