I am still baffled by what I witnessed last night and have been thinking about it constantly since I left the performance; it takes place inside the abandoned McKittrick hotel in Chelsea and audience members are free to explore four floors of exquisitely decorated rooms, each one an art installation of bizarre bric-a-brac that conjures an eerie mystique. Performers move through the spaces and interact with one another and audience members, all of whom are instructed to wear uniform white masks concealing identities and reactions. The piece is based on Macbeth and while the scenes allude to the events of Shakespeare’s play, they are given a very contemporary treatment. There are no words spoken, but the body language is powerful; it is the most interesting modern dance I have ever seen. Because so much is happening at all times, it is impossible to see the entire production, making me always wonder what I was missing… but I know that what I did see was stimulating, evocative and unique and continues to haunt me as the ghosts haunted Macbeth.
enjoy and be good