Play Dead

by People Watching

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  Play Dead by People Watching

• Play Dead by People Watching

• Play Dead by People Watching

• Play Dead by People Watching

• Play Dead by People Watching

With Play Dead, the Canadian company People Watching has created an astonishing debut work. The show will be re-staged exclusively for the Chamäleon in order to artistically expand the facets of the Chamäleon stage with its extraordinairy and powerful aesthetic.

In a shifting universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, eight curious individuals dissect the beauty and absurdity of the human condition. A reverie, a purgatory, a place where anatomical logic and gravity don’t seem to apply. Through an otherworldly hybrid of acrobatics, dance and physical theatre, People Watching create contemporary circus that flows like water, sometimes gentle and reflective, sometimes relentless and impactful. Play Dead pushes physical boundaries at the intersection where circus and dance meet to celebrate life in all its eccentricity, the same way people desperately dance to the last song before the party ends.

Runtime: Wed, 15/01/2025 to Sun, 01/06/2025

Produced by People Watching

Supported by Chamäleon Berlin

Concept and Direction: Ruben Ingwersen, Jérémi Levesque, Natasha Patterson, Brin Schoellkopf, Jarrod Takle, Sabine Van Rensburg

Lighting Design: Emile Lafortune

Set Design: Emily Tucker

Carpenter: Alastair Davies

Music and Sound Design: Colin Gagne, Francisco Cruz, Olivier Landry-Gagnon, Stefan Boucher

Costume Assistance: Camille TB, Catherine Veri

Dramaturgic Assistance: Peter James, Isabelle Chasse, Gypsy Snider

Funded By: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)

Support: Les 7 Doigts de la Main, White Wall Studio, Patro Villeray, Phantom Theater

Next date: Preview

• Date Tuesday, 14/January/2025 20:00 (139 more dates)
• Venue Chamäleon Berlin (in den Hackeschen Höfen)
• Address Rosenthaler Straße 40/41, 10178 Berlin-Mitte