Gut Feelings
Ever felt your stomach growl in a silent room and wished you could disappear? Gut Feelings dives headfirst into those moments, and asks us to stay. Collaborated between a composer and a researcher, this sound lecture performance by Sheffield-based duo Individual Hot Pot (Nam Huh & Ewan Knight) explores the social and cultural life through the soundscape of involuntary bodily sounds. From throat clearing to joint cracks, these overlooked noises become material for live electronic improvisation, multilingual speech, and found footage, transforming discomfort into resonance.
Blending experimental sound, live sampling, and playful lecture, Gut Feelings offers an intimate, multi-sensory journey through the messiness of being heard (and overheard). It draws on cross-cultural research into politeness, shame, and care to challenge how we listen, and what we choose to tune out.
This is not just a performance; it’s a radically tender reframe of awkwardness. A show where the body interrupts, and that interruption becomes connection. Gut Feelings invites you to laugh, wince, and listen anew. Perfect for curious ears, it’s a bold, live experiment in togetherness through shared disruption.
Cast & Creatives
Writer: Individual Hot Pot (Nam Huh, Ewan Knight)
Director: Individual Hot Pot (Nam Huh, Ewan Knight)
Producer: Individual Hot Pot (Nam Huh, Ewan Knight)
Date & Time: Friday 26th and Saturday 27th October @7pm
Running Time: 40mins
Content warnings: Age 12+ Disturbing sound (e.g. burp, gulp...)
Latecomers may not be admitted. Ticket purchases are non refundable.
Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members.
Venue
Venue: Arch 555 at Silly Towers
The Bureau of Silly Ideas is a leading UK outdoor arts company that has been transforming public spaces and making accessible art for over 20 years. They live in the railway arches behind Brixton station, and are dedicated not only to making quality art all around the world, but also here at home. They recently launched Club Silly - a place for creatives to get neighbourly, and a chance for us to build the community that has grown around BOSI.
Arch 555 is a ground floor railway arch which measures 7.2m x 11.8m. It is an excellent space for Theatre, Cabaret, Exhibitions, Music Events and as a workshop for larger construction.
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