Its a film noir-inspired retelling of one of. "People can stay as long as they want, and leave whenever they want. Sleep No More is an award-winning theatrical extravaganza and is known for spearheading immersive theatre. You can choose two or three stories of who you want to follow," says Milligan. "We've mapped out all of these narratives. Expect a blend of acrobatic choreography, film noir soundtrack, and 100. Prism will take over a handful of those spaces. In Sleep No More, audiences move freely through the story at their own pace, choosing where to go and what to see. "I had no idea what's there: There's a hairdresser, there's a bar, there's a massive performance hall, a community centre, a gym the public can go to for 20 bucks a month, a Lawtons-it's a bumping place," she enthuses. While it's not quite the WWII-era abandoned luxury hotel in Chelsea Sleep No More plays out in, Milligan is excited about the options on offer via Prism's dynamic venue, the Northwood seniors' complex. "There's a lot of connection between the sound and the room and what's happening with the performers." "This piece is actually driven by the music," says Milligan. A number of artists have joined her, including director Laura Vingoe-Cram and musician Ross Avey-her guitar teacher, whose concept album about a single night out provided a jumping-off point for the 1920s-set Prism-and his co-composer Brendan Melchin, plus a full band. "Stillness, silence: How do we find those places where communications begin?"įor Nocturne Milligan has put together an ambitious, immersive project called Prism inspired by the British company Punchdrunk, best known for Sleep No More, the popular interactive version of Macbeth that's been running since 2011 in New York. Ostensibly, it tells the story of Macbeth, along with a couple other stories inspired by the hotel setting and. Since 2011 it has been housed at the (semi-fictional) McKittrick Hotel, in lower Manhattan. This is just a legend, though, to enhance the world. This is Sleep No More, a work of immersive theater created by British theater group Punchdrunk, first in 2003 in London and 2009 in Boston. ![]() Click to enlarge "A lot of the work I do is movement-based," says Alexis Milligan, the choreographer, actor, director and creator of Transitus, a theatre company that aims to explore how art is used as a communication tool. As Punchdrunk and Emursive, the immersive theatre companies that co-created and produced Sleep No More, state on the show's own website, the McKittrick was a 1930s luxury hotel that ended up shuttered just before its planned opening, and was left unused until they brought Sleep No More there.
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