Café Sarajevo by bluemouth inc.
An immersive experience exploring the borders that divide and unite us, within the framework of a live podcast.
Attended at Progress Festival in February 2020 in Toronto, ON.
Attended at Progress Festival in February 2020 in Toronto, ON.
Created and Performed by: Mariel Marshall, Peter Musante, Lucy Simic and Stephen O’Connell
Creative Technologist: Jacob Niedźwiecki
Production and Stage Manager: Lisa Humber
Lighting Designer: Patrick Lavender
Café Sarajevo was curated and presented by SummerWorks Performance Festival with the generous support of the Toronto Arts Council, The Canada Council for the Arts and BMO.
Café Sarajevo follows protagonist, Lucy Simic, as she travels to her father’s birthplace, Bosnia. Along the way, we explore divided cities and the notion of “human nature”, asking the question: what causes a nation to divide, and begin to hate the very people and culture that it used to see as its own? With story, dance, game, music, 360° video, and by casting the audience as characters in the story, internationally acclaimed performance makers bluemouth inc. create a fast-paced, intimate, and thoughtful exploration about nationalism, racial bias and war tourism.
Creative Technologist: Jacob Niedźwiecki
Production and Stage Manager: Lisa Humber
Lighting Designer: Patrick Lavender
Café Sarajevo was curated and presented by SummerWorks Performance Festival with the generous support of the Toronto Arts Council, The Canada Council for the Arts and BMO.
Café Sarajevo follows protagonist, Lucy Simic, as she travels to her father’s birthplace, Bosnia. Along the way, we explore divided cities and the notion of “human nature”, asking the question: what causes a nation to divide, and begin to hate the very people and culture that it used to see as its own? With story, dance, game, music, 360° video, and by casting the audience as characters in the story, internationally acclaimed performance makers bluemouth inc. create a fast-paced, intimate, and thoughtful exploration about nationalism, racial bias and war tourism.
Awards & Press
"reminds us how difficult it is to mend deep-set rifts, and the politicized effects these have on the most ordinary of activities"
-Bakchormeeboy
Honourable mention for the Buddies in Bad Times Vanguard Award for Risk and Innovation
-Bakchormeeboy
Honourable mention for the Buddies in Bad Times Vanguard Award for Risk and Innovation
Presentations
- Progress Festival, Toronto, Canada 30 January - 2 February 2020
- M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Singapore 8-12 January 2020
- Theatre Centre (Technical Residency), Toronto, Canada April 2019
- SummerWorks Performance Festival (In-development workshop), Toronto, Canada 18-19 August 2018
