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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instanceOf one-man show
stage production
theatrical play
alsoKnownAs Complicité: The Encounter NERFINISHED
audienceRequirement wear headphones during performance
basedOn Petru Popescu’s book "Amazon Beaming" NERFINISHED
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
sound design
storytelling
genre experimental theatre
solo performance
hasSubject Loren McIntyre NERFINISHED
Mato Grosso region of Brazil NERFINISHED
language English
medium live theatre
notableFor audience immersion
breaking the fourth wall
innovative use of sound
notableProductionTechnique live manipulation of recorded sound GENERATED
use of a head-mounted microphone GENERATED
performedAt Barbican Centre, London NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Pete Malkin NERFINISHED
targetAudienceExperience immersive audio journey into the Amazon rainforest
theme encounter between Western explorer and indigenous people
environment and the rainforest
memory and perception
storytelling and reality
uses binaural sound
headphones for audience
immersive audio technology

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Simon McBurney notableWork The Encounter