What happens in the Spiegeltent stays in the Spiegeltent.
What happens in the Spiegeltent stays in the Spiegeltent.
Rochester has swooned over our jewel box of a venue from Belgium: the Spiegeltent. Originally created as traveling dance halls in the early 1900s, only a handful of these magical “Mirror Tents” exist in the world today.
This beloved piece of history boasts stained glass windows, magical faceted mirrors, a velvet draped ceiling, VIP booths fit for royalty, and a truly spectacular vintage bar. For 12 days, the Palais im Park Spiegeltent will live in Rochester as an indelible and scintillating part of the Fringe, attracting the young and the forever-young.
Shows
Admission to the Spiegeltent is via ticket only.
LOCATION
One Fringe Place across from the Eastman Theatre, at Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604. [GPS: 71 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604.]
The Spiegeltent is wheelchair accessible. All shows are presented in-the-round.
SEATING OPTIONS
- Single Tickets (General Admission): Single ticket seats allow you to get “up close and personal” to the action. All seats are first-come, first-served. Entrance is via the left-hand side door. Arrive early!
- VIP Booths: These fabulous booths seat six and include dedicated table service. Entrance is via the right-hand side door.
ACCESSIBILITY
Should you need wheelchair access or have another need, please email us at accessibility@rochesterfringe.com.
Shows at Spiegeltent
Join us in the Spiegeltent for an evening of outlandish comedy and thrilling feats starring Vegas legends Matt and Heidi Morgan. Classic vaudeville meets retro variety show meets circus all live in technicolor! An eye-popping cast from four continents will leave you gasping in wonder and splitting with laughter in this entertaining spectacle including Argentinian gauchos, trapeze & hair hang aerialists, roller skates, unicycles, a world-renowned basketball juggler and….a giant chicken!?
- Length: 90 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Multidisciplinary
Total sellout 2023! The hairspray. The outfits. The vol-au-vents! Pull up a barstool and get fabulous with four magnificent queens, who will pour out the hot goss and sing you their torchiest songs. Glamorous, world-famous RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Mrs. Kasha Davis and Darienne Lake join Rochester faves Aggy Dune and Ambrosia Salad to serve plenty of glam with every gulp. Munch on hors d’oeuvres while you devour the dazzle of these divas—and of course, the vintage Spiegeltent bar will be ready.
- Length: 90 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Comedy
Can you crack the code? Rochester’s own David Kwong makes his Fringe debut! Following sold-out runs at the Kennedy Center and Chicago Shakes, the renowned magician and New York Times crossword constructor brings his immersive experience of puzzles and cryptology to the Spiegeltent. The Los Angeles Times raves that Kwong “creates a magical sense of togetherness,” and the New York Times declares, “it’s like a spin class for the frontal lobe.” Be ready for surprises!
- Length: 75 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Multidisciplinary
The most soulful, spiritual, uplifting experience at Fringe
returns. FREE! Sing, Sunday, SING. Reverend Rickey Harvey of Mt. Olivet Baptist
Church leads an afternoon of sacred song by some of Rochester's best gospel
artists. A Fringe favorite for the whole family! No tickets required. Seating
is general admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early; this event has reached standing room only
capacity every year!
- Length: 90 Minutes
- Tickets: Not Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Music
US Premiere! Voted Top 10 Kids Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 by Time Out. Winner of Best Kids Show at the UK Kids Comedy Festival 2022. The UK's favorite Frenchman, Marcel Lucont, channels his acerbic humor and quickfire wit into a family-friendly game show, pitting children against adults and each other to try and find the most awful child. Come and experience what happens when international insouciance meets infantile exuberance, as children vie to win this badge of dishonor.
- Length: 60 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Kids Fringe
US premiere, direct from the UK! The multi-award-deserving deadpan Frenchman brings back his acclaimed interactive show, in which he serves up a unique Whine List from the audience's past woes and misdemeanors. A kind of group therapy experience, but one where everybody will probably leave more depressed. As seen on BBC1's "The John Bishop Show," Comedy Central's "Live At The Comedy Store," and Sky Atlantic's "Set List."
- Length: 90 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Comedy
Join us in the Spiegeltent for a RELAXED performance for neurodiverse audiences. Experience outlandish comedy and thrilling feats starring Vegas legends Matt and Heidi Morgan. An eye-popping cast from four continents will leave you gasping in wonder and splitting with laughter in this entertaining spectacle including Argentinian gauchos, trapeze & hair hang aerialists, roller skates, unicycles, a world-renowned basketball juggler and….a giant chicken!?
- Length: 55 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Multidisciplinary
Five sword wielding actors, one lucky audience member, a ton of booze, the Wheel of Soliloquy, and an entire work of Shakespeare–all in 90 minutes. Equal parts bacchanal and classical theater, Shotspeare’s beloved adaptation of Macbeth takes the world's most beloved playwright, soaks him in beer, and flips him on his head. You may know the Bard, but you’ve never experienced him like THIS, Rochester!
- Length: 90 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Comedy
The glamorous Spiegeltent will be filled once again with a
giant dance party. But with a twist: you don’t hear a sound until you slip on a
set of headphones. Wait! Is that YMCA on one channel, Calvin Harris on the
second, and David Guetta on the third? A three-channel system and live DJs let
you switch up your music (and mood) at the touch of a button. Hugely popular at
Coachella and Burning Man, it’s an unforgettable experience you have to see –
and not hear – to believe!
- Length: 180 Minutes
- Tickets: Required
- Venue: Spiegeltent: Spiegeltent
- Genre: Dance
