Divas in Space SFX Makeup Workshop at VisArts

“Divas in Space” SFX Makeup for Beginners was an afternoon long exploration of makeup. Event description below:

Do you love watching dramatic makeup transformations on social media and reality competitions? Wish that you could shed your inhibitions and try on a glamorous new skin but not sure where to start? “Divas in Space” SFX Makeup for Beginners transports participants to a pastel paradise in a galaxy not so far from here. Over the course of an afternoon, guests will design and apply performance ready full-face fantasy makeup looks (using vegan cream makeup). Teachings include accessible prosthetics with foam and liquid latex, budget bald caps, brow blocking, mixing foundation, contouring with cream and powder, paper false eyelashes, rhinestone application, and makeup removal. Makeup artists will leave with a digital headshot, a basic makeup kit to continue explorations at home, and the confidence of a diva.

SPECTRAL Performance Art Festival at Rhizome DC

A 3 day performance art festival at Rhizome DC in October, 2023 which featured 33 performers as organized by Katie Macyshyn.

The SPECTRAL Performance Art Festival explores the mysteries, phantasms, and incorporeal inspirations that haunt us. As we navigate a world devoid of meaning, how can we meet that void and give shape to emptiness? What ghosts and specters emerge from the darkness, flickering at us from the shadows, directing us toward memory,  dream, and phan-tasy? 

SPECTRAL presents performances that blur the boundaries between the spiritual and the mundane, embracing the ethereal presence of ghosts that shape and warp our perceptions.

Video highlights from SPECTRAL Performance Art Festival at Rhizome DC 10/21/23-10/22/23. Soundtrack from Cecelia Suhr’s piece, Humanity: From Survival to Revival. Performers is order of appearance: Cecelia Suhr, Sarah Piepenbrink, Annetta Dexter Sawyer, Claire Alrich, Lucia Li, html.hotel, Tomonari Nishikawa, Lu Biondi, Lucas Rougeux, Nicole Goodwyn, Sylvana Christopher, Katie Macyshyn, BUKO BUKO, Fracking, Durtgherl and Spark Isle

Program here

Kosmic Karaoke at MoCA Arlington

Presented at MOCA Arlington’s Rated Art event in 2019.

Part installation, part time-based media, part cultural phenomenon, ​M(vs+ic)TV​ is not just a television channel but a way of life. The participatory installation encourages guests to dress up, sing, and dance, becoming stars by way of intergalactic costume karaoke.

Catabolicanal at The Stew

Presented at The Stew in 2019, Catabolicanal is an interactive installation geared towards balancing the root chakra. Participants mindfully walk a labyrinth representative of the large intestine. Ambient soundscape and mood-invoking lighting impress a sense of calm as the maze is navigated. The maze is flanked by banners depicting the major bodily systems and pillows made of recycled clothing that represent the colors and organs associated with the chakras. The experience is followed by a guided group meditation. 

documentation courtesy of Chris Chen and Brittany Thomas

Quiet Cabaret at Furthermore

An evening of performance art and sound at Furthermore Art Space in 2014.

The QUIET CABARET, as organized by Katie Macyshyn, is an evening of very quiet, essentially silent, performances with accompanying soundtracks & streamed audio experienced through smartphones and earbuds. The project collapses public performances with private consumption, air guitar with alienation, and exhibitionism with autobiography. 

Performances by Armando Lopez-Bircann, Richie Brown, Miles Forrester, Mother Knuckle, and Katie Macyshyn

Mind Altering Space Video Exhibition at The Big Board 

 Mind Altering Space

A Video Exhibition organized by Katie Macyshyn featuring Mazin Abdelhameid, Armando Lopez-Bircann, Rachel Hrbek, Dandan Luo,and René Medrano.