Pinch Cabaret #34

Sat Nov 23 2024 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC-05:00

Button Factory Arts | Waterloo

Pinch Cabaret
Publisher/HostPinch Cabaret
Pinch Cabaret #34
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Freewheeling variety show at Button Factory Arts in KW!
About this Event

The Pinch Cabaret is KW’s monthly variety show, performance laboratory, and community arts party. An unexpected mix of Folk-Rock, Theatre, Burlesque, Literary Non-Fiction Reading, Performance Art and who knows what else!

NOMINATED FOR A 2024 WATERLOO REGION ARTS AWARD!

Hosted and curated by saucy sorcerer . Get ready for a diverse bill that will surprise and delight audiences while bringing together disparate artistic communities!

Featuring:

  • Olive Von Topp - Burlesque Artist
  • Simon Elliot - Playwright
  • Fitsum Areguy - Non-Fiction Essayist
  • Cassidy Civiero - Performance & Visual Artist
  • Groundcover - Queer Folk-Rock Band

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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 Waterloo Region Community Foundation, City of Kitchener and City of Waterloo for their generous support, allowing for accessible ticket pricing!

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Doors: 7:45

Show: 8:00

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Button Factory Arts is NOW ACCESSIBLE!

The brand spanking new elevator is at the back of the building, off the train tracks and pedestrian path.

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Ben Gorodetsky (he/they)is a performance maker, filmmaker, writer, and producer based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are 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 The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Femme Folks Fest, LUMEN, Open Ears, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, Guelph Dance Festival, Hillside Fest, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. They are the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre and have 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. They teach at UWaterloo, and hold an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.

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Show poster by Aaron Read

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Button Factory Arts, 25 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Canada

Tickets

CAD 6.66 to CAD 33.28

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