[Between Text & Performance] Showcase of contemporary European theatre: God is a DJ

 

He's an unconventional DJ, she's a washed-up TV show host. They're surviving in the airwaves, creating a tailor-made "artistic reality show" to stand out. In their room, they aim TVs, webcams, video recorders, and audio recorders at themselves, using various electronic media to showcase their every move to the public. Watching DVDs, listening to music, smoking, chatting, arguing, cuddling, kissing, and making love... Their every action, from the mundane to the intimate, is broadcast for all to see, blurring the lines between reality and performance in a desperate bid for attention and relevance.


Date: 22-25/4/2010

Venue: Cattle Depot Theatre

Director: Chan Chi-wah

Playwright: Falk Richter (Germany)


photo: Leo Yuen