Today we’d like to introduce you to Fight Opera.
Hi Fight, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Well, Austin is full of freaks. After 2020 a lot of those strange people and creatures had nowhere to go and nowhere to display their incredible skills. Several of us met for some ritual potions and snacks under the light of a full moon. There we decided that we were overdue to reveal ourselves to the people of Austin. It began at Pink Flamingo nursery where our first show Plantasmagoria took place. Fans flocked to the plant store and bore witness to the death and reabirth of The Dock Master and the crowning of Sweetie Tuff as our first ever Velvetweight Champion. Eventually we moved from Pink Flamingo to Austin Beerworks Sprinkle Valley, which has been our home ever since. From there the project continued to grow despite the best efforts of the censorious skeleton Calcium Ribovitch. After a musical in a haunted castle, and a quest to restore the barren wastelands of a heat ravaged Austin, we are now stewarded under the corporate “leadership” of The Heads of Industry (I hate those guys).
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Yeah, I mean mostly smooth. The biggest struggle was probably the twelve foot tall skeleton who thought the show was not sufficiently family friendly. When he unleashed his programming team, Bone Only No Epidermis Reeducation (B.O.N.E.R.) to change the style of the show, it was a real challenge to fight him off and retain control. We were able to beat their asses and save the show and all was good for a while after that. Of course now we have the Heads of Industry in charge trying to create brand synergy through optimization, but hopefully one day we’ll be back to our roots as a collectively owned organization operating with full creative freedom.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
We’re one of few wrestling productions that includes a horse that can bench press. We have a ref who’s a ghost. Our tag team champions hate each other. There’s a masked crime fighter, a cowboy, and even legendary heroines of myth. We’ve also held shows on a train, in a musically haunted castle, in the post-apocalypse, and even in ancient Wrestlepotamia. There’s a lot of unique elements to every production. We are well known for our uncompromising sense of perspective and willingness to bring audiences along to places they never expected to go. Also, again, there’s the horse who can bench press.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
It’s fun as hell. People laugh, they feel things, and they related to what they’re watching because it is all 100% real action that can’t be made up or replicated anywhere else. It is the result of a community working together and everyone trying their absolute best to make something special for the people who are kind enough to show up and watch. From the combatants settling their scores in the ring to the commentary that keeps the show moving to the people who set up the ring, build backstage, and produce the art, as well as our tech, video, and sound teams. We all do it because we love making DIY productions and that fun that we have translates to the audience.
Pricing:
- The
- Show
- Is
- Totally
- Free
Contact Info:
- Website: https://fightopera.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightopera/?hl=en
Image Credits
David Haddad
