Pickle Party
"My grandfather was a durian farmer, back when they lived in a kampung. But in those 10 years, most Singaporeans were forced to relocate to public housing. Even after he moved, my grandfather was still trying to grow everything he could from a sixth floor concrete corridor. Everything he knew about growing durians was made obsolete so that knowledge was never passed down."
A show disguised as a pickling workshop, Pickle Party is a multidisciplinary, multi-species performance. Set against the backdrop of Singapore's rapid development from farmland to modern city, it dives into how humans, microbes and food security are connected—where does our food come from? What will we be eating next?
Led by directors Ang Xiao Ting (Extinction Feast, ECOncert) and Kuo Jian Hong (All The World's A Sea, Four Horse Road), Pickle Party features award-winning livestream technology (XIMI), live VJ-ing, live performance and community pickling. The production will be staged within a Singapore version of Tanja Beer's critically-acclaimed The Living Stage, which combines stage design, permaculture and community engagement to create a recyclable, biodegradable and edible performance space.
Experience Pickle Party your way! For each performance, participants can choose to be Picklers (get hands-on with pickling on stage, limited slots) or be part of the General Audience (watch the performance from a different perspective). Kindly select your preferred audience experience at the point of ticket purchase.
Come witness the power of edible hope.
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Check out the companion programme, Pickle Party: Building the "Set" here.
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$40 (excl. booking fees)
1 hour 15 mins (No intermission)
Performed in English (with English captions)
Recommended for ages 13 and above.
Advisories
Picklers
As you are directly engaging with the performance, you will be required to stand throughout most of the show. You will be directed to your seats at a certain point.
You will have to participate in activities such as handling fresh produce with a knife and chopping board, as well as handling pickling agents such as vinegar.
You will be able to bring home the pickles you helped to make during the show.
You will have the opportunity to taste pickles provided by The Theatre Practice. All pickles are prepared by persons with food handlers' licences and are made within a Singapore Food Agency (SFA) licensed kitchen space.
You will be required to complete an indemnity form prior to the performance.
Children under the age of 16 should be accompanied by an adult.
You are encouraged to arrive 10mins prior to the start of the show to attend a pre-show briefing session.
General Audience
You will have the opportunity to taste pickles provided by The Theatre Practice. All pickles are prepared by persons with food handlers' licences and are made within a Singapore Food Agency (SFA) licensed kitchen space.
