DIABOLICAL ROSES
'If Heston Blumenthal fucked Pina Bausch in a restaurant car park on Valentine's Day, their love child may just taste something like Diabolical Roses!'
Diabolical Roses was an alternative Valentine's experience for the more daring diner. This immersive dining production was conceived to explore themes of romance, sex and unity through a marriage of food and performance. Diabolical Roses proposed new ways to consider ‘love’ through a rich multisensory experience.
Diabolical Roses contributed to the imaginative possibilities within gastronomy, performance and visual arts, using the dining table as a stage and suggesting unexpected ways in which food might be consumed.
This production was conceived and developed by Kaye Winwood and Sarah Hamilton Baker in collaboration with chef Chris Hughes; Performers Sarah Hamilton Baker, Indra J. Adler, Connor Nolan and Katie O'Malley; Soundscape by Michael Lightborne; Lighting by David Checkley.
Read a review of Diabolical Roses by Elisa Oliver for FEAST journal here.
Photography Greg Milner
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Shot through the heart
Chicken / Artichoke (v)
Consummation
Beetroot / Celeriac / Goats cheese tortellini
Tenderloins
Venison / Beef tongue and cheek / Carnal sin seasoning
Portobello mushroom / Smoked aubergine / Porcini (v)
Kiss
Cherry / Szechuan pepper / Lime
Diabolical Roses
Raspberries / Roses / Salted yoghurt
Petit Mortes
Balloons / Roses
Post coitus
Tobacco / Blue cheese / Onion ash / Walnuts
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Diabolical Roses was conceived by Sarah Hamilton Baker and Kaye Winwood in collaboration with chef Chris Hughes. Thanks to the following for making this event possible:
Performers: Indra J Adler / Connor Nolan / Katie O’Malley
Chorus: Sarah Hamilton Baker / Jess Barber / Emma Boyle / Cat Butler / Marcus Paragpuri / Maddie Ward
Kitchen: Paige Edwards / Zac Kilmurray / Chris Hughes / Tim Paine / Chloe Paynter
Lights/Electrics: David Checkley
Sound: Michael Lightborne
Stage Manager: Claire Browne
Documentation: Photography by Greg Milner / Filming by Scott Johnston
Design: Keith Dodds
Bar: Jamie Hicks / Kanika Williams
Diabolical Roses was supported by Vivid Projects’ Black Hole Club, mac birmingham and the University of Birmingham; and has received funding from Arts Council England. Special thanks to Paul Geary, Yasmeen Baig Clifford, Craig Ashley and Eddie Breen.
