According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, there are two sorts of ferality: that of the wild beast that has never been domesticated, and that of the once-domestic animal that has returned to the wilderness. Finnish Brotherhood Hall artists-in-residence Leslie Castellano and Kevin Dockery play with the latter in Soft Reigns Feral Feral, a performance prompted by four months of exploration in creating momentary states of ferality in our otherwise civilized selves using dance, words, rituals, and other provocations. Central to their investigation is the human destruction of the very environment required for the precarious order it so fiercely claims as identity. Audience members are invited to bring a stuffed animal to be used as a prop in the performance for a $5 discount on admission. All animals will be returned to their domestic owners at the end of the show.
Leslie Castellano and Kevin Dockery present Soft Reigns Feral Feral at 8 p.m. and again Sunday at the Finnish Brotherhood Hall, 1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley. $15 suggested donation; brownpapertickets.com/event/1301360.
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