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From Vau de Vire Entertainment comes an immersive, circus-infused, scandalous and historic dinner-theatre experience.

05/29/2026

A strange and lavish world returns to the waterfront.

While most of us are trying not to trip over our own feet, Vau de Vire Society 's world-class performers are soaring through the air beneath the Tortona Big Top

The Soiled Dove returns with circus spectacle, immersive dinner theatre, original live music performed by Sgt. Splendor and the return of Joan Baez

📍 Radium Runway, Alameda Point
🗓 Shows Begin August 7th!

05/27/2026

The Soiled Dove returns beneath the Tortona Big Top this August for a new season of spectacle, supper, and beautiful mischief on the waterfront.

Featuring the return of Joan Baez alongside the cast of Vau de Vire Society and original music performed live by Sgt. Splendor.

Presented in partnership with Radium Runway, this immersive dinner circus transforms Alameda Point into a world of circus artistry, live music, lavish dining, roaming characters, and late-night revelry beneath the Big Top.

🎟 Early access tickets are available now before public on-sale.
📍 Radium Runway • Alameda Point
🗓 Shows begin August 7th

VIP Tables sold out last season.

Let us rejuvenate your spirit. 🕊

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05/23/2026

Last season beneath the Tortona Big Top was something truly unforgettable.

A world of aerialists, outlaws, spectacle, live music, danger, beauty, and beautiful mischief came to life night after night on the waterfront at Alameda Point.

These moments are a look back at the Vau de Vire Society cast, performers, and atmosphere that made the 2025 season of The Soiled Dove so special.

As we prepare for an all-new season of The Soiled Dove opening August 7th, we wanted to revisit the magic that filled the tent last year.

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05/19/2026

The waterfront comes alive once again this August 🎪🕊

Vau de Vire Society presents the return of The Soiled Dove beneath The Tortona Big Top at Radium Runway, opening August 7th.

An immersive night of lavish dining, cocktails, circus acts, roaming spectacle, beautiful chaos, and original music performed by Sgt. Splendor — featuring legendary artist Joan Baez returning to the stage alongside the cast of Vau de Vire Society for the 2026 season.

Newsletter subscribers receive exclusive early ticket access beginning May 26th before public tickets go on sale June 2nd.
VIP seating sold out throughout last season.

Join the list at the link in bio and secure your place beneath the tent before tickets open to the public!

05/17/2026

Moments from beneath the Tortona Big Top.

Music echoing through the tent, performers moving through the crowd, flashes of spectacle appearing around every corner.

The Soiled Dove isn’t a show that sits on a stage. This is a show that unfolds all around you.

Photos by Leori Gill from the 2025 season of The Soiled Dove at Radium Runway

05/13/2026

Behind the curtain: final touches, quick glances, small rituals with Vau de Vire Society

A moment to breathe before the transformation.
By the time the lights rise, it’s already begun.
Scenes of our dear Vau de Vire Society cast and crew from before the show on opening night at The Soiled Dove by Philip Pavliger.

05/09/2026

A place where the audience never stays on the sidelines for long.

Music, movement, chance encounters, a toast with strangers, performers drifting through the crowd while the night unfolds in every direction at once.

Some moments from beneath the Big Top.

Photos by Maurice Ramirez, , from the 2025 season on the waterfront at 🎪

04/25/2026

A world unfolds just along the shoreline under The Big Top at Alameda Point 🎪

An immersive circus dinner show became an unforgettable evening marked by fleeting moments of mischief, glamour, and beautifully strange encounters.

Photos by during the Fall 2025 season of The Soiled Dove, presented by and 🕊

01/29/2026

If you loved The Soiled Dove, you already know the feeling.

The same Vau de Vire Society world-building, immersive whimsy, and acrobatic theater carries straight into The Edwardian Ball 🎩

This weekend at the Regency Ballroom.
Two nights only. January 30 + 31.

Don't miss the fun - get your tickets: https://www.edwardianball.com/shows-and-tickets

12/11/2025

Gratitude to every soul who joined us under The Big Top this season!

Endless thanks too the cast and crew, and who poured their hearts into every moment to bring art and community to Alameda.

This was a beautiful season because of you. 🕊

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2151 Ferry Point
Oakland, CA
94612

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http://www.thesoileddove.com/

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