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Sweaty Theatre: Edinburgh Fringe's Hottest New Venue
27 Aug
Summary
- Edinburgh Fringe features a unique 80-seat venue combining theatre with sauna rituals.
- Aufguss, a show involving scented steam choreography, is a key performance type.
- The venue aims to provide an experience that benefits audiences physically and emotionally.
Edinburgh Fringe is currently hosting a novel 80-seat venue that uniquely integrates theatre performances within a working sauna.
This innovative space, which requires attendees to wear swimwear, heats up to 90C (194F), offering a truly immersive audience experience.
Performances often feature 'aufguss,' an art form where a sauna master uses choreographed towel movements with fragrant steam, accompanied by music and storytelling.
Co-founders James Grieve and Lucy Osborne believe this fusion of art, culture, and sauna offers exponential benefits for physical and emotional well-being.
They aim to cultivate performances that are uniquely suited to or enhanced by the sauna environment, with plans to return next year.
