SLEEP/WAKE
The Playground NZ Ltd
Thursday 19th March, 8pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Friday 20th March, 8pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Saturday 21st March, 8pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Sunday 22nd March, 4pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
The Playground NZ Ltd
Thursday 19th March, 8pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Friday 20th March, 8pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Saturday 21st March, 8pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Sunday 22nd March, 4pm - Ellen Stewart Theatre, La Mama ETC
Art and science meet to investigate the worlds of the sleeping body. Sleep/Wake is the result of a collaboration between sleep scientist Philippa Gander and performance designer Sam Trubridge. The dynamic set forms an integral part of each performance: moving walls, projections, somnographic machinery, liquids seeping across the stage, and the play of light in the space are all live performances that are synthesised with the movements of the performers.Through the languages of movement, image, and science a unique journey begins: into the unknown territory of sleep, where we spend one third of our lives.
“The Australasian Sleep Association applauds The Playground's production of Sleep/Wake. Through narrative, movement and digital imagery it informs about the nature of sleep, challenges and disturbs as it captures the tension between the competing priorities of sleep and wakefulness and powerfully evokes the surreal world of the dreaming sleeper”.
- The Australasian Sleep Association
“HIGHLY ORIGINAL, MULTILAYERED, OUTSTANDINGLY EXECUTED”
- Natalie Dowd, Theatreview
“The science comes from Dr Philippa Gander [...] The rest belongs to the Playground. Both deserve applause for the intelligence with which art and scence have been brought together to satisfy the id and the ego”
- Gilbert Wong, Metro Daily
"I would recommend this show to anyone. Trubridge and his collaborators are to be commended for pursuing such an ambitious vision. The result is a highly challenging, experimental and exciting production, rendering science as amenable to expression through performance. There are moments of humour, surprise and pathos. The production will be fresh and unique every night due to its highly volatile elements. Don’t miss it.”
- Helen Sims, The Lumiere Reader
- The Australasian Sleep Association
“HIGHLY ORIGINAL, MULTILAYERED, OUTSTANDINGLY EXECUTED”
- Natalie Dowd, Theatreview
“The science comes from Dr Philippa Gander [...] The rest belongs to the Playground. Both deserve applause for the intelligence with which art and scence have been brought together to satisfy the id and the ego”
- Gilbert Wong, Metro Daily
"I would recommend this show to anyone. Trubridge and his collaborators are to be commended for pursuing such an ambitious vision. The result is a highly challenging, experimental and exciting production, rendering science as amenable to expression through performance. There are moments of humour, surprise and pathos. The production will be fresh and unique every night due to its highly volatile elements. Don’t miss it.”
- Helen Sims, The Lumiere Reader