STOOPFEST.

MARCH 6 AND 7, 2026, IN MOAB, UTAH.

ephemeral hosted Stoopfest, a performance arts festival presented on porches, side yards, lots, and stoops across Moab, and it was amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our performers and to everyone who came out to watch and create art with us.

We hope it inspired you!

Sponsored by the City of Moab, Project Rainbow Utah, The Synergy Company, and Back of Beyond Books, Stoopfest was free to attend.

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Friday, March 6: The Kickoff.

Sugar Mud
Friday, March 6, 7-9 p.m.
by Meat Bar

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Friday & Saturday: The Workshops.

Devising movement for storytelling
Hosted by Malcolm Campbell-Taylor at the Helipad

Players Gotta Play! How clowning and play offer opportunities for connection
Hosted by Madazon Can-Can at the MARC

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Saturday, March 7 (THE MAIN THING!): The Stoop Crawl.

Performances are pop-ups, starting on the hour with transitions between.

You are free to come and go as you wish, or travel with us: You do not need a ticket or RSVP.

The loop around locations is roughly 2 miles, starting and ending near the Youth Garden Project.

starting at 2 p.m.:

2-2:45: “The Garden” - an experimental opera
Indigo Cook & the SLC Interdisciplinary Arts Collective
at The Youth Garden Project

3-3:45: “The Perch” - fable of song and dance
The Garden Ensemble present “The Orifice”
at 218 E. 300 S.

4-4:45: “The Yard” - plays and poetry
Alison Anders & Katelyn Crossley present “Coalescence”
Ben Bentele presents music and translations of Iranian poetry
at 589 Locust Lane

5-5:45: “Under the Tree” - erosion and becoming
Mitsu Salmon presents “Erosion and Becoming”
at 611 Bowen

6-7: “The Lot” - circus-like festival
Performers—including Samantha Metzner, Tasia Wu, Sam Van Wetter, Scott Brunmeier, Alex Veillieux, and you!—create a festival together
at the lot on Locust Lane

7-7:45: “The Court” - comedy
Comedians Ethan Newman, Jen Thomas, Miles Hart, and Pimo
at Rotary Park basketball courts

8-8:30: “The Gutter” - a vaudeville ritual
Madazon Can-Can presents “Send in the Clowns”
at The Youth Garden Project underpass