In this #SNAPCHATZ episode, we delve into the heart of interactive #EdFringe performances – the shows where the audience aren’t just viewers, they’re co-creators. Whether it’s shaping the formless void in Nicola Bullock’s ‘Stuck in Free Fall’, engaging in rib-tickling classical music jokes in Släpstick’s ‘Scherzo’, or finding resilience and humour in the shared experiences of Sophie Santos’s ‘Sophie Santos… is Codependent’.
#SNAPCHATZ is simple. I challenge all 2023 Fringe performers & creators to answer 3 questions and to sell you, dear reader, their show. Their answers are tossed into a digital hat, and published in quick-read trios. It’s a Fringe goer’s fastest and safest (no guerilla flyering!) way to find someone, or something, new.
If you like what you read, you’re intrigued, you bark a laugh or shed a tear, or you suspect some risk of lasting trauma, then click those links and buy a ticket, or 10!
Stuck in Free Fall
Who are you/what is your show?
I am a dancer and choreographer specialising in improvisation and contemporary performance. Stuck In Free Fall is a solo which uses dance and poetry to collectively conjure nothingness into being.
What sets your show apart from the rest?
It’s such a mash-up of genres and forms, namely poetry, dance, and audience participation. The inclusion of the audience as a major element in the performance means that each show will be different from the last, and a lot the performance will be left up to chance. This creates an exciting and electric feeling of possibility.
Your dream audience turns up to see the show, who’s watching?
Dance fans, performance art people, book nerds, Samuel Beckett, Shel Silverstein, the lost and weary and hopeful and willing
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Slapstick: Scherzo
Who are you/what is your show?
We are Släpstick, 5 conservatoire schooled musicians/comedians from the Netherlands! Our show is called Schërzo, and it’s an hour of daft jokes, physical humour, and impeccable musicianship- all the while poking fun at the elitist world of classical music with a ‘nothing is holy’ attitude.
What sets your show apart from the rest?
Apart from our admirably groomed facial hair, it’s the professional level of musicianship that elevates our show above the crowd. Whether it’s tap dancing on speed skates, bowing a violin with a pony-tail, or yodelling Schubert liederen- an excellent level of musical integrity is at the heart of everything we do. This delivers a certain ‘wow’ factor that underscores all the belly laughs and slapstick moments.
Your dream audience turns up to see the show, who’s watching?
Good old Johann Sebastian Bach would be in the front row, scowling at all the parallel fifths and modern intonations, while Mozart would be sat a few rows behind him adjusting his wig, texting, and taking selfies the whole time. Beethoven would be in the back haranguing our sound man to turn up the volume while Tsaikovsky, having just downed a few shots of vodka, howls with laughter while shucking peanut shells onto the floor. Dr. Dre is quietly flirting with Clara Schumann in the corner, while Rick Astley wasn’t in attendance, having been held up in traffic.
Sophie Santos… is Codependent
