Experimental

COOKED: Hot Nights – Deep Soulful Sweats

The BBQ becomes the stage in a night of experimental performance, raw and well done.

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One person sits on a metal bench and another person is standing behind it. Both people are wearing black clothing and white chefs hats. Each person is holding a small knife in their hand. There are cartoon eggplants drawn over the top of the photo.

Image Credit: Rebecca Jensen and Sarah Aiken

One person sits on a metal bench and another person is standing behind it. Both people are wearing black clothing and white chefs hats. Each person is holding a small knife in their hand. There are cartoon eggplants drawn over the top of the photo.

  • Created by: Deep Soulful Sweats

  • Presented by: Melbourne Fringe and Fed Square

  • Curated by: Long Prawn

Amongst the sizzling grills, join Deep Soulful Sweats for a night of experimental performance and dance. A BBQ occasion where the sweats are not (necessarily) meat-related – a contemporary collision of new and old, the raw and the well-done. Activating the COOKED hot plate stage, this event untangles iconic historical performance artworks, Australian shlock horror and more. Join Deep Soulful Sweats grill side for a notable evening of performance paired with a free snack.

Deep Soulful Sweats is a collaborative and participatory event led by dance artists Sarah Aiken and Rebecca Jensen. It was founded on the Winter Solstice with Natalie Abbott and Janine Proost in 2013. The project has seen many incarnations, from stripped-back movement-focused events for 40-60 participants to creating large-scale spectacles for upward of 300 participants diverse in age and experience.

This event occurs within the COOKED public BBQ space designed by Mikhail Savin Rodrick Projects and Long Prawn, with BBQ designed and built by Mike Hewson.

COOKED has been commissioned with Principal Partner support from the Naomi Milgrom Foundation. This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund.

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  • Duration: Come and go as you please

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible, Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier

  • Age suitability: PG

  • Event warnings: Some Nudity, Mild Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Fed Square - Amphitheatre
    Cnr Flinders & Swanston Sts, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

    Wheelchair Access

    Fed Square - Amphitheatre is wheelchair accessible.

    The undulating surface of the The Square is made up of sandstone cobblestones, with a marked access path. Swanston Street offers the best access to The Square and lift access is available from The Atrium. The Big Screen is equipped with a hearing loop and there are accessible toilets located next to Time Out Café.

    The Main Stage has lift access for performers. St Paul’s Court, Swanston Street Forecourt and The Amphitheatre also provide wheelchair access.

    For more information, please visit www.fedsquare.com/accessibility.

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Date Time Venue

Thursday, 10 October 2024

6:00pm

Fed Square - Amphitheatre

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