PLAY DEAD

Artistic Direction: Brin Schoellkopf, Natasha Patterson, Jérémi Lévesque, Sabine Van Rensburg, Jarrod Takle, and Ruben Ingwersen.
Set in a universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, People Watching’s new creation «Play Dead» observes the beautiful, twisted and laughable facets of human behaviour. Through its dynamic physicality and visual storytelling, the piece puts forth a surrealist chronicle of the familiar. Far from settling into bored fatalism, «Play Dead» marvels at the absurdity of the mundane and celebrates life with a pulsing desire for connections and intimacy, the same way people desperately dance to the last song before the party ends. Artists Brin Schoellkopf, Natasha Patterson, Jérémi Lévesque, Sabine Van Rensburg, Jarrod Takle, Ruben Ingwersen Set Design Emily Tucker Carpenter Alastair Davies Lighting Design Emile Lafortune Music and sound design Colin Gagné, Francisco Cruz, Olivier Landry-Gagnon, Stefan Bouchard Costume Assistance Camille TB Peter James, Isabelle Chasse, Gypsy Snider Support The 7 Fingers of the Hand, White Wall Studio, Phantom Theater<