When: Aug. 1–3, 2019
Where: Toronto Media Arts Centre; 32 Lisgar Street; Toronto, ON M6J 0C9
Price: CA$10–$15
Tags: #interactive, #promenade, #dancetheatre, #tech, #myth, #workshop, #ContactAdvisory (see below)
Well this sounds fascinating: a dance-theatre adaptation of a Persian myth that deploys biosensing technology to create a connection between dancers and some members of the audience.
This weekend’s workshop performances will help define the piece.
Official Description Follows
Search for Simurgh is an interactive promenade dance-theater installation that integrates biosensing technology. You’ll encounter mythical creatures, immigration agents, a dying forest, and a woman who’s been running for 100 years. Workshop performances will be held in Toronto from August 1st to 3rd.
Search for Simurgh is named for the Persian mythological bird, akin to a Phoenix. As an audience member, you’ll move through a series of chambers as you take an active role in this multi-layered story, that will challenge your assumptions about freedom.
Co-directed by Kate Digby and Erika Batdorf, and devised in collaboration with the Simurgh Project Ensemble and PACIS, Search for Simurgh is inspired by, and dedicated to Roya Movafegh.
The project is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, Kansas State University, York University, Biopac Systems, Inc. and individual donors.
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