SIFA 2023
NEW-ILLUSION
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NEW-ILLUSION
by Toshiki Okada/chelfitsch (JP)
It’s often said that fiction is a lie that tells the truth. NEW-ILLUSION invites you to step into that mysterious space of intrigue where reality and fiction blur into each other within the theatre space.
NEW-ILLUSION is the latest in a series manifesting chelfitsch’s innovative theatre style EIZO-Theater, which creates a unique performance space comprising life-size projected images of performances that interplay with the physical space and give rise to dynamic illusions. The content of the images is illusory: it is not quite present in the performance space – and yet, it is.
Projected images of a man and a woman begin talking about a play that was performed in the theatre, a play set in the room where they had lived together. But is what the two are talking about fiction or reality? As the fictional, projected space on screen and the real space of the theatre encroach on each other, the audience senses the presence of actors that are not supposed to be there. Reality and fiction, present and past, and existence and absence overlap on the stage. A new illusion created by EIZO-Theater comes into view through the subtle gaps between these dichotomies.
There will be a workshop with Shimpei Yamada on 1 Jun, click here to sign up.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
For Singapore performance
Commissioned by Ob/Scene Festival
INFO
1h, no intermission
Recommended for audiences age 13 and above
