WHIST

World Premiere: 12-13 April 2017, The Gulbenkian, Canterbury (UK)

Inspired by the work of Sigmund Freud and Japanese artist Shuji Terayama, WHIST invites you on a journey into the unconscious mind, through the dreams, fears and desires of a fictional family.

This one-hour experience merges Physical Theatre, interactive Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies with an art installation, bringing the audience into an environment that blurs the boundaries between consciousness and the unconscious, reality and fiction, the physical and the virtual.

Your instincts will guide you through a surreal world, exploring the story from one of 76 different perspectives.

★★★★ Herald Scotland
★★★★ The Observer
★★★★★ Bouquets and Brickbats
★★★★★ Southside Advertiser

“WHIST is a boundary breaking piece, future facing in its use of the medium of VR to develop a new kind of narrative. A truly beautiful, compelling and important work.” – VICE, The Creators Project

Note: This is a promenade performance where the audience is required to wear a Samsung Gear VR headset and headphones.
Age: 16+

Previous tour dates:
2022
03-06/03/2022 Park Theatre (Iserlohn, Germany)
14-22/04/2022 Chaillot Theatre National de la Danse (Paris, France)
04-08/05/2022 Gulbenkian (Canterbury, UK)
26-30/10/2022 Coronet Theatre (London, UK)

2021
10-11/09/2021 TEMPORA CONTEMPORA (Lecce, Italy)
23-29/09/2021 ZED Festival (Bologna, Italy)

2020
28/03/2020 Altpitch Festival (Hastings, UK) (CANCELLED)
19-25/10/2020 Seoul Performing Arts Festival (Seoul, South Korea) (CANCELLED)
27/10/2020-03/11/2020 Red Brick Warehouse (Yokohama, Japan)
04-15/11/2020 Museum of Art Kochi (Kochi, Japan)

2019
22/02/2019 Watermans/Friday night live (London, UK)
20-21/07/2019 The Mill Arts Centre (Banbury, UK)
8-9/11/2019 Stereolux (Nantes, FR)

2018
06-28/01/2018 Sydney Festival (Sydney, Australia)
04-08/04/2018 LOIKKA Helsinki International Dance Film Festival (Helsinki, Finland)
01-06/05/2018 Kapellhaus, Goethe Zentrum Baku (Baku, Azerbaijan)
19-23/06/2018 Sadler’s Wells Theatre (London, UK)
10-19/08/2018 George Town Festival (George Town, Malaysia)
13-22/10/2018 Territory Festival (Moscow, Russia)
02-10/11/2018 Tanzfestival Rhein-Main (Darmstadt and Wiesbaden)

2017
12-15/01/2017 tanzhaus nrw (Dusseldorf, Germany) - Tryout
18/02/2017 V&A Museum (London, UK) – Tryout
16-26/03/2017 CPH:DOX (Copenhagen, Denmark) - Tryout
12-13/04/2017 Gulbenkian (Canterbury, UK) - World Premiere
19-20/04/2017 VR Shows (London, UK)
21/04/2017, 3-4/07/2017 Pavilion Dance South West (Bournemouth, UK)
17/05/2017 Curve (Leicester, UK) - Private viewing
23-25/06/2017 Ugly Duck (London, UK)
6-15/07/2017 Colours International Dance Festival (Stuttgart, Germany) – International Premiere
21/07/2017-03/08/2017 Festival Theatre (Edinburgh, UK)
19-20/09/2017 The Old Market/Brighton Digital Festival (Brighton, UK)
20-29/10/2017 Frequency Festival (Lincoln, UK)
03-07/11/2017 Geneva International Film Festival (Geneva, Switzerland)
11-12/11/2017 Watermans (London, UK)
16-17/11/2017 ACT Festival (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Co-produced by The Gulbenkian and tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf
Supported by Arts Council England and South East Dance