The club turns sharing into something exciting, promising a night full of communality: “You need a new haircut and you offer hypnosis in return; you want to try stage diving and you’re good at tattooing; or you are looking for inspiration but have no trouble making a cake? The Social Muscle Club combines the too-much and the too-little, the game and the benefit, art and nature.” The audience is invited to submit desires and offers, which will complement each other over the course of the evening. Performance-shaped gifts from Vienna artists and the Social Muscle Club will allow for an atmosphere resembling the perfect mix between a Middle-Eastern wedding and a hectic Italian game show.

The Social Muscle Club started off in 2012 as a private happening in a living room in Berlin. It was inspired by a small workers’ club in Sheffield that declared “entertainment and mutual social support” its main purpose. On this basis, the Social Muscle Club has developed participatory events and new forms of gathering. It uses art and performance to connect people with each other, trigger dialogue and overcome social isolation.