What do you get when you cross a clown, fashion exhibition, marching band, and surprise serenade?

A recipe forPerformas 20th Anniversary Gala, which arrived with fanfare at downtown creative hub WSA on Friday night.

Were fierce in believing that we have to be out there and make this landscape very exciting.

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Performa 20th Anniversary Gala

Pauls art resonates with a complicated clarity.

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