The Spectators’ Odyssey - o dell’Inferno by DopoLavoro Teatrale & TO Live
An immersive experience that takes the audience behind the scenes of two of Toronto’s most iconic buildings, making the audience the central character in the narrative they experience.
Attended November 2021.
Attended November 2021.
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Creator, Writer and Director: Daniele Bartolini
Video/VR Director and Creator: Bruce McDonald Co-Director, Technical Director and Sound Designer: Matteo Ciardi Choreographer and Dancer: Esie Mensah Poet and Writer: Luke Reece Assistant Director and Dramaturge: Maddalena Vallecchi Williams Assistant Director and Dramaturge: Danya Buonastella Assistant Director: Vik Hovanisian Set Design: DLT Costume Design: DLT Lighting Design: Marco Santambrogio Dramaturge/concept for the finale of Journey Red: Michele Andrei Dramaturge: Donato Santeramo Composers: Andrea Gozzi & Fred Péloquin VR Videographer: Ian Garrett VR Filming/Editing: Toasterlab Stage Manager: Ada Aguilar Stage Manager: Melinda Mohammed Facilitators: Vik Hovanisian, Tyler Graham & Taylor Young Producer: Thomas L. Mallon Additional written scenes by: Megan Williams, Luke Reece, Bruce McDonald, Corrado Paina, Nicole Dufoe, Fred Péloquin Co-Created and Performed By: Nicole Dufoe, Nolan Molfetta, Maddalena Vallecchi Williams, Ori Black, Joyce Powell, Saïd Benyoucef, Megan Williams, Esie Mensah, Luke Reece, Daniele Bartolini, Dilay Taskaya, Mark Clearview, Danya Buonastella, Hugh Marsh, Jesse Cook, Sophie Brender, Iliana Spirakis, Madeleine Storms, Corrado Paina, Eugenia De Jong, Michael Wamara, Caitlin Morris-Cornfeild, Jordan Campbell, Andrea Gozzi, Fred Péloquin, Esme Beatrice Bartolini, Niccolò Bartolini, Lucy Sanci, JD Leslie, John Echano, Hannah Miller + a series of special appearances Special thanks to In The Soil Festival, Ripley’s Aquarium, Tony Nappo |
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The Spectators' Odyssey - o dell’Inferno is an immersive, contemporary multimedia theatrical experience that takes the audience behind the scenes of two of Toronto’s most iconic buildings, making the audience the central character in the narrative they experience.
Inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey and Dante's Inferno, the terms 'Odyssey' and 'Inferno' are used as metaphors and re-imagined to be two distinct epic journeys for the audience: BLUE and RED. In BLUE, audiences voyage through the remote parts of the backstage areas of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, rediscovering what it means to be a “spectator”. In RED, audiences venture through the streets of the surrounding neighbourhood, finding themselves inside the St. Lawrence Market after-hours – a place of exchange where worlds meet through stories.
Inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey and Dante's Inferno, the terms 'Odyssey' and 'Inferno' are used as metaphors and re-imagined to be two distinct epic journeys for the audience: BLUE and RED. In BLUE, audiences voyage through the remote parts of the backstage areas of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, rediscovering what it means to be a “spectator”. In RED, audiences venture through the streets of the surrounding neighbourhood, finding themselves inside the St. Lawrence Market after-hours – a place of exchange where worlds meet through stories.
Credits
Produced by DopoLavoro Teatrale and TO Live
in association with the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund.Developed with support from TO Live, Canada Council for the Arts, Villa Charities Inc., Istituto Italiano di Cultura, and the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa.
in association with the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund.Developed with support from TO Live, Canada Council for the Arts, Villa Charities Inc., Istituto Italiano di Cultura, and the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa.
