Seated in a large circle, a group of artists and citizens collectively reflect upon the psychic and embodied experience of democracy right here and now. Threading together the voices of ordinary citizens, elected representatives, karaoke outbursts and polling booth sausage sizzles, Democracy Sausage will be by turns ridiculous, slightly terrifying, thoughtful and damned tasty.

During ‘Open Grill’ days for COOKED (4-13 October), acclaimed theatre maker David Williams asked lots of BBQ-ing folk and other passers-by what democracy means to them right here and now—as an idea, an ideal, and an embodied practice. These were woven into a unique one-off responsive performance from these answers and surrounding conversations. This event occurred within the COOKED public BBQ space created by Architect Mikhail Savin Rodrick Projects and Long Prawn, with BBQ designed by Mike Hewson.

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