“This is a dispatch from the last theatre still open on this earth: your imagination.”
Rose is an AI chatbot that gives advice for the end of the world, powered by a black box of memories from people whose worlds have already ended. Tonight, Rose unfolds the archives she has salvaged (and fabricates a few in true AI fashion), to learn about the woman who created her.
STAMPIN’ IN THE GRAVEYARD is an immersive headphone experience that fuses poetry, live music and movement to draw the audience into this ephemeral apocalyptic world. Developed by award-winning company Saksi Bisou, the piece curiously explores our lived experiences of migration and exile. How can we reckon with the irrecoverable destruction of our places of belonging? How can we return to worlds that no longer exist? We follow the thread of loss and loneliness that winds through these experiences to discover a resilient hope.
Written & Performed by: Elisabeth Gunawan
Concept & Direction by: Elisabeth Gunawan & Matej Matejka
Music Composed & Arranged by: Jack Parris & Orest Sharak
Sound Design & Engineering by: Orest Sharak
Movement Direction by: Matej Matejka
Scenography by: Mona Camille
Video & Costumes by: Elisabeth Gunawan
Producing & General Management: Saksi Bisou
Praise for Past Work:
2021 OffFest Award Winner
2022 The Stage Debut Award Winner
★★★★★ 'A stand-out show' - The Stage
★★★★★ 'Leaves an indelible mark on its audience' - Theatre Weekly
★★★★★ 'One of the most original, risk-taking shows on the Fringe' - The Reviews Hub
★★★★ 'Wonderful, exhilirating' - The Scotsman
★★★★ 'Magnificent, mesmerizes.' - BingeFringe
★★★★ 'Beautiful.' - BroadwayBaby.com
'Makes the imagination run wild...' - BakChorMeeBoy