Day of the Living Festival

The Day of the Living Festival is a four-day event that discusses suicide through performing art. 

Mike Stutz, the originator of the festival, hopes to bring to light the taboo subject with the use of dancers, actors and clowns.

“Don’t want to talk about suicide? Let’s dance about it. Let’s sing about it. Let’s tell jokes about it. Nothing is off limits, except silence. It’s not about how you die, it’s about how you live,” Stutz said in a statement.

The festival will be held at the Electric Lodge Performing Arts Center, located at 1416 Electric Ave. in Venice.

It will run from Oct. 4-7: Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m, Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15. To purchase tickets, click here .