Creative Development

Alphabet Soup

We’ve got it all going on…

LGBTQIA+ · ADHD · AuDHD · BIPOC · and counting

Acronymic and Astronomic

LGBTQIA+. ADHD. AuDHD. BIPOC. Each one is a shorthand for a longer story. Alphabet Soup is what happens when we all get together, combining our unique talents and experiences to make something extra tasty.

The Kitchen is a place where queer, Black and neurodiverse artists come together to figure out what we want to say and how we want to say it. We take ideas from generation to performance by way of our own special melting pot — and the results are delicious…

What actually happens in the kitchen:

The workshops and rehearsals are where acts and exhibitions get built. People bring ideas at whatever stage they’re at — half-formed, nearly there, completely falling apart — and the group works with them. It’s not a class and it’s not a critique session. It’s more like a shared studio where everyone’s making something and everyone’s invested in each other’s work going well.

So far that’s meant making performances, developing costumes and props, building set – and working out what collaboration actually looks like when nobody’s in charge in the wrong way. The early sessions happened at The Palace of the Dogs in Peckham.

The Feasts that come out of it:

Freshly served portions of our alphabet soup for your consumption. The first round of creatives are currently working hard on Kiki with Corí – a recurring night hosted by Corí Creemz, it will bring together a rotating lineup of artists from the House each time it runs.

Each edition mixes solo acts with collaborative pieces built in the workshops. The lineup changes. The work changes. That’s kind of the point — a chaotic party that could never be the same night twice.