When we watched Complicite’s The Encounter at Bristol Old Vic last year we were dumbfounded – it’s not only a spectacular feat of performance but uses astounding state of the art technology. It’s quite an experience.
Complicite are keen that as many people get to experience The Encounter as possible and so this March, they’re working with different organisations around the country to live stream a theatrical performance from The Barbican, London, on their own websites and websites like our own.
We’re really pleased to be working with them on this and will be broadcasting the live stream on this page.
THE ENCOUNTER LIVE STREAM TUE 01 MARCH 7.30PM
So on Tue 01 March, all you need to do to live stream Complicite’s The Encounter is visit this page and play the film below, which you can enlarge in your screen or watch through You Tube by using the usual controls below.
The live stream will begin at 7.30pm.
IMPORTANT
You must wear headphones to watch the live stream, or the effect of the binaural recording will be lost. Any headphones will work, but playing the film out of speakers will not give the same effect.
The live stream is free to watch, and will also be available to watch on demand for a week after the live broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghc-DM1TVWU
THE SHOW
The Encounter tells the story of National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre who, in 1969, became lost in a remote part of the Brazilian rainforest while searching for the Mayoruna people. His encounter was to test his perception of the world, bringing the limits of human consciousness into startling focus.
Threading scenes of his own life with details of McIntyre’s journey, Simon McBurney incorporates objects and sound effects into this solo performance to evoke the depths of the Amazon rainforest. The show’s
ground-breaking binaural sound design (3D audio) by Olivier Award Winner, Gareth Fry, is transmitted to the audience through headphones and plugs into the power of the imagination, questioning our perceptions of time and our own consciousness.
SHOW DETAILS
Inspired by the novel Amazon Beaming by Petru Popescu
Directed and Performed Simon McBurney
Co-Director Kirsty Housley
Design Michael Levine
Sound Gareth Fry with Pete Malkin
Lighting Paul Anderson
Projection Will Duke
Assistant Director Jemima James
RUNNING TIME 2hrs 10mins (no interval)
Future dates for The Encounter
Manchester, HOME 16 – 19 March
Athens, Onassis Cultural Centre 01 – 03 April
Brighton Festival 11 – 15 May
Oxford Playhouse 25 – 28 May
Vienna Festival 02 – 05 June
Holland Festival 09 – 12 June
Montpellier, Printemps des Comédiens 16 – 18 June
Lyon, Les Nuits de Fourvière 23 – 25 June
The Company
You can find out more about Complicite through the following channels:
Website www.complicite.org
Twitter @Complicite
Facebook TheatredeComplicite
YouTube Complicite Company
Posted on 26 February 2016
