Rose Luardo

A surrealist comedic performer. A woman for whom pleasure is found in creating vibrant art installations and thrilling/unpredictable performances.

Come hither and feast your eyeballs.

Rose began her performance career after graduating from New York University and deciding to move to Philadelphia where things were a bit gnarlier. She became acquainted with the art collective Space 1026 and began working on various performance shows. Her first participation at Space 1026 Gallery was in Smash it, Break it, Eat it a combination of food, sculpture, and performance art show. 

In her pursue of the perfect blend of art, comedy, physical theater, and performance she began work with Thom Lessner and formed the musical group Sweatheart. It has been said, if the seminal fluid of Sparks, Prince, Plander Z, and Kate Bush were harvested and then combined to make a rock and roll band child, that musical concoction would be Sweatheart. Sweatheart has graced the stage with acts such as DEVO, The Darkness, Hank and the Cupcakes, and Santigold. The group has also been featured in VICE magazine’s Practice Space, Anthem Magazine, and Dazed and Confused. 

Rose was tapped by musician Santigold to perform as both singer and hype-woman. All this, while holding down her clown work as a make-up consultant at Sephora.

Rose is a graduate of the Headlong Performance Institute where she studied Comedia dell’Arte, dance, and physical theater. What a ride! After graduating, Luardo began producing one-woman performance works that marry her fine art and performance practices. She continues to create performance installations. She has produced work for Good Good Comedy Theater, The Next Festival, Whartscape, Printed Matter’s Art Book Fair, The Creator Festival, various Fringe Festivals, The Cannonball Festival, and countless art galleries.

For several skanky years, Rosie baby worked with fine artist and comedian Andrew Jeffrey Wight as the performance art, writing, and comedy duo The New Dreamz. Together they wrote a series of children’s programs for Comcast and hosted/produced Comedy Dreamz, a touring comedy show.

Rose exhibits her fine art on the streets of Philadelphia, in solo and group art shows, and, as props in performances. Her most recent gallery show, Emotional Fracking, at Space1026, lead to the creation of her infamous Boob Garden.

Right now her favorite movie is Vera Chytilova’s comedy art film, Daisies.