Interactive theatre goes edible
The Hunger, an immersive performance installation devised by architect Margaret Krawecka, and with Mal Nowacka (The Chimera Project), Ulysses Castellanos and Richard Windeyer (bluemouth inc.) The Hunger tells the original fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. Audience members walk through a 500 sq ft installation made of vacuum-sealed bread, and are lead by performers through a theatrical fusion of sound, smells and video.
The Hunger is being described as, “Like the Blair Witch Project…but with gingerbread” and the installation (part of which is edible) is comprised of 250 loaves of white bread.
Sounds fabulous to us!
The Hunger explores the themes of modern escapism and consumption through this age-old folk story and runs May 24-27 at Scotiabank Studio Theatre.
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I saw/witnessed/participated in the performance last night and it was eerie, engaging and conversational. It was the first time I had ever been part of something like this. I had the pleasure to speak with the director and choreography about the messaging and the thought process behind each of the elements. What first draws you in is the space; it’s bleak, dark and sets the tone that you’ll witness something sensorial. The exhibit of bread, some of it molding, makes you question our dependence on current agricultural styles and the constant struggle to feed the communities we live in. And then, there are the birds. I will never look at pigeons the same way. Finally, as you taste the gingerbread houses you’re reminded of the Hansel and Gretel story. Not enough to feed the family the mother takes them out to the woods, hoping to lose them, the birds eating away the bread crumbs that led their way home. Toronto has a great artistic community and this is a great example of what we can create.