VASE LECTURES

Co-sponsored by VASE, Arizona Arts and TenWest.

Psychic Wormhole (Stacy Lynn Smith and Alex Romania) is a NYC duo making live performance and experimental film. The duo excavates trauma and somatic memory as a means to reclaim embodiment. Their works are hyper- saturated, creating heart-forward “chaos meditations” as exercises in collective resilience and catharsis. Material is filtered through a genre-mashing process that combines elements of Horror, Sci-Fi, Afro-futurism, Arthouse and Camp in the creation of operatic acts of psychedelic mundanity, heroic pathos and time-traveling somatics. Embracing multidisciplinarity, Smith and Romania approach creations collaboratively, informed by dance improvisation, somatics and butoh, alongside performance art, theater and music with experimental visual design and object creations. 

Pop-Up Art Activations: fame hOle (Work in Progress)

Thursday, March 26, 2026, 5:30-7 p.m., R Bar, 350 E. Congress St. #110

Catch a sneak peek of fame hOle; Tucson during the R Bar Happy hour and become part of the art. This roving, satirical performance project set in a gold “Cyber Truck” (yes, really) is making its Tucson stop, and you’re invited to help bring it to life. During Connects, participants can grab a can of paint and contribute to the evolving vehicle that serves as the centerpiece of the show. The full performance will unfold on Friday outside of our TENWEST x Las Rosa xEvent Sonita Rosa, where two intergalactic “influencers” spiral into a hilarious, absurd exploration of fame, collapse, and the state of it all. Come early, get your hands dirty, and leave your mark before the show hits the street.

About fame hOle; Tucson: 

A roving performance set in a 2014 Prius V disguised as a gold “Cyber Truck.” In a meta-theatrical event unfolding from the car’s trunk, two intergalactic “influencers” confront an existential black hole on a mission requiring self-destruction. Weighing the possibility of saving humanity with their desire to bask in eternal fame, their narcissism quickly smears across the event horizon. Following characters à la cartoon satire, fame hOle instigates a hilarious dialogue on the disintegrating infrastructure of arts in America and life in general amidst a collapsing colonial, capitalist empire.

Art on the Road, Art on the Edge: A Conversation with Psychic Wormhole

Friday, March 27, 2026, 11-11:45 a.m., Children’s Museum Tucson Education Center (Mountain Room), 130 S Scott Ave

What does it look like to build a performance project that tours all 50 states, satirizes internet fame and capitalist collapse, and fits inside a Prius? Psychic Wormhole’s Stacy Lynn Smith and Alex Romania share the story behind fame hOle and dig into the real conditions facing working artists today. Moderated by Sama Alshaibi.

Fame hOle; Tucson — Live at La Rosa

Friday, March 27, 2026, 7-8 p.m., La Rosa, 800 N. Country Club Road

Step into the absurd with fame hOle; Tucson. Unfolding from the trunk, two intergalactic “influencers” find themselves on a mission that may require total self-destruction — all while wrestling with a farm more pressing question: Is saving Humanity worth giving up eternal fame?

What follow is a sharp, hilarious, and slightly unhinged ride through cartoon-like satire, as ego, ambition, and identity collide at the edge of a collapsing system. Blending performance art, social commentary, and spectacle, fame hOle pokes at the fragility of creative infrastructure, the chaos of moder life, and our collective obsession with being seen.

Part of a 50-state tour, this one-of-a-kind experience lands in Tucson for one night only at La Rosa.

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2025-2026 Visiting Artists