HOT HORSE DIRTY SNAKE is a new large-scale performance by Atomic Vaudeville that begins as a party and accidentally becomes a school. Run by a group of unruly Crones, the institution offers no curriculum, no clear authority and no promise of improvement. What it does offer are lessons delivered through clown, music, dance, interruption and mistakes that arrive too early, too late, or not at all. Students seek direction. Systems demand efficiency. The Crones insist on timing, pause and consequence. As expectations unravel, the work exposes the absurdity of mastery, the danger of optimization, and the strange pleasure of staying present through chaos. Funny, volatile, and occasionally tender, HOT HORSE DIRTY SNAKE refuses heroic arcs in favour of collective risk, shared confusion and moments of explosive joy. This is not a coming-of-age story. It’s a staying-with-it story. “AV shows never cease to amaze me. The creativity, humour, zaniness, puppetry, buffoonery, social commentary and satire is unmatched in Victoria.” PERFORMANCE DATES Thursday, March 12th: 7:30pm Friday, March 13th: 7:30pm Saturday, March 14th: 7:30pm Sunday, March 15th: 6:30pm Doors open 30 minutes before the performance. 🐴 VENUE INFO Fellowship Hall 932 Balmoral Road V8T 1A8 Behind the First Met Church Building, opposite the Bauman Centre Entrance: Access to the Fellowship Hall is through the main entrance door at 932 Balmoral Road. The entrance is on ground level. Washrooms: There is an accessible washroom to the left of the main entrance, on the ground floor. 🐍 WHAT IS ZEFFY? Zeffy is the platform we use to sell tickets. It doesn't charge fees, so your ticket purchases and donations all come directly to AV. On the checkout page, there is an option to donate to Zeffy. This is entirely optional. If you don't want to donate to Zeffy, select 'other' from the dropdown menu and set the amount to zero. 🐴 Tickets are non-refundable. If you're no longer able to attend, we encourage you to swap, share, and sell within the community. 🐍 Fellowship Hall sits on the unceded traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, today represented by the Songhees Nation and Xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt) Nation, as well as the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. Atomic Vaudeville is grateful to live, work, and play on this land, and honours the past, present, and future stewardship of these lands and waters.