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SÉANCE

SÉANCE transforms the interior of a shipping container into a Victorian séance room.
Wed 10 Sep - Sun 21 Sep
Wed 10 Sep
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Sun 21 Sep

SÉANCE is an immersive audio experience in complete darkness, transforming the interior of a shipping container into a Victorian parlour room. Using 360-degree binaural sound, you’ll embark on a journey guided by a mysterious medium. Over 20 minutes, SÉANCE invites you to explore the power of suggestion and the human psyche in a unique and thought-provoking experience.

WE WILL NOT PREY UPON THE PARANOID, THE BEREAVED, THE CREDULOUS, THE WIDE-EYED, THE WEAK... IN RETURN WE ASK YOU PROCEED WITH AN OPEN-MIND.  SÉANCE IS AN ENTERTAINMENT ONLY AND WE CANNOT HOLD THE MEDIUM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTCOME.

SÉANCE is part of a exciting citywide DARKFIELD collaboration across three venues featuring three critically acclaimed immersive experiences: ARCADE at Lowry, FLIGHT at Aviva Studios, and SÉANCE at HOME Manchester. The tour has been made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.

Warning: Complete darkness - may not be suitable for those with claustrophobia.

 

Age 14+

Part of

★★★★ "Makes you question not just your senses but what you actually believe’

The Guardian (Lyn Gardner)
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ABOUT DARKFIELD
DARKFIELD produces innovative immersive experiences at the forefront of technology and theatre - both location based experiences and digital work. DARKFIELD’s work utilises striking sets and shipping containers, binaural 360 degree sound, complete darkness and a variety of sensory effects, where each participant is situated at the centre of intense, evolving narratives. The shows have launched to critical acclaim, featuring in major film festivals such as BFI London Film Festival, Venice, IDFA, Tribeca, Raindance, SXSW and in 2021 won Columbia’s Digital Storytelling Lab’s Breakthrough Award in recognition of the year’s most innovative narrative. Alongside partners around the world, DARKFIELD has toured work in the UK, Australia & New Zealand, US & Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Mexico and have so far reached over 600,000 audience members worldwide, and counting. 

 

Credits

DARKFIELD

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS: David Rosenberg & Glen Neath

SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Victoria Eyton

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Andrea Salazar

HEAD OF OPERATIONS: Sara Codrington

PERFORMERS: Tom Lyall

EXTRAS: Isobel Algar, Taragh Bissett, Alexandra Donnachie, Caroline Gray, Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Dani Jacobs, Stanley Lin, Manna Mostaghim, Alexander Mugnaioni, Lydia O’Sullivan, Helen Paszyn, Becky-Dee Trevenen, Emily Walters, Charlie Vickers-Willis, Aidan Yorath

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