In the Schvitz: new play by Ben Gorodetsky (workshop performance)
Dec 12, 9:15 AM–11:45 AM
KW Sauna
396 Victoria St N, Unit C, Kitchener, ON N2H 5E6, Canada
$17.55–$38.95
Organized by Pinch Arts
Work-in-progress showing of a site-specific, documentary-theatre piece performed inside a sauna! In the Schvitz is a new play by Ben Gorodetsky.
A small audience of 14 people is invited to share space and sweat inside a hot sauna to experience our immersive work-in-progress. This workshop will combine storytelling, bathing rituals, archival sound recordings of politicians and comedians, live harp music by Grace Scheele, and interactive conversation among participants.
“I’m working on developing a performance piece that explores documentary forms, re-enactment, political protest, translation, and oral history within the site-specific staging of a public sauna. The intimacy and healing power of the sauna is profoundly inspiring to me.” – Ben Gorodetsky
Creative team: Ben Gorodetsky (writer & performer), Grace Scheele (musician & sound artist), Lauren Prousky and Lisa O’Connell (dramaturgs).
Doors 9:00 am, performance 9:15 am, ends 11:45 am. Audience members will be asked to wear bathing suits and participate in sauna sweating. Image by Bangishimo.