My Sister’s Crown
Anima! X
"My Sister’s Crown’" is a visual ritual of goddesses: women wearing life’s many hats as crowns. Through lavish costumes, imagery, music, and mystic transformation, the piece examines what majesty we can claim through every age and role. With humor, spectacle, and multimedia storytelling, Creator/Performer Animal X weaves a vivid tapestry inspired by true stories that range from nuclear explosions to the current impact of AI on our culture and arts. Our ancestor’s myths have relinquished their thrones, and their crowns are passed forward—into Your hands.
Anima! X
About the Artist(s): From her early punk roots to international acclaim, Anima! X has built a career defined by fearless creativity and boundless range. Her performances have lit up every kind of stage imaginable — from raw downtown art spaces to Disney World, Las Vegas showrooms, major music festivals, state fairs, convention scene and children’s theaters, that have crisscrossed all 50 states.
For more than 25 years, her popular productions have united puppetry, music, and modern fairytale into immersive theatrical worlds that captivate audiences of all ages. A proud Pittsburgh native, Anima! X has been an innovator in performance art since the 1980s, earning numerous grants and honors, including the International Costumers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. Her work is represented in museum collections such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and has been featured in exhibitions, books, and films chronicling the vibrant culture of 1980s New York — as well as in academic archives at institutions including Harvard University.
Through her company, she has mentored and employed generations of artists, designers, and performers, helping to nurture a thriving creative community while continuing to craft spectacular, soul‑stirring stage experiences. Whether in a gritty underground club or on an opulent theatrical stage, Anima! X remains a singular creative force — a bridge between punk rebellion, avant‑garde art, and joyful family entertainment.
For more than 25 years, her popular productions have united puppetry, music, and modern fairytale into immersive theatrical worlds that captivate audiences of all ages. A proud Pittsburgh native, Anima! X has been an innovator in performance art since the 1980s, earning numerous grants and honors, including the International Costumers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. Her work is represented in museum collections such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and has been featured in exhibitions, books, and films chronicling the vibrant culture of 1980s New York — as well as in academic archives at institutions including Harvard University.
Through her company, she has mentored and employed generations of artists, designers, and performers, helping to nurture a thriving creative community while continuing to craft spectacular, soul‑stirring stage experiences. Whether in a gritty underground club or on an opulent theatrical stage, Anima! X remains a singular creative force — a bridge between punk rebellion, avant‑garde art, and joyful family entertainment.
Artist(s) have also performed at the following Fringes: This is our first Fringe!
Strobing Light 
Loud Noises 
Audience Interaction 
Strong Language 
Violence 
Partial Nudity 