Date & time
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 –
Friday, January 15, 2021
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Friday, January 15, 2021
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Arts & culture, Theatre
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Theatre – The Black Box Project
The Black Box Project is a site-specific performance work that responds to the ‘black-box’ as a major spatial and theatrical paradigm of the twentieth century. How does such a definitive form - the black box; a basic rectangular volume, with all technology in view, a space painted black - resonate now and, in particular, with regards to contemporary issues such as big data, the rise of surveillance capitalism, and with themes such as logistics and memory? This collectively created site-specific project responds to contemporary meanings associated with the black box and, within the context of the COVID19 pandemic, engages with the ‘black box’ as a prefigurative space for how we want to be in the world; as a site for mediating experiences of performing collectivity in isolation.
Running time: approximately 70mins
Performances will be online until January 15th
PERFORMER-CREATORS
Welcome, Welcome
Performer Creator: Sina Hashemi
Space Design: Myriam Daphné Olivier
Dramaturgy: Ariane Janisse
Be More Human
Performer Creator: Ryan Litvak
Space Design: Andrei Mamaliga
Dramaturgy: Brooklyn Melnyk
The Librarian
Performer Creator: Sydney “Freddy” Van Camp
Space Design: Myriam Daphné Olivier
Dramaturgy: Brooklyn Melnyk
My Life in the 4th Dimension
Performer Creators: Aidan Cottreau & Ted Viadero
with special guests Jackson Thouret and Dean Persons
Space Design: Myriam Daphné Olivier
Dramaturgy: Ariane Janisse
Over It
Performer Creator: Faiza Boukaria
Space Design: Andrei Mamaliga
Dramaturgy: Brooklyn Melnyk
Les Larmes Perlent
Performer Creator: Aude Vallerand
Space Design: Andrei Mamaliga
Dramaturgy: Brooklyn Melnyk
She Comes Down to the Water
Performer Creator: Naomi Levy
Space Design: Myriam Daphné Olivier
Dramaturgy: Arianne Janisse
Tell Me What Your Love is Worth
Performer Creator: Charles Gao
Space Design: Andrei Mamal
Dramaturgy: Ariane Janisse
CREATIVE TEAM
Concept & Project Director
Shauna Janssen, Assistant Professor in Performance Creation
Spatial Design
Myriam Daphné Olivier and Andrei Mamaliga
Avatar, Costume, and 2D Object Design
Jonathan Stern
Sound Design and Composition
Jamie Woollard
Dramaturgy
Ariane Janisse and Brooklyn Melnyk
Videography
Amanda Gutiérrez and Shauna Janssen
Video Editing
Amanda Gutiérrez
Creative Consultants Virtual Reality and Mozilla Hubs
Amanda Gutiérrez and Matthew Gantt
Teaching Assistant
Amanda Gutiérrez
Lobby Design
Andrei Mamaliga
Lobby Text
Shauna Janssen