From physical theatre to children’s circus, performance art, meditation and a contemporary play questioning the influence of social media, Scratch Arts presents a diverse, entertaining and engaging range of artistic offerings for South Side Festival. Creative Director Timothy Ryan describes Eat My Cake as a visually beautiful play with lots of “heart and grit”. “Eat My Cake smashes together Marie Antoinette and the 21st century. It breaks down and looks at how social media's terms and conditions have a control over how women present themselves and their bodies. “This play encourages the liberation of women and their bodies while also questioning the grip social media has over us,” he says. An unbridled comedy with a dark twist, Eat My Cake follows Marie Antoinette, famous French royalty and social media influencer, as she traverses the twists and turns through love, lust, censorship, narcissism and vulnerability. And yes, there will be cake! Timothy describes Moist as an exploration of how men can interact physically and platonically through high skill circus and physical theatre. “It’s super wet and really goofy – we use Moist as a comment of the different bodies that men can have and how they can all be capable of big feats,” he says. A racy and hilarious spectacle that’s sopping wet, Moist takes patrons deep into a disco-fuelled dystopia as four himbo thirsttraps navigate epic circus feats and non-stop clowning. Timothy says Frankston Brewhouse will be transformed into a playspace for Blanke Pop, adding: “Dig through your wardrobe for your UV reactive clothing, whip out the face paints and make sure you stretch before this big night of dancing. “It’s a neon caba-rave. A wild black light filled party with nonstop performance art and disco, house and techno. “Performance art is always so playful and weird, which often means it’s hard to find spaces to present it. We started Blanke Pop to bring this art to the people in a wholly immersive fashion.
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30 | PENINSULA
May 2022