- 1988
- Asia
The creators of the blackSKYwhite company introduced and continue to develop a specific technique in which they place the actor on the knife-edge between reality and illusion, where representations are more of a dream than an imitation of reality. Their shows are always full of surprising visions: the actors' movements treated as "computer graphics", with music that includes electronic, cabaret and ethnic elements, intense lighting creating an unreal impression: a magical world that is both intimate and real.
It is difficult to define their brand of stage direction, the company's style is closer to modern choreography in its most anti-conformist forms. The shows tell no story, reveal no plot, narrative arc/grammatical structure. Instead, they reflect reality with dreams, leaving a lot of scope for the spectator's intuition and unconscious in a fantastical world reminiscent of a Russian Tim Burton film. In it we can all see our own reflection and destiny. The theatre of blackSKYwhite may well be the best incarnation of Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty; but it is only as cruel as a mirror can be…
