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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. 

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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. 

Cafe Sarajevo at Progress Festival in Toronto from bluemouth inc. on Vimeo.

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 
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
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