Pinch Cabaret #15

Pinch Cabaret returns to Button Factory Arts for a fresh evening of variety:

Theatre!

& Poetry!!

&& Stand Up!!!

&&&& Belly Dance!!!!

&&&&& Musical Comedy!!!!!!

&&&&&& Who Know What Else!!!!!

Hosted and curated by lovely little lump . Get ready for a diverse bill that will surprise and delight audiences while bring together disparate artistic communities!

Featuring the talents of:

has been an active creator for almost fifteen years, working in both theatre and film as an actor, director, writer, designer, editor, and producer, picking up several awards along the way. An interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Transylvania, this solid cultural core influences many aspects of her practice. For Pinch Maria will present the collision of monologue and a loop pedal - words, multilingualism, repetition. Not really spoken word, not really theatre. Something in the liminal space?

is a local event host, performer and radio personality. He's also an auctioneer, musician and hypnotist with a deep and mysterious bag of tricks. He’ll be presenting a selection of his finest comedy tunes!

is a Kitchener local performance artist with a strong background in Fusion Belly Dance and Authentic Movement, with a great deal of dabbling in many other styles. She is also a Dance Movement Therapist through Unique Journeys Counselling, where she uses movement/dance and somatic experiencing to help folks process emotions, stress and trauma in the body.

(he/them) is a writer, poet, comedian, the technician at The Pinch Cabaret, and a lot of other things too. It depends who they're talking to. Braeden has performed at Hillside Festival, Guelph Comedy Festival, the Canadian Festival for Spoken Word, and the festivals they create in their bedroom. For Pinch #15, Braeden will emerge from the dim light of the tech booth to perform 3 bright poems about the search for truthfulness and usefulness in seemingly meaningless things.

is a white, queer settler originally from Mi'kma'ki (mick-maw-key) who currently lives in so-called Kitchener. She started performing stand-up in 2021 and, rumour has it, is very excited to be here this evening.

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Advance tickets are $5 / $10 / $20 / $30 - you choose the option that's right for you

Limited tickets will be available at the door

Indigenous community members are welcomed to attend for free. Just email [email protected] and let us know how many tickets you'd like.

Enormous thanks to the KW Community Foundation, Canada Council, Registry Theatre, and KW Awesome Foundation for their generous support, allowing for accessible ticket pricing!

And thanks to Wellington Brewery for sponsoring the event with Sparkling Hop Waters.

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Doors: 7:45

Show: 8:00

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The Venue, Button Factory Arts, is NOT ACCESSIBLE

Construction is underway to build an elevator, but it is not yet complete

Currently there are 3 flights of stairs up to the performance loft

Sincere apologies!

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Show poster by Aaron Read

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Ben Gorodetsky is a performance maker, writer, and producer based in Kitchener, Ontario. He's the creator and former host of experimental variety show Dirt Buffet Cabaret, and former technical director at NYC burlesque theatre Duane Park. His performance work has been presented by Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, The Guelph Dance Festival, Hillside Fest, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. He is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre and has performed, taught, and directed improvisation in Atlanta, Detroit, Austin, Philadelphia, NYC, LA, Reunion Island, Vienna, Ljubljana, Montreal, Toronto, Yellowknife, Calgary, and Vancouver. He is co-creator of political satire comedy duo Folk Lordz (VICE). Ben is the winner of the 2016 Emerging Artist Award at the Mayor's Celebration for the Arts (Edmonton), the Anna Pidruchney Young Writers award, and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has taught at UWaterloo, UBC Okanagan, holds an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.

Portrait by Bangishimo.

The Pinch Cabaret is made possible with the generous support of the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

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