August 22 & 23, 8pm-11:30pm, Fri San Francisco, Sat Berkeley
itchy-O is a sixty-plus-member performance collective based in Denver, Colorado, known for producing large-scale, immersive ritual events that blend tribal percussion, experimental electronics, and audience-engulfing theatrics. Uniting khaos and precision, the ensemble collapses traditional performance boundaries-igniting transformation through sound, movement, and myth.
Hot off the heels of their meditative and celestial sonic offering Som Saptalahn, itchy-O strikes for the first time in the Bay since 2018, with the ceremonial bombast they are best known for.
The Split Sigil Rite: A Tale of Two Rites-a spiritual incursion divided across two cities and two nights. Together, the performances chart a mythic trajectory: a Rending in the West, and a Resurrection in the East.
NIGHT ONE: THE DESCENT
August 22 - the the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
DOORS 8PM ~ SHOWTIME 9PM ~ ALL AGES
The rite begins in the Western horizon to initiate the Split Sigil Ceremonies. Inside the historic the the Great American Music Hall, the ensemble conducts a ceremonial bash The glyph is fractured. The current is activated.
NIGHT TWO: THE RETURN
August 23 - UC Theatre, Berkeley
DOORS 8PM ~ SHOWTIME 9PM ~ ALL AGES
The second performance continues in Berkeley's UC Theatre, bringing forward the echo of night one in new form. Here, sound and spectacle begin to reassemble. For those attending both, the experience forms a nonlinear arc: rupture, renewal, and resurrection.
Each evening stands alone, but together they reveal a deep singular arc. Whether one-night witness or full-rite participant, attendees can expect a high-impact encounter with one of the world's most elusive and unorthodox performance ensembles.
$35
Presented by The UC Theatre.