The Cultch - event calendar - Historic Theatre @ The Cultch

event calendar - Historic Theatre @ The Cultch

Best Before	Tuesday, 02/02/10 07:00 - 09:00
Jan 29, 30, Feb 2–6 @ 7 PM 2 PM Matinees: Jan 30, Feb 6 4 PM Matinee: Jan 31 No performance Feb 1 PWYC Preview: Jan 27 Best Before is a PuSh Festival commission that pulls the multi-player video game out of the virtual realm and plugs it into an intimate theatre setting. Each audience member navigates an anonymous avatar, interacting with a panel of on-stage experts — an electronic artist, a game tester, a politician and a traffic flagger. A simulated city, BestLand, gradually develops as each of the 200 audience members add their personal touch with game controller in hand. Taking its inspiration from Vancouver's gaming industry, BestLand evolves and devolves as the audience clashes and collaborates while making personal, social and political decisions. Rimini Protokoll has created a theatre movement known as “Reality Trend” which has exerted a powerful influence on the alternative theatre scene. They have attracted international attention in Germany and across Europe with their dramatic works, which merge reality and fiction. Co-produced with the following partners: Brighton Dome and Festival; Goethe-Institut; Hebbel am Ufer; Luminato - Toronto’s Festival of Arts and Creativity; PuSh International Performing Arts Festival; Rimini Protokoll; The Cultch. Supported by Arts Partners in Creative Development and the Federal Republic of Germany. Supported by Arts Partners in Creative Development and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Tuesday, 02/02/10 07:00 - 09:00

Jan 29, 30, Feb 2–6 @ 7 PM
2 PM Matinees: Jan 30, Feb 6
4 PM Matinee: Jan 31
No performance Feb 1

PWYC Preview: Jan 27

Best Before is a PuSh Festival commission that pulls the multi-player video game out of the virtual realm and plugs it into an intimate theatre setting. Each audience member navigates an anonymous avatar, interacting with a panel of on-stage experts — an electronic artist, a game tester, a politician and a traffic flagger. A simulated city, BestLand, gradually develops as each of the 200 audience members add their personal touch with game controller in hand. Taking its inspiration from Vancouver's gaming industry, BestLand evolves and devolves as the audience clashes and collaborates while making personal, social and political decisions.

Rimini Protokoll has created a theatre movement known as “Reality Trend” which has exerted a powerful influence on the alternative theatre scene. They have attracted international attention in Germany and across Europe with their dramatic works, which merge reality and fiction.

Co-produced with the following partners: Brighton Dome and Festival; Goethe-Institut; Hebbel am Ufer; Luminato - Toronto’s Festival of Arts and Creativity; PuSh International Performing Arts Festival; Rimini Protokoll; The Cultch. Supported by Arts Partners in Creative Development and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Supported by Arts Partners in Creative Development and the Federal Republic of Germany.