The Manikins: a work in progress
One of The Stage's top 50 shows of 2023.
"Genuinely new... An unsettling, dreamlike experience punctuated by sheer delight... It is hard to get more immersive than this."
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"Surreal moments that have a dreamlike quality... euphoric joy so heightened that the out-of-body experience was physical as well as emotional."
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The Manikins: a work in progress is an interactive drama for a single audience member. The performance turns you, the ticket-holder, into the protagonist of a psychedelic thriller inspired by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges and Thomas Ligotti. Therein, you navigate a labyrinthine conspiracy in which dream and reality are irrevocably intertwined as you are tossed between the enigmatic agendas of the psychiatric staff leading you through a battery of esoteric tests, obscure interrogations, and hazardous decisions.
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Created by Jack Aldisert
Sound design by Tim Jan Eichelbaum
Scenography by Min-Chien Feng