Salo Salo: A Dinner Performance with Bhen Alan & Company

Kick off the opening night of FABRIC's 6th Edition with a sensory dining experience at The Narrows in Fall River. Artist Bhen Alan invites guests into a space of collective care and transformation through Kamayan—an intimate feast rooted in a longstanding precolonial Filipino tradition. Diners gather around a communal table where food is laid out on banana leaves, inviting conversation, sharing, and the tactile act of eating with one’s hands.

Drawing from queer rituals, diasporic memory, and embodied gestures, the evening unfolds as a living score—where movement, food, drink, and presence intersect. Developed in collaboration with local immigrant mothers and Courtland Club’s bar team, the experience blurs the line between performance, meal, and gathering.

For this occasion, Bhen weaves Portuguese flavors and ingredients into the dishes, creating a dialogue between cultures that reflects migration, memory, and community. Each element—food, drink, performance—becomes a sensorial and relational thread in an unfolding tapestry of care, ritual, and transformation.

Drinks are included in your ticket price. Upon arrival, guests will be welcomed with a cocktail tasting by Laura Ganci of Courtland Club. There will be another cocktail/mocktail after the dinner commences, along with Portuguese wine and SuperBock.

Notes for Allergies: Due to the nature of the dinner, we will not be able to accommodate allergies. However, there are plenty of dairy free, gluten free, nut free, shellfish free and vegetarian options for the evening! There will be printed menus with the most common allergens. We cannot guarantee cross contamination. Thank you in advance for your understanding!

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