Big Nazo
Rhode Island-based creative collective Big Nazo is an international performance group of visual artists, puppet performers, and masked musicians who unite to create bizarre and hilarious larger-than-life sized characters, environments, and spectacles (the name derives from the Italian for “big nose”. The improv performance group was launched in 1986 by Erminio Pinque, the group’s founder and artistic designer, who envisioned his concept as a puppet show without the stage. Renegade circus family contortionists, a rowdy rodeo horse, a giant three-eyed robot percussionist, break-dancing police officers, Mountain Trolls, blob-like go-go dancers, a charismatic lab rat and his giant man-eating chia pet are just a few of the characters, environments, and spectacles that create an irreverent musical Commedia full of irresolvable conflict, ridiculous dancing and an epic battle with the forces of chaos. Their innovative mask and puppetry techniques combine stand-up comedy, Sci-Fi, go-go dancing, daredevil stunts, soap opera hysterics and professional wrestling with live rock and funk music and audience-interactive improvisation. Big Nazo has recently opened its new downtown storefront Nazo Lab in downtown Providence. The Lab serves as an exhibition space, a creature-building workshop and community interface. Although they’re rooted in the northeastern USA (where they supported Spinal Tap on a Break Like The Wind tour stop), Big Nazo’s surreal extravaganzas have been experienced at prestigious international festivals in such far-flung locales as Quebec (2012 Montreal Just For Laughs), Nova Scotia (Halifax Busker Festival in 1987, where they evolved into a formal performance group, returning three times over the next decade), Japan (Osaka World Performance Fest), Singapore (2000 Chinese New Year), England (2000 Millennium Dome), Scotland (1991 Edinburgh Fringe) and Portugal (representing the United States at the 1998 Lisbon World Expo alongside Up With People). Paying a return visit to Supercrawl, Big Nazo will be touring the festival corridor throughout the weekend!
Creative Barracks Arts Studio
Creative Barracks takes their workshops beyond the studio, partnering with local destinations to create experiences that combine art, food, nature, history and connection. They bring The Pink Flamingos to Supercrawl 2026. Imagine a trio of giant, bright, graceful flamingos weaving through festival crowds, turning every corner into a moment of surprise and delight. The Flamingos are designed to dance, pose, and playfully engage audiences of all ages.
Hercinia Arts Collective
Hercinia Arts Collective is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary, contemporary circus organization dedicated to the creation, production and dissemination of new contemporary circus works. Their mission is to further the development of contemporary circus through collaboration and integration of a multitude of voices and art forms, and to bring circus arts (and all of its intersections) to individuals, spaces and communities that might not otherwise experience it. They are dedicated to an inclusive definition of circus: as an art-form that encompasses any theatrical, performance-based work involving an element of spectacle and physical risk-taking. Through the development of circus arts into a unique physical language, they create dynamic physical performances that engage with an audience, bringing them into a dialogue with art.
Kate Mior’s Madame Guillotine
Kate Mior is an award winning actor, world class mime artist and clown who has performed across the globe from Canada, Europe, Australia, to the Middle East, Asia and Africa. A longtime Toronto street performing staple, Kate is known for their unique aesthetics, black comedy, and political and social critique wrapped up in over the top character work. Kate recently returned to Toronto from a tour of China with their acclaimed show Madame Guillotine. In the show, Marie Antoinette is back and ready to seek revenge upon the very public that sought to dethrone her over 200 years ago. The darkly comic adventure involving cake, duelling baguettes, and slapstick comedy, culminates into a hilarious finale involving an 8ft fully loaded guillotine, all without saying a word. Guaranteed to make you cry with laughter — be sure not to lose your head!
Roast Therapy
Featured at summer Art Crawls, Roast Therapy brings highly interactive comedy to the street, featuring sets from Andrea Araya, Daniel Araya, Cody Chenier, Brendan Greenwood, and more.
Steel City Swing
Steel City Swing is a not-for-profit Lindy Hop group that offers lessons and social dances in Hamilton, Ontario. Their inclusive community welcomes everyone from beginners to lifelong dancers! SWS are dedicated to providing a safe space to explore your creativity and be yourself.
