a festive
funeral for
our time
World Premiere
September 11–28, 2025
Thursday–Sunday at dusk, Doors at 6:30
World Premiere
September 11–28, 2025
Thursday–Sunday at dusk, Doors at 6:30
a festive
funeral for
our time
The Field at
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 Riverside Dr Burbank, CA 91506
The Field at
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 Riverside Dr Burbank, CA 91506
A gathering
at the twilight
of the world
we once knew.
A gathering
at the twilight
of the world
we once knew.
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Activating the lost arts of mythic pageantry, The Cortège is a participatory theater experience singing to a part of ourselves both ancient & eternal.
Amid a rapidly expiring culture and scarcity of shared meaning, The Cortège serves as a container for collective and individual grief. Via ceremonious procession, The Cortège mourns the fate of the modern era, invites a reckoning with the New Gods of Perplexity, and shepherds souls toward what lies beyond the veil.
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Activating the lost arts of mythic pageantry, The Cortège is a participatory theater experience singing to a part of ourselves both ancient & eternal.
Amid a rapidly expiring culture and scarcity of shared meaning, The Cortège serves as a container for collective and individual grief. Via ceremonious procession, The Cortège mourns the fate of the modern era, invites a reckoning with the New Gods of Perplexity, and shepherds souls toward what lies beyond the veil.
Sound
A curated cinematic score featuring original compositions by Boreta, El Búho, and TOKiMONSTA, alongside tracks from artists including Air, Kiasmos, Rival Consoles, A Beautiful Chorus, Andrew Bird, and Slow Meadow, mixed by interactive media studio [namethemachine].
COSTUME
Inspired by medieval pageantry and seasonal rites of passage, The Cortège summons archetypal figures, puppetry, and set-pieces created in collaboration with artists including Orly Anon, Damselfrau, Jonny Cota, Spencer Hansen, and others.
Movement
Led by decorated Japanese battle dancer and choreographer, MiYU (@miyu23_official), and featuring powerhouse street-style dancer Capjay (@capjjay) in the lead role, The Cortège embodies storytelling through physical expression and movement.
SPECTACLE
The Cortège transmutes circuitry into ceremony through robotic performance, drone apparitions (from Nova Sky Studio), integrated automation and simulcast score.
Occurring outdoors at dusk, The Cortège is a three-hour evening anchored by a 60-minute participatory procession that revives the lost arts of mythic pageantry.
The evening begins with an open-air food market and a live musical prelude. As twilight descends, passengers embark on a wordless journey through sound, movement, costume, and spectacle. At night’s end, all are invited to join the procession—toward safe passage and a gathering beyond the veil.
The Cortège draws on the lost art of mythic pageantry to create what is largely absent in Western culture: a shared container for collective grief.
By embodying archetypes instead of characters, the evening offers participants a space to witness, feel, and begin to process what cannot always be named.
Before the procession begins, guests are invited to gather at our open-air food market. As dusk deepens, our live house ensemble weaves a sonic prelude that gently prepares all who attend for the journey ahead.
PRE-SHOW
MARKET
AFTERLIFE
Following the procession, passengers are welcomed into the Afterlife for tea service and a moment of gentle reintegration. As ever, what lies beyond remains a mystery... This space is held for emergent programming and pop-up ambient sets by visiting artists.
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About the experience
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The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
What can I expect from the event?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
Where is the experience located?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
What is the schedule?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
Does the experience take place in an indoor or outdoor venue?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
How long does the experience last?
About the experience
SEE ALL (31)
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
What can I expect from the event?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
Where is the experience located?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
What is the schedule?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
Does the experience take place in an indoor or outdoor venue?
The Cortege is a participatory procession occurring outdoors at dusk. It is a revival of the lost arts of mythic pageantry, and a festive funeral for our times.
How long does the experience last?
CONTACT & SUPPORT
TICKETING
For ticketing inquiries, contact Fever
PRESS
press@thecortege.co
GENERAL
engage@thecortege.co
GROUP BOOKINGS
gather@thecortege.co
ACCESSIBILITY TICKETS
Affected by the L.A. Wildfires?
we want to help.
Please message engage@thecortege.co to inquire about receiving gifted tickets if you were displaced by this recent tragedy.
