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The Gold Coast is about to cop it sweet! HOTA, Home of the Arts will next week host SCOOP!,  a new celebration of summer with plenty of ice cream, a sprinkle of circus, a dollop of sunshine and a splash of surprise!

Featuring world-class entertainment and sweet treats across eight sessions from Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17, SCOOP! will see Queensland and Australia’s best circus, cabaret and acrobatic performers provide the backdrop to a multi-sensory playground of ice cream delights, pop-up beer gardens with live music and DJs, sideshow rides and refreshing dips in the HOTA lake (BYO flotation devices and sun-safe gear recommended).

Thrilling and whimsical live performances at SCOOP! will include the world premiere of site-specific works by renowned contemporary circus companies including Circa (in a new performance choreographed by Elise May) and Company 2, who will tightrope across the lake in “The Wired Moon and the Ice Cream Floor”.

Works by Hoopla Clique, Flipside Circus and the Gold Coast Mermaids Synchronised Swimming Club will also be on offer during SCOOP!’s day sessions.

“Theatre companies like Circa and Company 2 usually spend summer touring their amazing performances across the globe,” says HOTA CEO Criena Gehrke.

“We’re proud to have commissioned some of the world’s best physical theatre companies to create new works for HOTA and seeing them presenting alongside each other here on the Gold Coast will be one of the real treats of the SCOOP! program.”

“Ice cream, circus, sandy feet and family time, SCOOP! is literally everything you love about summer in one very sweet weekend.”

On Friday, 15 and Saturday, 16 January, the 6-9:30 pm evening sessions will see the site transform into CLUB SCOOP!, featuring after-dark tunes, plenty of cold brews, boozy ice cream combos and dedicated evening entertainment.

CLUB SCOOP!‘s program will include a SCOOP! Saloon hosted by drag glam squad the Thicc Shake Crew, Collider by Circa (which takes place inside an inflatable installation on the lake), and Voodoo Revue hosted by 55-time Guinness World Record-holder The Space Cowboy (with The Pain-Proof Pin-Up, Sizzling Siren of Sideshow and The Acrobatic Archer).

SCOOP!‘s irresistible Ice Cream Alley will see over 30 vendors from across the state set up shop for the weekend including Ungermann Brothers ice cream, authentic Bologna export La Macelleria Gelateria, plant-based Coco Whip and Doughluxe introducing a new ice cream-filled doughnut for summer.

For those seeking a foodie delight like no other, the adults-only Ultimate Ice Cream Experience ticket will see guests sit down to a five-course chef’s selection of sweet and savoury ice cream-inspired degustation paired with a selection of boozy beverages.

Combining sweet treats with thrilling performances, refreshing dips in Lake Evandale and sizzling after-dark additions, prepare for the ultimate celebration of a Gold Coast summer at HOTA’s SCOOP!

SCOOP! 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15

 Session 1: 10:00-13.30 | Session 2: 14:00-17:30 |  Session 3: 18:00-21:30

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

Session 1: 10:00-13:30 | Session 2: 14:00-17:30  | Session 3: 18:00-21:30

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17

Session 1: 10:00-13:30  | Session 2: 14:00-17:30

 TICKETS

Adult: $28 | Child: $18

Concessions: $23 | Family: $70

 Ultimate Ice Cream Experience $120pp

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15

14:00-17:30 (degustation served at 16:00) | 18:00-21:30 (degustation served at 19:00)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

14:00-17:30 (degustation served at 16:00) | 18:00-21:30 (degustation served at 19:00)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17

14:00-17:30 (degustation served at 16:00)

SCOOP! has been supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.