Bonds that can t be broken
New theatre production (un)becoming feels incredibly intimate despite streaming on Zoom
published : 29 Jul 2021 at 04:00 Photos courtesy of T:>Works
Some digital theatre productions that I ve seen since the pandemic began have tried to make up for the loss of intimacy and sensory experience that live audience participation allows and the sense of connection to the performance and each other. Sometimes our participation makes the show or is the focus of the show. We the audience help tell the story.
However,
(un)becoming kept audience participation to a minimum but still felt incredibly intimate. The audience was not there to help tell the story but you felt cared for and carefully guided in this relatively new terrain of theatre-making. Every artistic and technical choice was so carefully considered that the entire experience, from the moment you were permitted into the session until the moment you left, felt as exciting
The Straits Times
Theatre review: Where Are You? is a thoughtful look at grief after death
Cast of Where Are You? (from left) Aiswarya Nair, Al Hafiz Sanusi, Hafeez Hassan, Deborah Hoon, Zora Smith, Shanice Nicole Stanislaus and Rachel Nip at Wild Rice @ Funan.PHOTO: RUEY LOON
Where Are You? takes a clear-eyed look at grief that is still being excavated, examined and processed.PHOTO: RUEY LOON
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