Pinch Cabaret #16

ADVANCED TICKETS SOLD OUT. LIMITED WALK-UP TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, STARTING AT 7:45. PLEASE BRING CASH IN EXACT CHANGE.

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

Drag!

& Indie Folk!!

&& Comedy!!!

&&&& Belly Dance!!!!

&&&&& Burlesque!!!!!!

&&&&&& A 6 Piece Ukulele Ensemble!!!!!

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:

- Legendary Canadian Folk Musician

- Drag Queen

- Stand Up Comedian

- 6 Piece Ukulele Orchestra

- Author & Archivist

- Burlesque Performer

- Male Belly Dance Ensemble

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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, City of Kitchener, City of Waterloo, Registry Theatre, and KW Awesome Foundation for their generous support, allowing for accessible ticket pricing!

And thanks to Wellington Brewery & Collective Arts Brewing for sponsoring the event with non-alcoholic drinks!

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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.

Host or Publisher Pinch Cabaret