A tentative audience sitting on the floor blur into the shadows behind two vibrant bold figures, illuminated in purple light. One person is suspended in air by rope bondage knot, with neon red, pink and green rope, hands crossed behind their back. The other, with their back to the camera is gently holding the first person's head and pressing their own to it, creating a warm sense of connection and safety. In the purple background various mundane objects are spun in neon macramé creating unique patterns.

Bunny

Daniel Kok and Luke George
Co-presented by BAC and Queer East Festival

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Information

Time: 7:30pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £16)*

*all orders subject to a transaction fee of £2

Running Time: 2 hours (no interval)

Age Recommendation: 18+

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber

A unique interactive performance using the physical properties of rope and knots to explore desire, trust, consent and connection between artist and audience.

In rope bondage, a ‘Bunny’ is the person being tied, leading artists Daniel Kok and Luke George to ask: what if everyone in the theatre is a Bunny?

Reverberating with sensuality, Bunny unravels lines of connection, suspending tension and unleashing collective desire. Audiences will be invited to play an active role in the performance, becoming part of a carefully woven, interactive experience of sensation and attention.

Bunny asks audiences to reflect on how we hold one another, and what it means to do so together.

‘Hypnotic and sublime‘ Arts Hub

‘A tender, exquisitely emotive show‘ Portland Monthly

Gallery

A person is kneeling with their body twisted with their back facing us, they are tied in neon yellow Shibari ropes, next to them a mundane hoover is intricately woven with bright blue Shibari ropes, just like the person.
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A person with techno-colour rope braids is standing behind another man, gently but firmly holding him to his chest, the other man is mostly out of shot, but he is suspended with neon red and green ropes that intersect and are woven around his body.
A person with techno-colour rope braids, necklace and chest rope tied in Shibari fashion, is gazing upward with a gentle sombre look on his face. Behind him a person is suspended in air with rope face down.
In the set of Bunny, various mundane objects like pillows and a desk fan lay on the light blue floor, tied in neon-coloured Shibari rope. In the centre one person is being tied up by the other, with one leg suspended in air, and the other on the floor, hands tied behind their back. They both gaze softly at the rope being tied, as another person with their back faced toward the camera, kneeling down fully woven in rope, watches the scene as well.

Biographies

Daniel Kok

Daniel Kok is a choreographer and shibari practitioner whose works deal with the politics of Spectatorship and Audienceship. As artistic director of Dance Nucleus (Singapore), he develops capacities for independent artists and trans-local partnerships in the Asia-Pacific.

Luke George

Luke George is a multidisciplinary artist creating work that spans performance, installation, craft and curation. Through this work, Luke examines the dynamics of intimacy and collectivity to create ‘safe spaces’ that allow for care as well as risk. Luke’s artistic practice is informed by queer politics and spaces, whereby people are neither singular nor isolated, and bodies of difference can intersect, practice mutual listening, and take responsibility for themselves and one another. 

Credits

Part of Queer East Festival 2026, a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, performing arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.

Commissioned by Campbelltown Arts Centre.

Co-produced by The Substation with support from the Australia Council for the Arts, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Abrons Arts Centre, the Playking Foundation, Singapore International Foundation, the National Arts Council (Singapore), and Tanzfabrik.

Created and performed by Daniel Kok and Luke George
Dramaturg Tang Fu Kuen
Lighting Design Matthew Adey (House of Vnholy)
Technical Stage Manager Gene Hedley

International Distribution Something Great

 

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Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS

If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing boxoffice@bac.org.uk.

To book a free access companion online:

  • log in to your account here
  • go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
  • Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.

PRE-SHOW FAMILIARISATION SESSION

There will be a Pre-Show Familiarisation Session before the performance on Friday 5 June from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. 

Pre-Show Familiarisation Session’s are an informal, drop-in session available to any audience member who is coming to see to Bunny who may need additional information to be comfortable in the space and enjoy the performance.

This is run by an Access Support Worker and will include:

● Access Information about the lights.
● Access Information about the sound.
● Information about Audience Participation in as much or little detail as you need.
● The option to reserve a seat.
● Interaction with some of the materials used in the performance.

No booking is required to attend this session. If you are interested in attending, please make yourself known at the Welcome Desk in our main foyer on arrival.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Content

  • Loud or sudden music and sounds
  • Flashing and moving lights and strobe
  • Partial nudity
  • Depictions of rope bondage and BDSM practices
  • Audience participation (optional)

Pre-Show Information

This performance is not relaxed.

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We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for Council Chamber performances in 2026 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.

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