Sea Wolves Howl
Cardinia Cultural Centre
When two people met on a beach in September 2020 during Melbourne's lockdown, they had no idea they were starting a movement. By December, sixty women and gender queer people had joined them. They called themselves the Mt Martha Sea Wolves.
Sea Wolves Howl brings their extraordinary stories to life through vivid theatre and original songs. Five characters guide you through their daily ritual: waking before dawn, gathering on the shore, stripping down to their togs, joining hands so no-one can chicken out, howling like wolves, and plunging into the icy water together.
Each step of this journey offers particular physical challenges and evokes powerful stories. You will meet women facing grief, illness, family violence, and social isolation. Witness their transformation as they discover that cold-water therapy becomes whole-life therapy - unleashing a wildness and playfulness that says yes to the universe with a mighty howl.
When they brave the wild sea, the differences that divide them on land are stripped away as they expose their bodies and souls to the water, to nature, and sometimes to each other. In this sacred space, they are seen, supported, celebrated and loved for their true selves.
