Brick Aux presents
DARKROOM
by Bent Duo
August 19 & 20, 2023
at Brick Aux – 628 Metropolitan Ave
*by appointment only*

DARKROOM is a new performance installation by Bent Duo that transcribes the structure of a Dark Room into a sonic experience. Experienced on an individual basis by appointment only, the heightened sensorial experience of anonymous Dark Room encounters and their capacity to engender unexpected and liberatory revelations serves as a framework for a new way of experiencing sound and performance. There is power in the dark | Find your power in the dark | Build queer power in the dark.

To make your reservation for DARKROOM, click through to the following link or find us to connect on your favorite queer hookup apps in the Brooklyn area. bentduo.com/dark-room 

Bent Duo: David Friend + Bill Solomon

DARKROOM is a Bent Duo project that transcribes the structure of a Dark Room into a sonic experience. Dark Rooms supercharge sexual encounters through anonymity, the recalibration of our senses, and the thrill of the unknown. Stepping into a Dark Room requires a leap of faith that can lead to unexpected connections, heightened experiences, and discoveries about ourselves that couldn’t happen in the bright light of daily life. In the dark, conventional social norms are dropped and stereotypes fall by the wayside. We enter as individuals, but collectively build queer power through self-discovery and -liberation. We each carry these new powers with us as we walk out of the Dark Room and back into lives of necessary resistance against heteropatriarchy. Experienced on an individual basis by appointment only, the heightened sensorial experience of anonymous Dark Room encounters and their capacity to engender unexpected and liberatory revelations serves as a framework for a new way of experiencing sound and performance.

Image created by Bill Solomon

Follow them: @bentduonyc

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Mask Policy: The Brick strongly encourages but does not require masks for audience members. We are in ongoing conversation with our artists and audiences as we continue to adapt our covid policies and it is subject to change at any time. Thank you.

A Note on Accessibility: The Brick has trigger warnings posted in the space for each show for you to check if you so choose. If you would rather ask questions in advance of being in the space or would like to enter in advance of house opening due to our seating not being assigned, please reach out to theresa@bricktheater.com.