After 30+ original productions on Main Street in Pioneer Square we will redirect all our resources towards our next chapter – a large scale immersive facility for Seattle. This adventure is years in the making, (we are looking for a 2026 opening date,) and in the meantime we will build the imaginary world of this facility (which we are calling NEBULA) through pop-up events. Please follow us on our
page, Nebula Seattle to find out more! OUR HISTORY: In 2009, Nordo launched a hybrid of the pop-up restaurant and underground theater. Relying on relationships with local farmers, ranchers, fisherman, composers, actors, and visual artists, Nordo serves up modern cuisine while thrilling audiences with the history, myth, science, and politics of food. Each show, performed at venues all over the Seattle area, ran for 6-8 weeks for an almost always sold-out crowd. Previous venues have ranged from the warehouse of a chocolate factory to a former museum and each has provided a unique backdrop for an immersive experience. Our audiences have enjoyed a 1960’s spy farce in a 737 headed for the Seattle World’s Fair where they learned the secrets of convenience food and the Green Revolution (To Savor Tomorrow,) learned the history of the cocktail in a jazzy speakeasy in the 1930’s (Sauced), and took a tour around Nordo’s timeless museum of food, eating each of five courses in a different local artist’s installation (Café Nordo’s Cabinet of Curiosities). Nordo recreated The Black Lodge and redefined breakfast in our homage to David Lynch's Twin Peaks that took murder mystery dinner theater to the next level here in Seattle (Lost Falls). In 2015 The Culinarium at Nordo opened in historic Pioneer Square. Committed to the intersection between Art, Performance, and Cuisine, The Culinarium at Nordo provides a playground for the imagination where flavors and stories come alive in an intimate, immersive setting. In 2020, when the theatrical venues closed to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, we pivoted to an interactive experience delivery service called Nordo's Room Service. In 2021, Nordo re-opened both the Culinarium - with lauded Jazz Events and Wine Tastings, and the Knife Room at Nordo with "Down the Rabbit Hole", our immersive theatrical dining experience that told the stories of Lewis Carroll. This sell-out hit ran through 2022. The final production at Café Nordo was "Homicide for the Holidays" our annual celebration, written by Seattle treasure Scot Augustson. Nordo is part of Ripple Productions, a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization. With a commitment to new and innovative storytelling, Ripple Productions seeks to push the boundaries of innovation by integrating the performing, culinary, and visual arts. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
