Hot & Heavy is an aural, visual and sensory experience that invites you to lose yourself, go deep and shake free. Explore this queer new world where domesticity has been made strange, appliances are defamiliarised and the casual horrors of human production lines and capitalist consumption are vividly transformed. In a landscape of real world glitches, the lines between performer and audience blur and break, bodies move en masse and the unifying power of a dance floor infects the crowd. Hot & Heavy is the yearning for multiple new futures within the banging beat of a broken down washing machine. 

This event has Auslan Performance Interpretation

That was Brilliant! A thought provoking, at times heart wrenchingly so, innovative, clever, enjoyable installation and production.

Audience Member Cheryl

That was Fun! Didn't know that I would be badly 'dancing' and protesting against capitalism and the horror of our zombie consumerism society - good to see a cross-generational wake up call!

Audience Member Merryn

Thought provoking, wildly entertaining and interactive! So much fun!”

Audience member - Laili

I never expected to immerse myself so deeply and wholly in such an unforgettable performance experience.

Audience Member - Phillip

All images captured by Pippa Samaya

Melbourne Midsumma Remount Cast & Crew

Lead Creative/Sound Producer/Performer Patty Preece

Lead Creative/Visual Producer/Performer Melania JACK

Lead Creative/ Aerials Movement director Leigh Anne Vizor

Director Steven Mitchell Wright

Vocals Director Bridget A'Beckett

Choreographer Tara Samaya

Dancer/Choreographer Damian Meredith

Dancer Jackie Sheppard

Aerialist/Dancer Asher Bowen-Saunders

Aerialist/Dancer Crystal Stacey

Vocalist Karrina Nolan

Rigger Lachy Shelley

Production Manager Steph Young

Community Engagement Producer Andi Snelling

Lighting Designer Natalia Velasco Moreno

Intern on absolutely everything - Indi Gordon

The Hot & Heavy Remount in Melbourne is made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, and administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance. It has received funding from RADF Cairns. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. The project is also funded and managed by Shiny Shiny Productions, a queer led, regional production company.

Hot & Heavy
Hot & Heavy (The Future is Hot, the Conversation is Heavy) is an immersive, multi-artform performance by Melania Jack and Patty Preece that blends live performance, projection, sound, and electronic music. Using the queer dance floor as a metaphor, the show explores climate change, community, and collective action—inviting audiences into a space of creativity, connection, and reflection on our shared futures.

The AfterParty Workshop
The AfterParty takes the performance beyond the stage. Co-facilitated with Climate for Change, participants use movement, music, and creative exercises to process the show’s themes and discover practical ways to act on climate issues in their own communities. It’s a space to reflect, connect, and turn inspiration into collective action.