i've read how much fun this "interactive" performance is but i can't figure out what it is all about. any help?? thanks. AG
sleep no more, the mckittrick hotel
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Have never seen it. According to the NY Times is a retelling of MacBeth in dance by a modern troup that races around the rooms of the fictional hotel recreating various scenes from the play. Apparently essentially no dialog.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/theater/reviews/sleep-no-more-is-a-macbeth-in-a-hotel-review.html?_r=0
Ok. So you may think me crazy, but I am the man to answer your question. I live in NY and have been to Sleep No More 30 times.
I happen to believe it is the most astounding theatrical event I have ever seen, and I am no stranger to theatre/dance/opera.
Sleep No More is difficult to describe, in that it's not really theatre. It's not just dance. It's not like anything I have ever seen. It is mysterious and enigmatic.
The audience is not passive in this performance, but they are not really "involved" either. They are free to move through the 100,000 square foot performance space, spread over 5 floors of a roz of warehouses. It has been reimagined as an abandoned hotel with a past. It takes the basic storyline of MACBETH, throws in elements of du Marier's REBECCA and other classic film noir motifs, as well as remnants of the sad story of Paisly Witch trials of Scotland. The audience is literaly among the performers as scenes play out around them. It is far from sitting in an auditorium and watching the action on a stage.
All the performers are in action simultaneously in various places in the building, so the audience will not necessarily follow the narrative in a traditional way.
But each and every scene is carefully planned out with costume, lights, sets, choregraphy, and characterization in mind. There is very little dialogue, but these performers are insanely skilled at communicating with their bodies and faces.
It is probably clear by now that I am a HUGE fan. I am in no way affiliated with the company or any of the performers. I am just THAT impressed.
All this said, I would NOT recommend this show if...
- ...mobility is an issue. you will be moving though a multi-floor warehouse following scenes and action, sometimes quickly. You can certainly set your own pace, but if you decide to follow a particular character's story arc rather than focus on the space itself, you have to keep up.
- ...you need or expect everything to be neatly spelled out for you. It can be confusing to follow, but I PROMISE, if you are able to give in to the magic and mystery of what you are seeing, you WILL be satisfied.
- ...you are uncomfortable with nudity and/or sexually charged material. It is all tasteful and artistically executed, and appropriate within the context of the show, but it is not for the timid.
If the above is ok, DO IT!!!