▁rode ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁protest ▁para de . ▁ ▁E E ▁was ▁performing ▁within ▁its ▁install ations ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁test ▁them ▁for ▁safety ▁before ▁fo isting ▁them ▁upon ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁M ask s ▁and ▁cost umes ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁worn , ▁and ▁eventually ▁video ▁and ▁other ▁documentation ▁was ▁taken ▁of ▁these ▁install ations ▁and ▁performances . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁E E ▁started ▁its ▁three - year ▁participation ▁in ▁H A DE S ▁Ha unted ▁H ouses , ▁the ▁Mid west ' s ▁largest ▁ha unted ▁house . ▁E E ▁created ▁its ▁own ▁room ▁with ▁the ▁n ets , ▁and ▁sculpt ures , ▁and ▁then ▁also ▁performed ▁and ▁acted ▁within ▁its ▁own ▁installation ▁room . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 8 ▁total ▁ 4 - hour ▁performances ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁run . ▁It ▁had ▁elements ▁of ▁loud ▁music , ▁such ▁as ▁bass ▁and ▁drums ▁running ▁through ▁sound ▁effects . ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁people ▁swing ing ▁around ▁in ▁sc ary ▁cost umes ▁and ▁make - up ▁from ▁and ▁in ▁n ets . ▁These ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁install ations ▁at ▁H A DE S ▁established ▁music ▁and ▁cost ume , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁shadow ▁pu ppet ry , ▁as ▁a ▁main ▁ing red ient ▁in ▁E E . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁E E ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁DE F EN E STR ATION , ▁a ▁large - scale ▁performance ▁festival ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁based