The Encounter
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The Encounter is a critically acclaimed one-man stage production created and performed by Simon McBurney that blends storytelling, sound design, and immersive audio technology to recount a journey into the Amazon rainforest.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-man show
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stage production ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Complicité: The Encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceRequirement | wear headphones during performance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Petru Popescu’s book "Amazon Beaming"
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the experiences of Loren McIntyre ⓘ |
| company | Théâtre de Complicité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Simon McBurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Simon McBurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
live Foley effects
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sound design ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental theatre
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solo performance ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Loren McIntyre
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Mato Grosso region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
audience immersion
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breaking the fourth wall ⓘ innovative use of sound ⓘ |
| notableProductionTechnique |
live manipulation of recorded sound
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use of a head-mounted microphone GENERATED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Barbican Centre, London
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Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ John Golden Theatre, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ international festivals ⓘ |
| performer | Simon McBurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Edinburgh International Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| producedBy | Complicité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Complicité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runTimeApprox | about two hours ⓘ |
| setting | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDesigner |
Gareth Fry
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Pete Malkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudienceExperience | immersive audio journey into the Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| theme |
encounter between Western explorer and indigenous people
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environment and the rainforest ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ storytelling and reality ⓘ |
| uses |
binaural sound
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headphones for audience ⓘ immersive audio technology ⓘ |
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