Pinch Cabaret #46

Sat Jan 24 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC-05:00

Hepcat Swing Dance Studio | Waterloo

Pinch Cabaret
Publisher/HostPinch Cabaret
Pinch Cabaret #46
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Freewheeling variety show at Hepcat Swing Studio in KW!
About this Event

The Pinch Cabaret is KW’s monthly variety show, performance laboratory, and community arts party. An unexpected mix of Poetry, Clown, Experimental Harp & Electronics, Comedic Essays & who knows what else!

Hosted and curated by salacious bon vivant . Get ready for a diverse bill that'll surprise audiences and bring together disparate artistic communities!

Featuring:

  • Alanna Schwartz - Poetry
  • Allyson Proulx - Clown
  • Grace Scheele - Experimental Harp & Electronics
  • Mary Abdel-Malek Neil - Comedic Essay
  • More acts TBA!

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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.

Enormous thanks to Waterloo Region Community Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, City of Kitchener, City of Waterloo, and The Registry Theatre for their generous support, allowing for accessible ticket pricing!

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Doors: 7:45

Show: 8:00

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VENUE:

We're at Hepcat Swing Studio - 42 Erb St E, Waterloo. Enter from grey door on the far right-hand side of the building, behind the dumpster.

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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 and a Waterloo Region Arts Award. He is Creator and Executive Producer of CTV docuseries "MY PET ATE WHAT?", out now on Crave. 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

Hepcat Swing Dance Studio, 42 Erb Street East, Waterloo, Canada

Tickets

CAD 6.85 to CAD 33.59

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