Squonk Opera

Our mission is to inspire diverse audiences to explore their creativity and common humanity; invigorate live performance and develop young and non-traditional audiences with music, multimedia spectacle and humor; and to embrace the unique culture of our home in Western Pennsylvania and the world.

Squonk's new outdoor spectacle explodes with human-powered cycles, propelled by their original chamber rock music…and their own legs! Sounding a joyful music, these parade floats sprout bulb-horns and banners, percussion and whirligigs and become instruments of music - whistles, bells, the swirl and thump of wheel and pedal. A pageant of double-decker bike-stages creates a merry "Cycle Sonic" ruckus and premiered at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in June 2016. In the fall of 2016, we will be doing many free workshops and outreach activities in Pittsburgh. Then "Cycle Sonic" will hit the road for national touring. We are also still touring with our giant, 40-foot tall blue lady that is Lady Pneumatica.