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UP there in my TOP 3 - Raoul at BAM by James Thieree

11/12/2010

 
Just went to see one of the most extraordinary pieces of theatre yet. Raoul was liberating, profound, beautiful and inspiring. I cried almost four times, stood up and shrieked at the end and found myself utterly moved and not wanting to leave my seat when the lights came back on.
This is why I create theatre. This man and his world that he created onstage is why I make the work I do. It connected on such a visceral level with the audience. Every element onstage was alive. Every prop, puppet, lighting state, lighting spot, sound, movement, the scrim, the ladder, even the backstage hands who came on at one point within the work, were there FOR a REASON. And it made complete sense even without words, without dialogue, without the need for any linear narrative whatsoever.





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  • About
  • Projects
    • ASSEMBLE
    • SANCTUARY CITY
    • BEYOND THE WALL
    • ACCESS POINTS
    • WE DON'T LIVE ON MARS YET
    • PORT CITIES NYC >
      • PORT CITIES - The developmental process >
        • Spectral Traces symposium, Maynooth Dublin.
    • L'CHAIM
    • AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
    • EYTON RD >
      • Eyton Rd - the exploration 2007
    • IN OTHER WORDS >
      • Spaces Of Listening - conversations in Melbourne and Buenos Aries
    • SITE >
      • site - research and development
      • Heritage Sites / Political Spaces: Rethinking Belonging - symposium, University of Minnesota 2007
    • THE LACUNA PROJECT
    • TOKOLOSHE
    • Workshops /Residencies / Guest Artist presentations.
  • Photography & Art
  • Press
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    • Europe 2008 - Heritage & Performance Research
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