As the veil between worlds grows thin this hallow’s eve, we implore you to step deep into the darkness and join us at… THE CRUCIBLE – a two-hour, back-to-back vaudeville of terror that no prayers will save you from.

Resident punk-rock parasite Demitrex Darkhold will be your guide as we descend into the grotesque, the beautifully deranged and blissfully horrifying sectors of queer performance art. Featuring an all-star lineup of some of THE BEST alternative talents Naarm has ever seen:

Minnie Taur

Miss Piggy Mitchell

Moxie Delite

Ovary Action

Prozac

Randy Roy

Vanyx

Winter Greene

Come for the spectacle, stay for the chaos.

Exanimata

Exanimata is an alternative drag and performance show created by Demitrex Darkhold with the vision of providing an open and safe space for performers to freely express themselves and their art without limitations. We invite artists of all backgrounds to bring their deepest and darkest performance pieces to life in ways they might not have been able to before.

We accept all things bloody, all things filthy and all things real and support all creative liberties of our performers.

Next Wave

Next Wave is a leading not-for-profit arts organisation dedicated to supporting early-career artists working across multiple art forms. Next Wave plays a defining role in the Australian arts landscape by empowering and advocating for early-career and experimental artistic practice in Australia.

Next Wave
270 Sydney Road, Bulleke-bek (Brunswick)
nextwave.org.au

Accessibility
Brunswick Mechanics Institute is a step-free venue with accessible bathrooms.

Video tour of Brunswick Mechanics Institute

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Content warnings: horror themes, strobe lighting, haze, nudity, sexual content

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Contact the host of THE CRUCIBLE Presented by Exanimata x Next Wave