~ 6HR GRUMBLE BOOGIE ~

 Hello Bodies,

Welcome to 6HR Grumble Boogie.

A surreal endurance aerobic dance class—a communal celebration, ritual of release and rite of renewal led by performance critter Betty Grumble and DJ HipHopHoe.

After beautiful sharing in Naarm (Rising) and Boorloo (Rechabite) we are excited to bring our work to Gadigal at the beloved Red Rattler Theatre.

Artists and soul sisters, Grumble and HipHopHoe harness utopian energies gifted from their own experiences of creativity and queerness.

This is a queer and radically loving event that celebrates First Nations, trans and people of colour. We welcome you to join us in our celebration and co-creation of space.

The music spans house, techno, disco, rock, electronica and more. It is experimental and eclectic. A guided mediation on the dance floor. Sonically the music will be vast and deep, with a focus on global Indigenous sounds, music from the African Diaspora, Queer art and icons and the soundtrack to revolutions past and present.

Choreography, music, protest and pleasures blend together in pursuit of restorative energy, that transcends the physical and psychic schedule of the status quo.

Grumble and HipHopHoe invite you into the mantric wish of ‘Thank You Body’ as hearts pump and the serotonin builds. This is a personal and political work that combines conflicting emotions of love and grief, rage and empathy to forge a hopeful path to recovery and repair through movement and humour.

Featuring guest facilitators, DJs and performers, the six-hour program is designed to be experienced in its entirety or dropped in on for moments of resonating joy.

Use this event to dance, breathe, witness and process. Together in music, with our bodies and spirit this experience is designed to speak to the time we are in now.

There will be seats for you to use to rest or dance from and the space is wheelchair accessible with an access toilet.

To quote the late great Palestinian Lebanese poet Candy Royalle—‘We turn love into a circle’.

Wear your dancing shoes.

8pm (arrival and warm in)

2am (fin)

OUR LINE UP

People who speak truth to power with their bodies, words and presence. 

Lizzie Jarrett @lizzidizzi79 

Poet and warrior woman from the Gumbayngirr, Bundjalung and Dungutti clans. A voice of radical, loving power. Thank you Lizzie.

Kween G @kibone.ancestory and 

Hip hop artivist and Afro Australian community advocate, curator and icon. Mesmeric Power. Thank You Kween.

Lorcan Power @lorcan.power 

Sees life as movement. A deeply passionate storyteller  and creator. Faeries are real. Thank you Lorcan.

Kilia @kiliatheegodmother 

Fakaleti artist of queer belonging and cultural transmission. Godmother and radiant beauty. Thank you Kilia.

Pony Club Gym @ponyclubgym 

Leader of divine queer gym designed to celebrate all bodies all backgrounds and all abilities without judgement and barriers. Muscle of Love Energy. Thank you PCG.

Steam Room @shitlistproductions_steamroom 

Dj Duo. Bringing the steam. Cleansing us well.

HipHopHoe x Gentle Transitions 

Hip Hop Hoe @hiphophoe 

Amplifier of the people. HHH is a renaissance bitch - spanning and travelling genres, decades, moods and sounds in one giant leg spread. Thank you Hip Hop Hoe

Betty Grumble 

Mantric wish of thank you body, sex clown and surreal showgirl. Storyteller. Birthday gurl tee hee. Thank ya body. 

Energetic Consideration: Loud Noises/Music, Discussion of Grief, Discussion of Violence, Nudity, Incense Burning, Flashing Lights, Sex Scenes, Discussion of Death.

The ticket sales pay our venue, technicians, artists and venue staff. The sales also cover the travel of interstate artists and a portion of proceeds with go to First Nations and Palestinian Mutual Aid.

Free tix for First Nations People available. Please message us.

Thank you for supporting our offering. We are excited to move with you.

(It is also Betty Grumble's birthday, Thank You Body.)

We gather on Gadigal Country with respect.