The Irish premier of Steven Takasugi's concert-length music theatre masterwork for chamber ensemble. Based on the dark sideshows of Coney Island's amusement parks in the early part of the 20th century, SIDESHOW is a meditation on virtuosity, freak shows, entertainment, spectacle, business, and the sacrifices one makes to survive in this world. A cycle of six aphorisms by the Viennese satirist Karl Kraus is embedded as a subtext running through the work. (kairos-music)