KLAUS FROM SPACE
Sci-fi cabaret show about the cult icon Klaus Nomi in a vibrant night club environment
Timur (KZ/US)
3…2…1…blast-off into the cosmos with Klaus from Space! This cosmic cabaret show is your ticket to an intergalactic adventure about enigmatic Klaus Nomi, an operatic alien with a mission to save humanity from certain doom. The electrifying show is filled with playful music, eccentric comedy, and a pulsating night club atmosphere. Starring critically-acclaimed Kazakh-American opera singer Timur as Klaus and Matthew Setzer of Skinny Puppy as Ground Kontrol, this sci-fi party is out of this world. Buckle up for an unforgettable and bumpy ride on a makeshift spaceship.
An iconic singer of opera, glam cabaret and pop in the early 1980s, Klaus Nomi was a striking performer with an extraordinary voice. His outrageous sci-fi stage persona and a thrilling combination of tenor and countertenor voices, won many admirers including singer-songwriters David Bowie, Nina Hagen, Lady Gaga, and composers Olga Neuwirth, Thomas Adès and John Adams.